It seemed that much progress was made toward relaxing tensions between the two highly militarized countries. But much of that has now been set back. And there is no doubt as to why. The U.S. government has reversed the process, rudely lecturing the South Korean leader on his recent visit to Washington and setting up a new Cold War scenario for Asia. Washington sends our youths thousands of miles across the ocean to occupy South Korea.
People here owe it to themselves to know more about the north.
That is not so difficult as the news media make us think. The leaders of the DPRK have set forth their views on reunification in great detail. The position of the North Korean leaders has been remarkably consistent. Kim Il Sung, the legendary leader of the anti-Japanese struggle, laid out three principles that remain the basis of the DPRK's position today. They are independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity.