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Saturday, October 14, 2006


Sanctions? Honest to god, sanctions? I guess sending them to bed without supper doesn't work on a country where 20 million people are starving, anyway.
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of a resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea over its claimed nuclear test.

Resolution 1718 imposes weapons and financial sanctions but is not backed by the threat of military force.

North Korea's UN envoy said he totally rejected the resolution and walked out.
I'm not political scientist, but this sounds eerily similar to my high school student council meetings when a cheerleader got pissed off. Seriously, what's dumber about this? North Korea's actions or the UN's reaction? I can't believe the UN has any more credibility than N.K. does. If sanctions are their answer to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, think how ineffective they are with stuff that doesn't matter.

And how effective are sanctions expected to be? Take a look at this picture:


Fascinating. It's rare when you can see political boundaries from photos like this. The borders on the south and north clearly show the oppression Kim Jong-il is trapping within his borders, and the industrialization on both sides he's keeping out.




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