US relations 2002

United States of America
2002

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2002

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DECEMBER 2002

Analysis: North Korea - US plays it cool
{Paul Reynolds} [US NK negotiations]
N. Korea Says U.S. Should Agree to Talks -AP
[Peace efforts][US-NK negotiations]
Roh asks for end to protests with an anti-American cast
[Roh Moo-hyun] [Anti-Americanism]
U.S. aims for 'tailored containment' of North
[US-NK relations] [Nuclear] [Sanctions] [Imperialism]
U.S. Looks for Ways to Talk to N. Korea -AP
[Spin] [US-NK negotiations]
We have been heard
[Anti-Americanism]
South Korea Criticizes U.S. Plan to Increase Pressure on the North
[Nuclear] [US-NK negotiations] [Friction] [SK US relations]
U.S. Eases Threat on Nuclear Arms for North Korea
{David E. Sanger} [US-NK negotiations] [Threat] [Powell] [Friction]
U.S. Plan for Trade Penalties for North Korea Worries South Korean Investors
{James Brooke} [Sanctions] [Friction] [FDI] [Kaesong]
Anti-US Protesters Urged to Calm Down
[US Offences]
Importance of Korea-US Alliance
[SK US Relations][Anti-Americanism]
At least Korea is united over one thing - anger at the US
{Martin Woollacott} [Anti-Americanism] [Joint Korean] [US-NK relations]
Anti-U.S. Protests Growing in South Korea
[Anti-Americanism][Pro-Pyongyang]
Former diplomat can be sued
[Diaspora]
NYT Editorial on US Troop Pullout Sparks Controversy
[Anti- Americanism] [US military]
N. Korea: China's Child
{William Safire} [US military] [Bizarre] [US military dominance] [New imperialism]
Bush Aides Back Effort for U.N. Denunciation of North Korea
[IAEA]
The Korean Crisis
President Kim Dae-jung, center, cheers with Korean and American soldiers at the Air Force Operational Command post in Pyongtaek, Kyonggi Province, Friday
[photo][Kimdj] [US military]
South Koreans Continue Anti-U.S. Struggle
[Anti-Americanism]
Candlelight Vigil for Shim Mi-Sun and Shin Hyo-Soon
[US Offences] (Demonstration in Koreatown, New York City)
Exporters Fear Anti-American Sentiments Could Boomerang
[Anti- Americanism] [Foreign trade]
U.N.: N. Korea Situation 'Very Worrying' -AP
[Nuclear]
Kelly to Visit S. Korea in Mid-January
[James Kelly] [Nuclear]
Worldwide criticism of U.S. gets stronger
[Anti-Americanism]
U.S. Demands N. Korea End Nuke Program -AP
[US-NK negotiations]
SOFA protests continue here
[SOFA]
Still friends after all these years
{Kim Seok-hwan} [SK US relations]
Seoul, Washington Plan to Hold Top-Level Talks
[SK US relations]
ROK, US, Japan to Tackle NK Nuke Issue at TCOG
[TCOG] [Nuclear]
U.S. urged to stop reckless pressure on DPRK
[Nuclear] [Armitage]
U.S. accusations against DPRK rebuffed
[Rocketry] [Double standards] [WMD]
DPRK ready to punish Yankees in singlehearted unity more powerful than A-bomb
[WMD]
U.S. groundless clamour about "threat" from Korea criticized
[Missile Defense] [Threat]
White House said to see Roh win as anti-U.S. sign
[Anti-Americanism]
U.S., Seoul officials cite SOFA refinement
[SOFA]
Rumsfeld: U.S. military can handle North Korea; no attack is imminent -AP
[Threat]
U.N., U.S. Deplore N. Korea Nuke Actions -AP
North desperate for U.S. attention
[US-NK Negotiations] [NK US Policy]
Anti-US Demo Continues in South Korea
[Anti-Americanism]
55% of S. Koreans Want US Troops to Stay: Survey
[SK attitude NK ][Anti-Americanism] [USFK] [US offences]
Roh May Pose Dilemma to Bush
[Roh Moo-hyun] [SK US relations]
Protesters Remain Peaceful
[US offences]
Foxed by Illusionist Partners
{Jim Hoagland} [New imperialism] [Yemen]
Halt to show of "James Bond-007" demanded in S. Korea
[Culture war]
U.S.-S. Korea joint military confab blasted
[Joint US military]
President-Elect Tries to Calm Foreign Fears
People Chose Progressive Reform Roh Burdened With Reshaping South Korea-US Relations
[SK US relations]
Captain of DPRK trading cargo ship interviewed
[Yemen]
