(17) Simone Chun - 전 세계에서 유일하게 분단된 나라. 전 세계에서 유일하게 70년 가까이 전쟁중인 나라....
Simone Chun
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전 세계에서 유일하게 분단된 나라.
전 세계에서 유일하게 70년 가까이 전쟁중인 나라.
아무리 생각해도 수치스럽습니다.
그래도 다시 태어나도 한국인이고 싶은 이유가 있습니다.
이순신 장군과 세종대왕--문무, 용기, 불굴의 의지를 겸비한 조상들이 있기 때문입니다.
그분들의 가슴과 정신.
광화문 광장입니다.
촛불혁명의 광장입니다.
한반도입니다.
분명한 목표와 꿈을 가지고 있기 때문에 오늘 우린 행복합니다.
문무, 용기, 불굴의 의지를 겸비하여 통일 평화 조국을 반드시 건설해서 후손들에게 결코, 결코 부끄럽지 않는 선배들이 될 것을 다짐해 봅니다.
--시몬천 드림
Korea Update 71. “The children of the DPRK have the same hopes, the same dreams…”
북한 어린이들에게도 희망과 꿈들이 있다.
"When one child suffers — it doesn’t matter what country they are in — we all pay a cost for that...The children of the DPRK have the same hopes, the same dreams, the same rights as any children around the world, and the needs are great...” David Beasley (a former Republican governor of South Carolina), Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP)
Dear Friend,
The holiday season--a season of charity--is here. One wishes that our charity extends far enough to reach the most vulnerable people in North Korea, especially children.
Divest from war, invest in dreams!
Since 1974, North Korea has repeatedly called for the establishment of a peace treaty in place of the current armistice, an end to what it calls the “hostile policy” of the US toward the DPRK, and normalization of the relationship between Pyongyang and Washington. However, successive US Administrations, intent on maintaining a military presence in South Korea, have thus far refused to sign a peace treaty with the North, leaving the peninsula in a permanent state of war with only the armistice preventing the renewal of hostilities. In the event of war, the US automatically assumes full operational command of all South Korean military forces, which are effectively reduced to the status of a US colonial army.
In the era of globalization, regional conflicts do not remain contained, but rather exert rippling effects throughout the world, impacting millions. The South Korean economy is the 4th largest in Asia and the 11th largest in the world, and is the 5th largest export economy globally. A war on the Korean peninsula would also substantially depress US economic performance. South Korea is the United States’ 7th largest export market and 6th largest supplier of imports.
The United States has 15 military bases and nearly 32,000 troops in South Korea, and controls a state-of-the art arsenal of offensive weaponry permanently trained on North Korea. Approximately $1.5 billion--half of which is paid by South Korea--is spent per year to maintain what is the world’s 3rd largest US garrison. This footprint was recently expanded with the addition of the largest U.S. overseas military base in history, which was recently unveiled in Pyeongtaek at a cost of $11 billion, 90% of which was shouldered by South Korea.
$11 Billion (cost of the new US military base in South Korea)
vs.
$111 Million (UN-humanitarian needs for North Korea)
1. North Korea to need USD$111 million in humanitarian aid next year, says UN
OCHA says international sanctions making in-country work more costly “Humanitarian programmes are increasingly expensive to implement,” it said in the annual report, blaming the growing impact of international sanctions on operations...“Fewer suppliers are willing to take contracts related to DPRK, and transport and storage costs have increased, as have fuel prices in-country,” it continued, saying there was little chance that “strict UN and bilateral sanctions” would be lifted next year.https://www.nknews.org/…/north-korea-to-need-usd111-million…
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2. U.N. World Food chief hopes `new spirit’ will benefit children in North Korea. The Washington Post
Beasley, a former Republican governor of South Carolina...“When one child suffers — it doesn’t matter what country they are in — we all pay a cost for that,” he said. “The children of the DPRK have the same hopes, the same dreams, the same rights as any children around the world, and the needs are great,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/3c22bdde-552a-11e8-a6d4-ca…
https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/05/1009502
3. Korea Peace Network and Peace Treaty Now Network.
After More Than 6 Decades, It’s Time to End the Korean War.
