Comments on: South Korean Food Feeds North Korean Army: Report

By: random guy

random guy — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:38:25 +0000

ho hum, the ROK government isn’t likely to let nK collapse any time soon. even if it means supporting them with food/financial aid that winds up going to the nKPA.
shock and surprise shouldn’t be your response to this. it’s just the way things are. until the KJI regime goes away, it’s going to continue to be this way.

By: SeoulLife.net » Sad, but not surprising

SeoulLife.net » Sad, but not surprising — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:06:39 +0000

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By: Janus

Janus — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:22:45 +0000

This is going right into my thesis

By: Railwaycharm

Railwaycharm — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:47:24 +0000

Well, perhaps S. Korea can divert thoese monies to rebuild the gate?

By: John

John — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:43:56 +0000

well well well what a surprise (sarcasm)

its well known fact that kim dae jung was a communist.

By: cmm

cmm — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:24:36 +0000

Isn’t this the reason international charity groups pulled out of NK? continued frustration that they weren’t allowed to help the people they were there to help, but rather had their efforts (and food aid) hijacked by the gov’t…

By: captbbq

captbbq — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:34:30 +0000

… food aid to North Korea was being diverted to front-line North Korean military units …

I see that now Noh Mu-Hyun is out of office, Captain Obvious has made his return!

By: tbonetylr

tbonetylr — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:51:20 +0000

“Foods feeds?”

By: Paul H.

Paul H. — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:13:23 +0000

Anybody know the history of food aid to North Korea? I mean from other than fellow Communist countries of course.

Perhaps much too broad a question and I should merely ask about food aid from ROK to DPRK. What made me think of this question was wondering if the first instance of ROK food aid to the North preceded US food aid to DPRK, if so what year was it.

Surely it was long before the Roh administration? Don’t I remember that food aid had already started before the Clinton/Carter nuclear negotiations of 1994 (I think that was 94, going from memory w/o googling…)

It must have been quite a story when it first happened which is why I think someone might remember. Perhaps during the 1980’s?

It must have

By: foobat

foobat — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:12:13 +0000

whether or not the government “fessed up” or it was leaked, it’s still an acknowledgment of knowing, which should now make it easier for 2MB to let Soko stop taking in the ass all the time and give lend support to an actual and now very public reason to say “No” for once.

shocking, no. but a sign of things changing, maybe.