Roh to Continue Kim's Policy Toward NK, US
President-Elect Hopes to Meet Bush
[Roh Moo-hyun] [SK US relations]
President-Elect Tries to Calm Foreign Fears
People Chose Progressive Reform Roh Burdened With Reshaping South Korea-US Relations
[SK US relations]
Captain of DPRK trading cargo ship interviewed
[Yemen]
Rodong Sinmun on DPRK's legitimate right to self-defence
UNC to launch special investigation on suspicious machine guns at DMZ
[US military dominance]
South Korean election, a fresh start for U.S. administration
[Donald Gregg]
Silent protest
[US offences]
U.S. Warns North Korea over dismantling of U.N. Devices
[Nuclear]
Roh tones down Anti - American comments
[Roh Moo-hyun] [Anti Americanism] [SK US relations]
South Korea Longs For Reunification With The North {James Brooke}
[Anti-Americanism] [Unification]
Bush and new Korean leader to take up thorny issues
{Howard w. French} [Roh Moo-hyun]
The new face of South Korea
[Roh Moo-hyun] [SK US Relations]
Seoul may loosen its ties to the U.S. {Howard w. French}
[Roh Moo-hyun] [SK US Relations]
Looking Internally: Polls And Real Life
{Daniel Smith} [Imperialism] [US offences]
N. Korea Offers a 'Silk Road' Bargain to the United States
{Kathy Wolfe}[US NK Relations] [Railways] [Eurasian]
U.S. accused of straining situation in Korea
U.S. piracy against DPRK trading cargo ship condemned
[Yemen]
Peaceful solution of Korean issue urged in S. Korea
[Agreed Framework]
S. Korea New Chief Vows to Work With U.S. -AP
[Roh Moo-hyun]
Bush Congratulates New S. Korean Leader -AP
U.S. worried by N. Korea chemical import
[Nuclear] [Threat]
GI Curfew Hits Itaewon Nightspots
[Anti-Americanism]
U.S. senator: China must allow formal U.N. assessment of North Korean refugees -AP
[Refugee encouragement]
U.S.-orchestrated war confab blasted
[TCOG]
US Hawk Warns Not to Rule Out Military Option
[Perle] [Belligerence]
Guards check the ID of a driver entering the Yongsan U.S. military base in Seoul
[Photo] [Anti-Americanism]
USFK Extends Curfew on American Soldiers
[Anti-Americanism]
Labor, Management Differ Over Impact of Anti-Americanism
[Anti-Americanism] [US offences]
Remarks of commander of U.S. marines in Japan blasted
U.S. urged to stop anti-DPRK burlesque
[media]
Japan, U.S. warn North on nuclear arms
Rumsfeld says U.S. missile defense a powerful deterrent to N.K.
[Missile defense] [Threat]
Washington reiterates call for Pyeongyang to scrap nukes
U.S. troops confined to base after attack
[Anti-Americanism]
Presence of U.S. bases is deplored
[Anti-Americanism]
Anti-U.S. education intensifies for North Korean students
[Anti-Americanism]
At the danger level
[Anti-Americanism]
Bringing calm to North Korea
{Robert Hathaway} [US NK relations]
US Army Officer Attacked in Seoul
[Anti-Americanism]
Formaldehyde Case Increases Demands for SOFA Revision
[US Offences] [SOFA]
Powell: N. Korea Responsible for Danger -AP
[Threat] [US NK policy]
U.S. politicians weigh in on the North
[US-NK negotiations] [Partisan]
Business groups warn on anti-U.S. feelings
[Anti-Americanism] [Pro-Americanism]
Scrap the nuclear for dialogue, says Rice
[US-NK negotiations]
U.S. officer says he was attack victim
[Anti-Americanism]
U.S., North misread each other
{Ha Young-sun} [Nuclear] [NK US policy][Agreed Framework] [Negotiating style] [Culture gap]
Protest flames burn with a purpose
[US offences] [History]
Candlelight Protest
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism] [Threat]
US Embassy Appreciates Peaceful End to Anti-US Protest
[US offences]
Bush Apologizes for Girls' Deaths
[US offences]
3 US Soldiers Face Questioning Over Altercation
[US offences]
Bush's Apology and Sea of Candle Light: Mutual Respect, Reciprocity as Foundations of Korea-U.S. Ties
[US offences]
'US Officers Should Take Responsibility'
[US offences]
U.S. warned not to act rashly
U.S. piracy on DPRK trading cargo ship denounced
KCNA on U.S. assertion on human rights situation in DPRK