A joint statement of US civil-society groups in support of the current peace process in Korea.
The Nation
We applaud the leaders of South Korea, North Korea, and the United States, which, on the brink of nuclear war last year, boldly chose the path toward peace instead.
1) Issue a joint declaration to end the Korean War and negotiate a peace treaty to replace the outdated and broken armistice agreement.
2) Lift broad-based US sanctions against North Korea that harm the most vulnerable and ordinary Koreans as a concrete step toward establishing new US-DPRK relations.
3) Lift the travel ban on US citizens visiting North Korea.
4) Establish a liaison office in Pyongyang to facilitate diplomatic engagement between the two countries toward mutual trust and understanding.
https://www.thenation.com/…/after-more-than-six-decades-it…/
4. Nak-chung Paik. South Korea’s Candlelight Revolution and the Future of the Korean Peninsula. The Asia-Pacific Journal/Japan Focus
Trump’s accomplishment—assuming he does accomplish a good deal of what he is promising—will be difficult to reverse largely because of the South Korean government and the civic power behind it. In fact, South Korea’s role is likely to go beyond simple mediation in DPRK-US negotiations and increasingly serve as an essential provider of security guarantees. In contrast to complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, a difficult but in principle not an impossible task, there can be no such thing in human history as a complete security guarantee. Even in the realm of humanly possible guarantees, a peace agreement and diplomatic recognition by the United States will need to be supplemented not only with collateral guarantees by concerned foreign powers but more importantly through a closer political association of the two Koreas. For if the U.S. reverses its policy, there is no power to stop it. However, North Korea’s status as the partner of U.S. ally South Korea in some inter-Korean commonwealth or confederation would give greater security than any promises made by the American government. https://apjjf.org/2018/23/Paik.html
5. Wang Fudong. Opinion: Why we should be cautiously optimistic about the DPRK’s denuclearization. CGTN
There have been some major breakthroughs regarding the denuclearization process on the Peninsula in 2018 and the negotiations are at a critical juncture thanks to the frequent meetings between all relevant stakeholders...negotiations between the U.S. and the DPRK are likely to progress, and the possibility of holding a second U.S.-DPRK summit is high. In order to prepare for the summit with the U.S. and the ROK, the DPRK should keep pushing the negotiation agenda on denuclearization issues with the U.S.
https://news.cgtn.com/…/3d3d414e3367544d31457a…/share_p.html
6. Leon Sigal, Did the United States Break the Agreed Framework?
"The failure, in short, was systemic and bipartisan: Congress and the executive branch -- under President Clinton and President Bush -- bear responsibility for the U.S. unwillingness to make promises and keep them. Denying the past will only keep us from dealing effectively with the present." https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/1353
7. Daniel R. DePetris. Embrace the Moon Miracle: Why Trump Should Let the Koreas Build Peace. The National Interest
To do otherwise would be to repeat past mistakes….
The time has come for Donald Trump to follow Moon Jae-in’s lead. If Trump wants to be the unconventional dealmaker he always claims to be, it’s time for him to focus on helping the two Koreas solidify peace now instead of obstructing it in favor of an immediate denuclearization that will never come.
https://nationalinterest.org/…/embrace-moon-miracle-why-tru…
8. Joseph Essertier. The NYT’s David Sanger, the Boy who Cried “Nukes”! WordBeyoundWar
Sanger has been wrong on North Korea over and over for 25 years. This Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, whose nickname “Scoop” clearly has nothing to do with North Korea, has been a leading exponent of Washington’s anti-North propaganda. At a certain point, after so many “errors” all leading to the same false interpretation of events, with so many convenient silences and exaggerations, and little to no attempt to rectify one’s interpretation, one must conclude that the man is lying. Given the Orientalist bigotry and the deep fear of any brand of socialism in the US, journalists such as Sanger who scapegoat North Korea and gleefully support violence against the people of North Korea whenever the opportunity arises reap rich rewards. Cumings eloquently describes such bigotry and fear in the US..."After seven decades of confrontation, the dominant American images of North Korea still bear the birthmarks of Orientalist bigotry" (The Korean War: A History, 2011).
