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SEEKING PEACE AND STABILITY IN NORTH KOREA
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
"IT WILL CONTRIBUTE to defending the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the area around it," declared the official news agency of North Korea. The assertion referred to the nuclear bomb that they claimed to have successfully produced and tested.
I read the quote over a few times and try to imagine anyone buying the notion that this contributes to peace and stability. Each time I conclude the same thing: A gap about the size of the Pacific Ocean yawns between the statement and reality.
This nation of 23 million is so impoverished that, while it diverted desperately needed resources to develop nuclear technology, two million of its citizens starved to death in the 1990s. This nation calls itself "prosperous" in its official news agency pronouncements. I begin to suspect gaps between statements and facts.
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November 6, 2006 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from MYRA W. BROWN, LINDA VARA, ROGER COLWILL, JOHN AND SUE PATTERSON, DOROTHY DAUGHERTY
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS—FULL OF PROMISE
PATRICIA KADICK, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Elie Wiesel
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The 'thou shalt not' promise
BY ELAINE FOLLIS
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'First lessons of the children'
BY JULIE WARD
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Timeless life-guides
BY ROBERT STRANATHAN
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It meant more than do not steal
BY ROBERTA DEVER
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Even the night shall be light
Bettie Gray
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SAFETY AT SCHOOL AND EVERYWHERE ELSE
with contributions from SARAH HYATT
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I prayed for myself
Emma Westerhof-Shultz
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SEEKING PEACE AND STABILITY IN NORTH KOREA
CHANNING WALKER
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A DREAM COME TRUE
SANDRA BALDERSTON
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'PERFECT' MAKES PRACTICE FUN
GINNY LUEDEMAN
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STAYING AWAKE FOR THE FAMILY OF MAN
ALLISON PHINNEY
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A CHOICE FOR PRAYER AND HEALING
KATHLEEN TACK MCRIVETTE
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CAT ALLERGY HEALED
VERONICA KLINE
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GOD'S DIRECTION—ALWAYS RELIABLE
ANTHONY WHITEHOUSE