Word: pro-communist
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While the students are clear about their goals, they are vague about their ties to North Korea, one of the world's most repressive Communist regimes. South Korean police are always quick to draw a link between students and the North or pro-Communist groups. Said Lee Yong Chang, the director of the national police, last week: "These student activities will provide pro- Communists with an opportunity for terrorism...
...protest leader said. In their new mood, the students are seeking alliances with the New Korea Democratic Party, the chief opposition force. "They criticized us for being too pro-American, and would not work with us," says Dissident Kim, a powerful party mentor. "Now they are willing to take a more moderate line. True, they are still anti-American, but they have moved away from violence and pro-Communist slogans...
...legislator can be arrested for comments made in the Assembly without the consent of that body. But the government, backed by ruling-party legislators, contended that Yoo's distribution of the pro-Communist speech prior to its delivery on the floor was a violation of the National Security Law. If convicted, Yoo faces up to seven years in prison...
...factor in Aquino's decision to go forward quickly with a civil- disobedience campaign was the fear that her moderate forces would soon be overtaken by pro-Communist groups eager to exploit the popular frustration at Marcos' formal election victory. As she planned her forthcoming rallies, Aquino continued to act forcefully to keep radical leftists from climbing aboard her campaign. One would-be partner: the 1 million-member leftist coalition known as Bayan, whose leadership is widely believed to have links to the Communist New People's Army. Aquino has every reason to be leery of newfound leftist allies. Throughout...
...fact, in the Senate campaign the "outsider" theme took hold so strongly that the ultra-conservative John Birch Society attacked Kerry as a "pro-communist...