The lessons of the Korean War should not be forgotten. It is a graphic demonstration of the ruthlessness with which US imperialism will pursue its economic and strategic interests with complete disregard for human life and suffering.
The lessons of the Korean War should not be forgotten. It is a graphic demonstration of the ruthlessness with which US imperialism will pursue its economic and strategic interests with complete disregard for human life and suffering.
While I write this, the still unfolding story of the U.S. citizen dashing across the border at Panmunjeom is the talk of the internet. It brought up memories from the Cold War in Europe - but not really deja-vus. Actually, one of the most striking differences between the Cold War in Europe, the German division in particular, and the ongoing division of the Korean Peninsula is the way defections and defectors are treated on “this side” (the Southern respectively Western) side of the border. This is particularly true for “re-defections” or for defections toward the East, or here, the North.
Anniversaries ending in zero or five are likely to focus special attention on the lessons of history. None is more portentous than the 70th anniversary this week of the signing of the truce that halted the Korean War on July 27, 1953.
Ann Wright responds to a Newsweek opinion column last week smearing Women Cross DMZ, other peace organizations and individuals, including herself, as "pro North."
By Ann Wright
The knives are out again for those advocating for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Almost eight years to the day,