[Human rights]
North Korea Attacks James Bond Movie -AP
[Culture war]
Clinton: N. Korea Warned About Reactor -AP
[Agreed Framework] [Clinton]
UN check of U.S. bases planned
Anti-U.S. focus marks weekend rallies
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
Army reprimanded 4 after accident that killed 2 teenagers
[US offences]
North Korea Condemns US Seizure Of Its Freighter
[Yemen]
U.S. Scorned for Foreign Arms Stand
[Double standards]
Bush, Blair warned of bin Laden nukes Al-Qaida purchased 20 suitcase arms from former KGB agents, says report
[Bizarre][cbw] [Terrorism]
US 'misusing North Korea aid'
[Aid weapon]
N. Korea: Only treaty will prevent war
[Nuclear] [Peace efforts] [NK US policy]
N. Korea accuses U.S. of blocking aid
[Aid weapon]
NORTH KOREA
{MoveOnPeace Bulletin}[Nuclear] [Agreed Framework] [US NK policy] [Threat] [Missile Defense]
Letter from Pyongyang {Anonymous}
[ewa] [Bizarre]
Countdown on Korea
{Leon V. Sigal} Issue Date: 8.27.01 [US NK policy]
Does North Korea sponsor terrorism?
[Terrorism] (Council on Foreign Relations)
Nuclear Weapons Program
[Nuclear] [Agreed Framework] {Federation of American Scientists)
North Korea tries to avert crisis over nuclear claims
{Phil Reeves} [Nuclear] [Culture Gap] [Admission]
North Korea admits nuclear weapons plan
[Nuclear][Admission] technical details
North Korea: A pariah state, its secret nuclear programme - and a new crisis for Bush
{Rupert Cornwell} [Nuclear] [Misinterpretation][Admission]
N. Korean Admission Destroys Bush's Casus Belli
{Linda Heard} [Nuclear] [US NK policy][Admission]
N Korea warns UN nuclear agency
[IAEA]
North Korea takes aim at Bond
[Culture war]
N. Korea paper: 'Burning hatred' for U.S.
North Korea threat part of United States regional strategy
[Imperialism][Threat] [US NK policy]
Armitage Offers Seoul `Sincere Apologies'
[US offences]
Massive Protests Planned Today
[US offences] [Yemen]
Arrest of Korean resident in U.S. denounced
[US offences] [Pro- Pyongyang]
DPRK Foreign Ministry condemns U.S. piracy
[Yemen]
North acknowledges missile ship was theirs, condemns U.S. for piracy
[Yemen]
Seoul, Washington, Tokyo's responses over restart of nuclear facility
[TCOG] [Nuclear]
Capture of freighter to prove a point
[Yemen]
Pondering anti-U.S. sentiment
{Oh Young-hwan} {Brent (Won-ki) Choi} [Anti-Americanism]
North fears its fate as "second Iraq"
[Peace efforts][Imperialism]
North Korea Knocks
[Belligerence] [US-NK negotiations]
ROK photojournalists protest
[US offences]
Human Values and National Pride / Warning Against Old-Fashioned Politics
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
One Proliferator at a Time
{Jim Hoagland} [Belligerence] [Bizarre] [Nuclear]
More facts about GIs' atrocities during Korean War disclosed
[Korean War events][US Offences]
Angry North Korea says seizing of vessel was a 'big mistake'
[Yemen]
Defector blasts swell of anti-U.S. feelings
[Hwang Jang-yop] [Anti- Americanism] [US offenses]
SOFA body near accord, Korean officials report, on criminal procedures
[SOFA]
Experts debate legality of boarding North ship
[Yemen]
Missile Seizure Backfires on U.S. -European Press
[Yemen]
North Korea's Missile Export Mischief
[Yemen] [Rocket] [Double standards] [Bizarre]
Reluctant U.S. Gives Assent for Missiles to Go to Yemen
[Yemen]
The core of Korea's nuclear threat
{Jonathan Watts} [Nuclear][Threat]
'There is a deal here waiting to be made'
{Suzanne Goldenberg} [Agreed Framework] [US-NK negotiations]
N Korea condemns US 'provocation'
[Yemen]
North Korea attacks U.S. 'piracy'
North Korea makes nuclear threat
[Threat] [Nuclear]
How North Korea sees the world - Inside out [Bizarre]
South Korea, US Consult on NK Scuds
[Yemen] [US dominance]
U.S., Korea to set up a SOFA review group
[SOFA]
Pyeongyang youth group launches anti-U.S. rally for death of schoolgirls
[US offences]
GI receives 8 months in prison for car accident
