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2003-10-31 Korea

Defector Said to Call North Korea Rulers Unstable

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Posted by tu3031 2003-10-31 9:29:32 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Hwangâs wife and daughter allegedly committed suicide after he fled the country"

So broken up they shot themselves in the back of the head?

Posted by Steve 2003-10-31 9:37:21 AM|| 2003-10-31 9:37:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll be they took turns and shot each other.

Yeah, this is the guy who figured his Juche was getting old and it was time to save his skin. Grrrr. I don't really want us to save his sorry ass, but I guess we hafta - so milk him dry and do whatever it takes so that others are not dissuaded from defecting. Defining those "ripe conditions" and the actions needed to make that shit happen is his entry fee into the program. Slimy SOB.

Posted by .com 2003-10-31 10:05:22 AM|| 2003-10-31 10:05:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 He's 81 years old .com and has nothing left to lose. His family is virtually dead and his homeland is dying (NK). He defected during a time when around 2 million NK's died from starvation.

I think he wanted to defect, but had the safety of his family to think about. After the famine, he might have realized how many people lost their families and took action.

Or he could be trying to save his own wrinkled skin, but either way we get what we want.

Posted by Charles 2003-10-31 12:24:10 PM|| 2003-10-31 12:24:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 North Koreaâs highest-ranking defector told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that Pyongyangâs isolated communist government is "profoundly unstable" and cannot be trusted to adhere to a new nuclear weapons deal.

Hmph. It wasn't necessary to interview a defector to make this assessment. Common sense would be enough to make a sane person come to the same conclusion.

The prevailing U.S. view seems to be that while the North will collapse at some point, that does not seem imminent.

Then we WAIT. Time is not on their side.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-31 12:41:37 PM|| 2003-10-31 12:41:37 PM|| Front Page Top

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