On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 19:35:33 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote:
> Hi Sam! > 09 Jan 2003, "Sam Ewalt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> don't you mix it up with south korea ? > SE> Isn't it North Korea that just started up their nuclear weapon > SE> program--or at least is threatening to do so and they did demand > SE> that the UN inspectors leave. > Yes ... > The communist one :) I tend to mix up North and south korea :) Communist North Korea is a brutally repressive dictactorship and desperately poor, unable to feed itself or keep the lights on. South Korea is a western oriented democracy with a robust economy. All of Korea suffered tremendously under Japanese military occupation and during the long conflict that followed. Due to its extreme poverty North Korea has softened somewhat in the last ten years. The rulers of North Korea are desperate to remain in power. >From what I've read it seems that most South Koreans want a peaceful Korean solution to their problems. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