[US offences] [SOFA]
Council's Feinstein:US Handling Of N Korean Ship Puzzling
[Yemen] [Bizarre]
U.S. Holds, Then Releases Yemeni Missiles
[Yemen]
US State Department Expresses Regret
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
Armitage Conveys Bush's Apologies
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
Activists Call for Cooling Down of Anti-US Sentiment
[SOFA] [Anti- Americanism]
Seoul-Washington to look into capture of N.K. missile ship
[Rocketry]
Kim tells U.S. aide SOFA must be improved
[SOFA]
Earlier reports tell U.S. has been chasing N.K. freighter for weeks
[Rocketry]
Ship With N. Korea Missiles Intercepted -AP
President Kim calls for appropriate measures for SOFA
Ship Carrying Scud-Type Missiles Believed to Originate in N.K. Is Intercepted
[Rocketry]
Shots fired to stop Scud ship
Korean Veterans Attack 'Slain Gils Task Force' and Supporters in Los Angeles
[US offences]
Kim Conveys Public Dismay to US Senators
[US offences]
Koreas to Hold Working-Level Maritime Meeting Dec. 25-28
SOFA, Do We Need It?
{Eddie Yoon} [Culture gap] [US offences] [SOFA]
Parties Call for Caution Regarding Anti-Americanism
[US offences] [Anti- Americanism]
USFK's "Kangaroo Court" Decision Incurs Korean Wrath
[US offences]
"U.S. Is Distorting Truth to Shun Its Responsibility As AF Violator": DPRK Media Call for Conclusion of Non-Aggression Pact
[Agreed Framework] [Double standards]
Candidates muted on U.S.
[Anti-Americanism]
U.S.-Korea relations should survive protest, Kim assures 2 senators
[Anti-Americanism] [US offences]
North said to solicit nuclear-fuel chemical
[Nuclear]
U.S. Senator to look into N.K. defectors in China
[Refugee encouragement]
U.S. State Department expresses regret over death of two girls
[US offences]
Organizer says protest is not 'anti-American'
[US offences]
Professors, lawyers add voices to SOFA protests
[US offences] [SOFA]
DMZ work delayed; more inter-Korean talks ahead
[Connections]
Armitage vows to work to denuclearize Korean Peninsula
[Nuclear] [Context]
New Yorkers demand release of Nodutdol member imprisoned by White House
[US offences]
Anger at US shows in S Korea election
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
Tens of Thousands Join Anti-US Candlelight Vigil
[US offences]
S. Korean, US Officials to Discuss Growing Unrest
[US offences] [Anti- Americanism]
Kim Warns Against Anti-Americanism Ending Alliance
[SOFA] [Anti- Americanism]
South Korea-US Alliance at Critical Moment
[US offences] [Anti- Americanism]
Top Singer Hits US Over Two Girls' Death
[US offences] [Anti- Americanism]
Seoul, Washington to confer on spreading anti-U.S. mood
[US offences]
[Anti-Americanism]
Seoul, U.S. to hold senior talks to quell anti-U.S. sentiment
[US offences]
[Anti-Americanism]
Iraq, North Korea top agenda as U.S. envoy arrives in Tokyo -AP
Perplexity written all over U.S.-based Korean Embassy
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
U.S. Lawmakers Postpone S. Korea Trip
[US offences] [Anti- Americanism]
The latest news on the Misun and Hyosun Movement (in Korean)
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
Misun & Hyosun Action Center (in Korean)
[US offences] [Anti- Americanism]
Support the Pan-Korean Petition Campaign
[US offences] [Anti- Americanism]
The 'Korean Task Force' Detained by the US Military at Pentagon
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
How Two Korean Girls Were Killed by Americans - The Basic Facts
[US offences]
US military personnel commit more than 600 crimes a year in Korea
[US offences] [SOFA] [Kimdj]
Korean-Americans Raise Money for the Killers of Two Korean Kids
[US offences] [Pro-Americanism]
First of 2 G.I.'s on Trial in Deaths of Korean Girls Is Acquitted
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
U.S. dismay at N. Korea nuke rebuff
[Nuclear]
US official met by Korean anger
[Anti-Americanism] [Armitage]
