Comments on: Finding South Korea’s abducted citizens http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/22/finding-south-koreas-abducted-citizens/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:24:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kushibo http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/22/finding-south-koreas-abducted-citizens/#comment-22104 Kushibo Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:34:52 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1940#comment-22104 I never really knew what to make of the SK abductee issue. None of the administrations, conservative or liberal, ever really did anything about it. Maybe there's not much that can be done about it. The Japanese have had fewer abductees and they made more noise about it. But even they aren't having that much success with it, except for the return of a few people and a few bodies. Since Pyongyang finally has admitted to having kidnapped Japanese nationals, diplomatic relations with Japan might be an incentive to finally resolve this issue for them, but I don't think there is anything that Seoul can offer that would resolve the much larger issue of South Korean kidnapees. I never really knew what to make of the SK abductee issue. None of the administrations, conservative or liberal, ever really did anything about it. Maybe there’s not much that can be done about it.

The Japanese have had fewer abductees and they made more noise about it. But even they aren’t having that much success with it, except for the return of a few people and a few bodies.

Since Pyongyang finally has admitted to having kidnapped Japanese nationals, diplomatic relations with Japan might be an incentive to finally resolve this issue for them, but I don’t think there is anything that Seoul can offer that would resolve the much larger issue of South Korean kidnapees.

]]> By: gbnhj http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/22/finding-south-koreas-abducted-citizens/#comment-22103 gbnhj Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:56:49 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1940#comment-22103 A good example is the case of five South Korean high-school students who disappeared from island beaches in 1977-78. They all were believed dead (presumably drowned) for two decades, but in the late 1990s it was discovered that the youngsters were working in North Korea as instructors, introducing would-be undercover North Korean operatives to the basics of South Korean culture and lifestyle. LOL What could they possibly tell them - 'We've got multi-storey apartment blocks now, and you should see the Hyundai Pony!' Honestly, the NORKs could do better by simply using a confiscated DVD player and some SK disks smuggled in through China. A good example is the case of five South Korean high-school students who disappeared from island beaches in 1977-78. They all were believed dead (presumably drowned) for two decades, but in the late 1990s it was discovered that the youngsters were working in North Korea as instructors, introducing would-be undercover North Korean operatives to the basics of South Korean culture and lifestyle.
LOL What could they possibly tell them - ‘We’ve got multi-storey apartment blocks now, and you should see the Hyundai Pony!’ Honestly, the NORKs could do better by simply using a confiscated DVD player and some SK disks smuggled in through China.

]]> By: James http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/22/finding-south-koreas-abducted-citizens/#comment-22102 James Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:28:15 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1940#comment-22102 ahem... good of the state sounds too communistic: enhanced career oportunities or for patriotic reasons might be more fitting. ahem… good of the state sounds too communistic: enhanced career oportunities or for patriotic reasons might be more fitting.

]]> By: Andy (The Yangban) http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/22/finding-south-koreas-abducted-citizens/#comment-22101 Andy (The Yangban) Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:24:34 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1940#comment-22101 JJ, I guess I should have pointed out in the post that many of the abductess were taken in the 1970s and 80s. I've updated the post. JJ,
I guess I should have pointed out in the post that many of the abductess were taken in the 1970s and 80s. I’ve updated the post.

]]> By: judge judy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/08/22/finding-south-koreas-abducted-citizens/#comment-22100 judge judy Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:11:41 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1940#comment-22100 at the end of the day, how many NK septagenarians you gather are gonna stand up and be counted as "abductees?" at the end of the day, how many NK septagenarians you gather are gonna stand up and be counted as “abductees?”

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