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December 8, 2004
US Pursues "Regime Transformation" in North Korea
There is now a name for our North Korea policy: Regime Transformation, according to Stephen Hadley*, expected to replace Condoleeza Rice.
This jives with what we know about US efforts to distribute radios in North Korea, and Chinese and South Korean efforts to put cell-towers along the border. Maybe a grand bargain has been struck . . . (past posts on NK: here,here,and here.)
In other NK news, North Korea has made a revision to its criminal laws. For example, the regime has stiffened its penalties for participation in an armed riot. Now one can be sentenced to more than 5 years for joining in. On the face of it, this seems bad news, but we think it is excellent. Notes the article:
Unconfirmed reports of rioting in protest of food shortages have been made recently.And the law is for ARMED riots. So let's be clear: North Koreans are conducting armed riots against the government! Hmmmm.....
[as always, we are attempting some aggressive pattern-spotting]
*[Interesting . . . Hadley possesses a law degree, not a PhD. Seems like most National Security Advisors are academics.]
Posted by Chester at December 8, 2004 9:09 PM
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