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...relationship ... is like that of a married couple who have no love at all, but still live in the same house." SONG DAE JUNG, South Korean political analyst, on relations between Seoul and Washington. Last week the longtime allies announced steps to reduce the role of the U.S. military in South Korea, where American troops have been stationed since the 1950s...
Since Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk fell from grace last year over his now-discredited work on human cloning, he has been stripped of his position at Seoul National University and currently faces trial on charges of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the donors who sponsored his work. At last week's hearing, Hwang explained that while some of the cash may have found its way into extracurricular projects, "all of the money was used for the purpose of research." Besides paying for one scientist's wedding and another's housing, that research agenda apparently included attempts...
...Korean Cloner Hwang is down but not out Cloning pioneer Hwang Woo Suk admitted in court last week that he falsified much of his data. He could get three years in jail, a prospect that doesn't seem to daunt him; he plans to open a new lab in Seoul this month...
...sound tougher than the Bush Administration on national security, their argument is rooted in what's considered a strategic truth about Kim's regime. It is a government that, far from being crazy or irrational, is motivated entirely "by regime survival," says Yun Dukmin, a national-security specialist at Seoul's Institute for Foreign Affairs and National Security...
...also clear that the Bush Administration thinks a pre-emptive strike is still too risky. The North might not currently be able to retaliate against the U.S., but it has huge artillery batteries stationed just across the 38th parallel ready to take aim at Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated cities. Even if Seoul isn't attacked, a U.S. strike would almost certainly fracture the U.S.--South Korean alliance. The population of South Korea overwhelmingly opposes the use of force against the North. Despite the fact that the government of South Korea has little to show...