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North Korea lecture by Swanger

It's fortunate that Dr. Eugene Swanger, Director and Professor of East Asian Studies at Wittenburg University for 33 years and a lecturer for the Department of State, has such a calm demeanor. Otherwise, one would be tempted to run screaming into the streets after one of his lectures on China, Taiwan or Korea. Truly, I'm surprised the "Peace with Justice" people (nonviolence, social responsibility), want him around for this special week. As I noted yesterday, the truce that pulled our troops out of Korea over 50 years ago resulted in millions of deaths by starvation in the north and the most repressive regime in the history of the world. What little is known about Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, his heir, (both are considered dieties) comes from defectors who have written books. Dr. Swanger provided a bibliography:

Fujimoto, Kenji. Kim Jong Il's Cook; I saw his naked body. WaPo review
Kang Chol-hwan. Aquariums of Pyongyang; ten years in the North Korean Gulag. (horror and deprevation)
Kim Hyun-hee. Tears of my soul. (Blew up an airliner)
Lee Soon-ok. Eyes of the tailess animals. (Read a chapter)
Sin Sang-ok. Kingdom of Kim. (Kidnapped film director)

The take away of the lecture: "North Korea has never kept any agreement with any country."