I had a chance to appear on The O’Reilly Factor this evening to discuss the reaction to the South Korean hostage issue. First of all, I would like to thank Michelle Malkin (who subbed O’Reilly) for the opportunity.
If I looked and sounded ghastly, please forgive me, as I was on the tail […]
A reader notes that, “Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story” will be available (or for pre-order) on DVD in April.
This is the remarkable story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl abducted [in 1977] on her way home from school by North Korean spies. For 20 years, her parents had no idea what had happened to her […]
It’s been brought to my attention that there is a new online petition to put pressure on the “United Nations to adhere to the commitments of the 1951 Convention regarding the Status of Refugees,” particularly in regard to North Koreans being forcibly repatriated by China.
China has ignored its obligations under the 1951 United Nations […]
Earlier Joshua provided an estimated crowd of 150-200 people for the North Korea Freedom Day rally.
Below is what the crowd looked like from afar:
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Japanese media interviewing one of the Japanese participants:
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Vivian Lee, student activist at American University who organized the Thursday evening viewing of “Seoul Train” reports:
… the film was a clutcher to most of the audience, I think. A close friend approached me after and acclaimed the film. At first I took it as a hearty joke only because this friend has […]
The Korea Liberator’s own Joshua reports from a North Korea Freedom Week press conference the breaking news that President Bush will meet Sakie Yokota. She is the mother of the Japanese citizen Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agents.
The meeting is to take place tomorrow morning (Friday, April 28th).
We reported earlier that […]
The following was forwarded to us:
“ABDUCTION” DIRECTORS GO LIVE ON CNN ISSUE WILL GET BIGGEST AUDIENCE YET
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2006
Washington, DC The abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea will get its biggest American audience to date when the directors of a new documentary on the subject appear live on CNN’s “American Morning” […]
From Suzanne Scholte of North Korea Freedom Coalition:
(North Korea Freedom Week Event)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SENDING THE MESSAGE OF HOPE TO NORTH KOREA:
Free North Korea Radio
WHEN: Thursday, April 27 at 1 p.m. (note earlier time to accommodate Congressional hearing witnesses, Members of Congress, attendees)
WHEN: 2168 Rayburn House Office Building (across the hall from the Congressional Hearing).
TO: […]
Unfortunately, some personal issues have prevented me from attending events in D.C. for the last several days. But I am hoping to make it to some of the rest of the events for the North Korea Freedom Week.
Check out the North Korea Freedom Day (Friday, April 28th) flyer here (req. PDF reader).
[Note: The following is from Suzanne Scholte of North Korea Freedom Coalition. E-mail addresses have been excised for security purposes. Please contact us if you need to communicate.]
Dear Friends:
As folks have begun to arrive here in Washington, D.C., from South Korea and Japan to speak at the North Korea Freedom Day Rally, testify in […]
Via the Times: "The exhibition features 400 hand-painted posters dating from the peak of the Dear Leader Kim Sung Il's power in the 1950s to the present regime led by his son, Kim Jong Il." The article has only one image, but has several interesting propaganda quotes.
- #Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that serve children of affluent parents). But my guess is that the studious atmosphere and intense regimen compare more to the likes of Stuyvesant (my alma mater) in NYC or T.J. in Virginia (both highly selective, but publicly-funded high schools).
- #North Korea claims that on 25 April 1932 the Korean People’s Army (KPA, 조선인민군/ Chosŏn inmin'gun) was formed. However, the more likely accurate date is 08 February 1948. It is celebrated as “Military Foundation Day” in Kimland.
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