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Ted Turner wants Korean DMZ turned into theme park
2005-11-18
Media mogul Ted Turner wants to turn the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas into a peace park and a U.N.-protected World Heritage Site to honor the thousands of young men who died during the Korean War. Turner first raised the idea of a peace park during a visit to the two Koreas this summer, and urged both sides to sign a peace treaty as a first step. North and South Korea technically remain at war since their 1950-53 conflict ended in a cease-fire instead of a peace treaty.

But the CNN founder went further at a dinner Thursday night, saying the DMZ, which is 2œ miles wide and 155 miles long, should also be declared a World Heritage Site, which would ensure that dozens of species unique to the area are preserved along with its history.

The DMZ is about one-quarter the size of Yellowstone Park and goes from seashore to seashore, through river valleys and across mountains. "The DMZ needs to be designated as a World Heritage Site and as a World Peace Park site because we've got to preserve it from development," Turner said. "Over the last 50 years, nobody's been in there and the birds and animals and trees and bushes and flowers" have flourished, he added.
Oh, I'm sure the developers are just itching to build in land-mine territory.

Turner was speaking at a dinner honoring a new initiative to promote "affordable only by people like him sustainable tourism" at World Heritage Sites - landmarks designated by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. The initiative is being undertaken by Expedia Inc. and the United Nations Foundation, which Turner chairs. The Foundation was created in 1998 to distribute the $1 billion Turner pledged to support anti-American U.N. causes.

Mounir Bouchenaki, UNESCO's assistant director-general for culture, called Turner's proposal "very interesting" and said it should be explored depending on how much he could rake off. He said it would preserve the DMZ as a sea of fire place of peace.
Posted by:Jackal

#6  The millions of land mines in the DMZ would make for a hell of a ride and of course the myriad tunnels under it offer immense possibilities for someone like TT.
Posted by: Clonter Angeregum6848   2005-11-18 22:10  

#5  Perfect place for his ex, Jane!
Posted by: Brett   2005-11-18 20:35  

#4  WELL HE HAS COMPLETELY LOST HIS MIND NOW
Posted by: Jerelet Thineling2988   2005-11-18 20:05  

#3  Ted Turner wants Korean DMZ turned into theme park

Maybe Ted can play hop-scotch along the DMZ minefields.
Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen   2005-11-18 18:37  

#2  Heh, Barbara... think he'd like to get back that $1Bn donation to the UN? Lol. A fool and his money...
Posted by: .com   2005-11-18 17:33  

#1  Go for it, Teddy - ya' dipshit.

I'm sure the NorKs would welcome some new people on their border that they can barbecue. Even the army is hungry now, from what I've read.

Too bad Turner's so scrawny - if it were Ted Kennedy, I'm sure they'd be happy to welcome him and make him the main course guest of honor.

You'd think with all Ted's money, he could afford better medications.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-11-18 17:28  

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