Comments on: CRS report on food aid to North Korea — MUST READ!!! http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/06/19/crs-report-on-food-aid-to-north-korea-must-read/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 6 Jul 2008 22:55:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Save The GOP Food Aid to North Korea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/06/19/crs-report-on-food-aid-to-north-korea-must-read/#comment-18992 Save The GOP Food Aid to North Korea Fri, 24 Jun 2005 04:01:27 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1737#comment-18992 [...] sh anything, make any headway, or even pretend like he understands what is at stake here. Now we are giving them food, with no oversight mechani [...] [...] sh anything, make any headway, or even pretend like he understands what is at stake here. Now we are giving them food, with no oversight mechani [...]

]]> By: lirelou http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/06/19/crs-report-on-food-aid-to-north-korea-must-read/#comment-18991 lirelou Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:52:39 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1737#comment-18991 My information from reliable sources says that the US stamped sacks, such as rice bags, get used and re-used, and can be found in general use in many public markets long after their original contents have been used. Thus a photo of a US Aid sack in a public market is not necessarily proof that the original contents have been illegally diverted for sale. Apparently, the reuse of such sacks is quite common in all aid receiving countries. I'll have to ask about discarding them along the roadside, as I've not heard that mentioned before. My information from reliable sources says that the US stamped sacks, such as rice bags, get used and re-used, and can be found in general use in many public markets long after their original contents have been used. Thus a photo of a US Aid sack in a public market is not necessarily proof that the original contents have been illegally diverted for sale. Apparently, the reuse of such sacks is quite common in all aid receiving countries. I’ll have to ask about discarding them along the roadside, as I’ve not heard that mentioned before.

]]> By: Sperwer http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/06/19/crs-report-on-food-aid-to-north-korea-must-read/#comment-18990 Sperwer Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:07:14 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1737#comment-18990 Do they change out the goods to bags w/out US markings or leave it be so they can claim that it's tribute being paid by the US to the "we are no onger a puny country" NORKS? Do they change out the goods to bags w/out US markings or leave it be so they can claim that it’s tribute being paid by the US to the “we are no onger a puny country” NORKS?

]]> By: James http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/06/19/crs-report-on-food-aid-to-north-korea-must-read/#comment-18989 James Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:29:35 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1737#comment-18989 I have heard that the US flag has become roadside trash in NK because it is put on all the bags of food that the US sends and is then discarded along the roadside. I do not know if it is because the food is moved into more non-descript bags or if the food is divided up and distributed along the road ending the lifespan of the bag. I have heard that the US flag has become roadside trash in NK because it is put on all the bags of food that the US sends and is then discarded along the roadside. I do not know if it is because the food is moved into more non-descript bags or if the food is divided up and distributed along the road ending the lifespan of the bag.

]]> By: Curious (a.k.a. Sewing) http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/06/19/crs-report-on-food-aid-to-north-korea-must-read/#comment-18988 Curious (a.k.a. Sewing) Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:15:00 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1737#comment-18988 That's interesting. I've read somewhere that one trick is to take bages of rice, etc. from the US of A and put the stuff into bags that aren't marked with their country of origin. Wouldn't want people to know that their sustenance is thanks to the North's arch-enemy. Marmot, just out of curiosity, where is Segye Ilbo on the political spectrum? I know the Chosun is conservative and Hankyore is left-wing; where does the Segye fit in? That’s interesting. I’ve read somewhere that one trick is to take bages of rice, etc. from the US of A and put the stuff into bags that aren’t marked with their country of origin. Wouldn’t want people to know that their sustenance is thanks to the North’s arch-enemy.

Marmot, just out of curiosity, where is Segye Ilbo on the political spectrum? I know the Chosun is conservative and Hankyore is left-wing; where does the Segye fit in?

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