South Korean Appeasement
From 'N.K. tested gases on prisoners':
From 'N.K. tested gases on prisoners':
- ....South Korea officials played down the allegations, saying North Korean refugees often touch off emotional controversy by making statements before they can be confirmed.
"We need yet to ascertain the credibility of the allegations," Unification Minister Jeong Se-hyun said yesterday.
The Seoul government has been accused of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses by the brutal regime of Kim Jong-il, fearing possible strains on inter-Korean relations. Human rights activists want North Korea to resolve the issue as part of any deal that would settle the 16-month-old dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. [my emphasis]
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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