9. Hankyoreh. [Column] An open letter to the NY Times
As a South Korean citizen, however, I can’t help noticing a paradox: President Trump’s outsider status, his profound hostility to the foreign policy establishment, and his gambler-like drive to win have in fact improved the chances of peace on the Korean Peninsula. I find Trump’s unfiltered language, his wild behavior and his arrogant egotism as disgusting as anyone else. But there’s one thing for which he deserves credit, and that’s his boldness in negotiating with North Korea.
http://english.hani.co.kr/…/english…/e_editorial/873025.html
10. Simone Chun. Interview with Loud and Clear. Korea peace process continues, but obstacles mount. Loud and Clear
Timing of biased reporting by CNN and The New York Times is important: to sabotage a possible upcoming KJU’s visit to S. Korea and the second Trum-Kim summit.
American corporate media is not interested in reporting all important progress made by two Koreas. Their attempt to sabotage the peace process on the Korean peninsula won’t succeed.
We [who fight for peace on the Korean peninsula] will prevail. History is on our side https://www.spreaker.com/…/korea-peace-process-continues-bu…
11. Women Call for a Korean Peace Treaty, NORTHEAST ASIA ROUNDTABLE ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
A broad convening of women peacemakers from Republic of Korea (South Korea), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), the United States, China, Japan, Russia, and Canada gathered for a historic meeting at the Northeast Asia Roundtable on Women, Peace and Security, held Dec. 4–6, 2018, at the Embassy of Canada in Beijing, China…. “Having women at the table will ensure [that] a lasting peace is built around human rights, justice and equality,” said Jody Williams, the American Nobel Peace Laureate. http://www.womencrossdmz.org/beijing2018/
Simone Chun, Ph.D.
Member, Korea Peace Network
Associate, Korea Policy Institute
Member, CodePink Advisory Board
Senior Researcher, Women Cross DMZ
Member, Steering Committee, Alliance of Scholars Concerned about Korea
Twitter@SimoneChun
https://tinyurl.com/y96c3o8t
We applaud the leaders of South Korea, North Korea, and the United States, which, on the brink of nuclear war last year, boldly chose the path toward peace instead.
1) Issue a joint declaration to end the Korean War and negotiate a peace treaty to replace the outdated and broken armistice agreement.
2) Lift broad-based US sanctions against North Korea that harm the most vulnerable and ordinary Koreans as a concrete step toward establishing new US-DPRK relations.
3) Lift the travel ban on US citizens visiting North Korea.
4) Establish a liaison office in Pyongyang to facilitate diplomatic engagement between the two countries toward mutual trust and understanding.
https://www.thenation.com/…/after-more-than-six-decades-it…/
4. Nak-chung Paik. South Korea’s Candlelight Revolution and the Future of the Korean Peninsula. The Asia-Pacific Journal/Japan Focus
Trump’s accomplishment—assuming he does accomplish a good deal of what he is promising—will be difficult to reverse largely because of the South Korean government and the civic power behind it. In fact, South Korea’s role is likely to go beyond simple mediation in DPRK-US negotiations and increasingly serve as an essential provider of security guarantees. In contrast to complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, a difficult but in principle not an impossible task, there can be no such thing in human history as a complete security guarantee. Even in the realm of humanly possible guarantees, a peace agreement and diplomatic recognition by the United States will need to be supplemented not only with collateral guarantees by concerned foreign powers but more importantly through a closer political association of the two Koreas. For if the U.S. reverses its policy, there is no power to stop it. However, North Korea’s status as the partner of U.S. ally South Korea in some inter-Korean commonwealth or confederation would give greater security than any promises made by the American government. https://apjjf.org/2018/23/Paik.html
5. Wang Fudong. Opinion: Why we should be cautiously optimistic about the DPRK’s denuclearization. CGTN
There have been some major breakthroughs regarding the denuclearization process on the Peninsula in 2018 and the negotiations are at a critical juncture thanks to the frequent meetings between all relevant stakeholders...negotiations between the U.S. and the DPRK are likely to progress, and the possibility of holding a second U.S.-DPRK summit is high. In order to prepare for the summit with the U.S. and the ROK, the DPRK should keep pushing the negotiation agenda on denuclearization issues with the U.S.
