'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Monday, February 22, 2010

Text Fwd: Majority of S.Koreans support active dialogue with Pyongyang

* Image source: same as the below link
'North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, second row center, poses for a photo during a visit to the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex in Songnim in North Hwanghae Province, south of Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korea Central News Agency Feb. 21, 2010 (KCNA).'

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Majority of S.Koreans support active dialogue with Pyongyang:
A survey shows that 86.7 percent of S.Koreans support holding an inter-Korean summit, although S.Korea’s overall view of N.Korea has become increasingly negative
Posted on : Feb.22,2010 12:21 KST

A majority of citizens believe the Lee Myung-bak administration must set the direction of North Korea policy towards active dialogue with Pyongyang. An overwhelming majority, 86.7 percent, also supports holding an inter-Korean summit, while 13.3 percent oppose it.

The Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) said Sunday that it would announce the results of a survey on changing attitudes towards North Korea and evaluations of North Korea policy at a symposium Monday at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul’s Sogong neighborhood entitled “Results of the Lee Administration’s North Korea Policy Over the First Two Years and Its Future Direction.” The survey interviewed 1,000 adult men and women nationwide last November.

When asked to state the most desirable attitude for the government to take in inter-Korean relations, 54.1 percent said it should push dialogue. Another 27.6 percent said it should make use of indirect methods through cooperation with the international community. On the other hand, 14.9 percent said it should adopt a passive policy of quietly waiting, while only 6.1 percent said it should continuously pressure North Korea.

KINU said since most people support an active North Korea policy through dialogue, including direct dialogue with North Korea or indirect dialogue through the international community, it is evident that support for a passive or hostile North Korea policy is not high.

However, the survey also indicates that that more respondents agree with the Lee administration’s current North Korea policy (58.4 percent) than disagree (41.6 percent). Slightly more respondents also said the current policy is helping to denuclearize North Korea (53 percent) than not (47 percent).

The people’s views towards North Korea have also grown noticeably more negative under the Lee administration. Some 56.4 percent view North Korea in a negative light, while 43.8 percent remain wary of the country and 12.6 percent say the country is hostile. Only 38.3 percent responded positively, viewing it in cooperative terms (22.5 percent) or in terms of aid (15.8 percent). This is diametrically opposed to the results in 2005, when only 31.1 percent responded negatively and 64.9 percent responded positively. KINU determined that the return of negative attitudes about North Korea to pre-Sunshine Policy levels reflects the two-year strain in inter-Korean relations and the rigidity of the North Korean regime.

Please direct questions or comments to [englishhani@hani.co.kr]

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