It has been an interesting week on the Korean peninsula… with many things happening related to the sinking of the South Korean ship, the Cheonan. On July 9, the UN Security Council released a statement about the sinking, “condemn[ing]” the attack but not placing the blame on North Korea. So, no new sanctions on Kim [...]
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I just finished Barbara Demick’s Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea. I bought this precisely because I wanted a non-sensational account of life in North Korea. I didn’t want to read about nuclear weapons or labor camps. In many respects, the handful of people Demick interviews do lead normal lives. They go to [...]
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