Re: List objective

[Mike Davino <mdavino@yahoo.com>]

An interesting point on the north Korean
counterfeiting of US currency.  The average American
does not think that the north Koreans have an impact
on their lives.  But Americans can just look in their
wallets and actually see the impact.  The "funny
money" currency that the US changed to a few years ago
was in large measure due to the north Korean
counterfeit operations.  They were producing such high
quality US currency in quantities that were
undermining our currency.  

If the north Koreans, manage to develop nuclear
weapons (if they have not already done so) and get an
effective way of delivering them, the US may see an
even greater "impact" from north Korea in the future.

Mike Davino

--- Will Massey <will@netpath.net> wrote:
> Well,
> If discussing alliances has to do with the list I'd
> just like to say not
> to forget what North Korea is compared to South
> Korea.
> South Korea trades with the USA and uses close ties
> with
> us to raise the standard of living for their people.
>  They
> don't take down our standard of living, there's just
> annoying
> anti-americanism that pops up from idealistic
> people.
> You'll often notice that when only 2,000 people
> protest
> the military it makes big news but when they protest
> the
> US Media (AKA Ohno the Skater and Jay Leno's
> comments,
> hollywood stereotypes, over-doing dog-eating
> stories,)
> in FAR GREATER NUMBERS you don't hear anything.
> If you want to see Pro-Americana in Korea read the
> Chosun
> Ilbo - english.chosun.com - and you'll find anti and
> pro US
> stories.  Visit a Korean church during the English
> service and
> you'll find some good people.
> 
> Even with the protestors and the anti-american
> sentiment just remember
> how the North makes a living and you can appreciate
> South Korea
> a bit more:

> NK Infiltrates Drugs And Counterfeit Dollars 
> (1998.05.12)
> 
>
http://srch.chosun.com/cgi-bin/english/search?did=9204&OP=5&word=NORTH%20KOR
>
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>
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>
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>
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