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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (40169)	1/4/2010 1:21:46 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Re: "Contemplating Korean Reunification: The North could collapse more quickly than we think." Yes, it certainly could! (But, if I was a betting man... I'd be betting that the leadership in Iran collapses first....)

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (40169)	1/4/2010 6:00:28 PM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Each year the dollar value of South Korea's GDP expansion equals the entire North Korean economy. That sentence sums up so eloquently the failures of communism. Another quick summation - globalsecurity.org And to think the north used to be the more industrialized part of the country.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (40169)	1/26/2010 4:33:44 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 71588

North Korea holding 200,000 political prisoners The North Korean government is holding approximately 200,000 dissidents[press release, in Korean] in six prison camps spread throughout the country, according to a report released Wednesday by the South Korean government's National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) [official website, in Korean]. According to the report, punishments for dissidents have increased significantly [VOA report] for common offenses such as attempting to escape. The report also said that five of these six prisons are death camps and that prisoners sent to them are never [Chosun llbo report] released. This is the first time a state agency has conducted a review of human rights in North Korea. taxingtennessee.blogspot.com