https://news.cgtn.com/…/3d3d414e3367544d31457a…/share_p.html
6. Leon Sigal, Did the United States Break the Agreed Framework?
"The failure, in short, was systemic and bipartisan: Congress and the executive branch -- under President Clinton and President Bush -- bear responsibility for the U.S. unwillingness to make promises and keep them. Denying the past will only keep us from dealing effectively with the present." https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/1353
7. Daniel R. DePetris. Embrace the Moon Miracle: Why Trump Should Let the Koreas Build Peace. The National Interest
To do otherwise would be to repeat past mistakes….
The time has come for Donald Trump to follow Moon Jae-in’s lead. If Trump wants to be the unconventional dealmaker he always claims to be, it’s time for him to focus on helping the two Koreas solidify peace now instead of obstructing it in favor of an immediate denuclearization that will never come.
https://nationalinterest.org/…/embrace-moon-miracle-why-tru…
8. Joseph Essertier. The NYT’s David Sanger, the Boy who Cried “Nukes”! WordBeyoundWar
Sanger has been wrong on North Korea over and over for 25 years. This Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, whose nickname “Scoop” clearly has nothing to do with North Korea, has been a leading exponent of Washington’s anti-North propaganda. At a certain point, after so many “errors” all leading to the same false interpretation of events, with so many convenient silences and exaggerations, and little to no attempt to rectify one’s interpretation, one must conclude that the man is lying. Given the Orientalist bigotry and the deep fear of any brand of socialism in the US, journalists such as Sanger who scapegoat North Korea and gleefully support violence against the people of North Korea whenever the opportunity arises reap rich rewards. Cumings eloquently describes such bigotry and fear in the US..."After seven decades of confrontation, the dominant American images of North Korea still bear the birthmarks of Orientalist bigotry" (The Korean War: A History, 2011).
9. Hankyoreh. [Column] An open letter to the NY Times
As a South Korean citizen, however, I can’t help noticing a paradox: President Trump’s outsider status, his profound hostility to the foreign policy establishment, and his gambler-like drive to win have in fact improved the chances of peace on the Korean Peninsula. I find Trump’s unfiltered language, his wild behavior and his arrogant egotism as disgusting as anyone else. But there’s one thing for which he deserves credit, and that’s his boldness in negotiating with North Korea.
http://english.hani.co.kr/…/english…/e_editorial/873025.html
10. Simone Chun. Interview with Loud and Clear. Korea peace process continues, but obstacles mount. Loud and Clear
Timing of biased reporting by CNN and The New York Times is important: to sabotage a possible upcoming KJU’s visit to S. Korea and the second Trum-Kim summit.
American corporate media is not interested in reporting all important progress made by two Koreas. Their attempt to sabotage the peace process on the Korean peninsula won’t succeed.
We [who fight for peace on the Korean peninsula] will prevail. History is on our side https://www.spreaker.com/…/korea-peace-process-continues-bu…
11. Women Call for a Korean Peace Treaty, NORTHEAST ASIA ROUNDTABLE ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
A broad convening of women peacemakers from Republic of Korea (South Korea), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), the United States, China, Japan, Russia, and Canada gathered for a historic meeting at the Northeast Asia Roundtable on Women, Peace and Security, held Dec. 4–6, 2018, at the Embassy of Canada in Beijing, China…. “Having women at the table will ensure [that] a lasting peace is built around human rights, justice and equality,” said Jody Williams, the American Nobel Peace Laureate. http://www.womencrossdmz.org/beijing2018/
Simone Chun, Ph.D.
Member, Korea Peace Network
Associate, Korea Policy Institute
Member, CodePink Advisory Board
Senior Researcher, Women Cross DMZ
Member, Steering Committee, Alliance of Scholars Concerned about Korea
Twitter@SimoneChun
https://tinyurl.com/y96c3o8t
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