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The Korean War never ended

by Mark Colvin

25 Nov 05:45am

Filed under: Beijing, Economics, Kim Dynasty, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Racism, War

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The Korean War stopped for practical purposes in 1953, but technically, it never ended.

History repeats.Photo: AFP.

This is a matter of theory for most people around the world, but clearly for the North Korean leadership – and many of its brainwashed people – it’s a brutal reality.

This week’s shelling by North Korea of the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong was just the latest illustration of this attitude.

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CityWorker says:

02:22pm | 26/11/10

Acotrel, if history has taught us anything, it’s that Australia “will never survive as a happy and fertile oasis of liberty surrounded by a cruel desert of dictatorship”, and that “in the final choice, a soldier’s pack is not so heavy a burden as a prisoner’s chains.” F.D.R. and Eisenhower… Read more »
PaulB says:

07:31am | 26/11/10

Adam. The South Koreans know what to expect from the North. If they knowingly provide a deliberate provocation then they share in the responsibility for what happens next. And as for the torpedoed destroyer? Do some research, some serious questions remain over the origins of the torpedo, which is why… Read more »

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