Comments on: What’s a billion dollars between comrades?

By: railwaycharm

railwaycharm — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:35:50 +0000

Glad someone recognized that the Nobel was purchased.

By: seouldout

seouldout — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:34:41 +0000

Is the price of a Nobel Peace Prize now a billion dollars!?

Spending half that Kim Dae Jung looks like a genius.

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:56:42 +0000

“The whole purpose of the Sunshine policy was to provoke reciprocity, without that it is worthless. To date there has been no meaningful reciprocation from the North nor will there be as long as Roh actually rewards not doing so. That Roh does not see this is appalling.”

Last time it did reciprocate was when it sent a few North Koreans to Seoul, and that was only after Kim Dae Jung made them an ‘offer’ they couldn’t resist…and North Korea still couldn’t resist putting on a charade. They sent some of the few South Koreans who have thrived in North Korea in the hopes of appeasing the South Koreans who worry of the fate of their relatives. North Korean refugees paint a much different pictures of the treatement that is reserved for those who have relatives in the South: discrimination, expropriation, purges…And yet, the South Korean government continues to send aid, aid that doesn’t make it to those most in need…starving relatives of South Koreans.

By: mateomiguel

mateomiguel — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:31:55 +0000

It looks like nobody in the Korean government took my advice…

By: Kunsanpcv

Kunsanpcv — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:33:09 +0000

The whole purpose of the Sunshine policy was to provoke reciprocity, without that it is worthless. To date there has been no meaningful reciprocation from the North nor will there be as long as Roh actually rewards not doing so. That Roh does not see this is appalling.

By: US-ROK Cost Sharing Agreement Reached at ROK Drop

US-ROK Cost Sharing Agreement Reached at ROK Drop — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:56:06 +0000

[...] UPDATE: OFK and the Marmot’s Hole has more on the billion dollar tribute to North Korea. [...]

By: virtual wonderer

virtual wonderer — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:28:08 +0000

I think Roh Moo Hyun knows that this is the last stage act form Kim Jung Il. Roh must be really worried about war for him to shovel money at KJI when his popularity is sinking deeper and deeper.

By: captbbq

captbbq — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:21:32 +0000

I wonder how good it would look in the poles if the United States did a 180 on its relations with South Korea. The fact they the US doesn’t is just shameful.

By: slim

slim — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:56:46 +0000

Is it too late to revoke Ban Ki-moon’s appointment?

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:47:18 +0000

Per the Chosun, why would the Uridang give away so much money to the North?:

. . . A second summit would boost the unpopular ruling party’s chances at the polls immeasurably.

If this is indeed their reasoning, it will look good on the Uridang when they are finally buried wearing it. Regardlessly, this policy is untenable by any standard of merit.