Anti-US protests grow in Seoul
[Anti-Americanism] [SOFA]
Atomic agency slams N. Korea
[IAEA] [Double standards] [Exclusion]
Stalemate to Last Awhile, Says Former White House Aide
U.S., Japan put priority on nukes and missiles
UN Command holds N.K. responsible for suspension of landmine project
[US military dominance] [Connections]
Experts say North is likely next on Bush list after Iraq
[Iraq] [Imperialism]
North urges anti-U.S. rally over deaths of school girls
[US offences][Nationalism] [Motherland]
Pyeongyang says admission of nuke program made 'only to prove point'
[Nuclear]
N.K. nukes discussed at U.S.-Russia summit
Atomic agency said ready to criticize Pyeongyang
[IAEA]
North demanded President Bush's visit to Pyeongyang: Mainichi
Pyeongyang will eventually give up on nukes, says Charles Kartman
[KEDO]
Official contact channel for N.K.-U.S., remains idle
[US-NK negotiations]
UNC reconfirms prior approval for cross MDL: joint land survey completed
[US military dominance]
U.S. official to confer in Japan, Korea
U.S. Deputy Secretary Armitage to visit Seoul next week
Anti-U.S. protesters set off for Washington
[US offences] [Anti-Americanism]
U.S. Urged to Reconnect With North Korea -AP
[Peace efforts]
No talks unless N.K. abandons nukes
U.S. to raise issue of N.K.defectors to China
Koreas' struggle forced UN Command to relent, daily says
[US military dominance] [Friction] [Connections][Joint Korean]
Rallies continue at home, in U.S. over girls' deaths
[US Offences]
USFK denies causing oil leak, says embassy site more likely
[US offences]

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NOVEMBER 2002

Land swap opposed by Pyeongtaek group
US treads carefully on N Korea
[Nuclear]
N Korea accuses US of 'fabrication'
[Nuclear]
Nuclear Security Crisis in the Korean Peninsula -Korean-American Perspective
[Nuclear] [Culture gap] {Moon J. Pak}
U.S. Republicans Seeking Renewed Sanctions Against N.K.
[Nuclear] [Sanctions]
Bush warns N. Korea on fuel shipments
[Agreed Framework] [KEDO]
Cultural Differences Often Stump US Diplomats in Handling NK
[Culture gap][Admission]
US Ultimatum Leaves NK With Few Options
[Oil]
North Korea admits nuclear arsenal
[Spin] [Negotiating style]
North Korea declares it has nuclear arsenal
[Nuclear][Spin]
No more oil aid for N Korea
[Oil] [Agreed Framework] [Spin]
N Korean nuclear 'admission' may be in doubt
[Spin] [Culture gap] [Misinterpretation]
Pyongyang Cool on Bush Remarks
US Trying to Convince NK Not to Take Extreme Step
[Agreed Framework][Spin]
North raises stakes in nuclear row
[Inspection]
Seoul restaurants bar US Diners
[Anti-Americanism] [US offences]
U.S. study counsels balancing North, Iraq
Powell tells North Korea to surrender bomb or face misery -AP
Washington could warm to North if nuclear program ends
Lawmakers ask Bush for tough line on North Korea -AP
Foreign ministers to meet in Seoul in mid-November
[TCOG]
U.S. Eyes N. Korea on Missile Tests -AP
[Rocketry]
U.S. defense official to visit Seoul, Tokyo
North dismisses U.S. demand to abandon nuclear first
U.S. spurns North's continued demands to end hostility
[Peace efforts] [Belligerence]
U.S. to look into case of runaway serviceman
U.S. considers steps to press North to end nuke project
North diplomat says U.S. nuclear accusations are groundless
[Nuclear] [Peace efforts]
FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR DUE IN SOUTH SOON
[Donald Gregg]
North warns of 2d thoughts on missile moratorium
[Rocketry]
Campbell takes over at U.S. Eighth Army
Iraq, North Korea among four nations suspected of covertly possessing smallpox -AP
[cbw]
U.S. sends oil to North despite nuclear row
U.S. Secretary of State Powell scraps his visit to Seoul, Tokyo
North hints at moves in tandem
[Agreed Framework] [NK US policy] [Peace efforts]
U.S. concerned over N.K. missile launch
[Rocketry]
U.S. warns oil tanker could be turned around 'any moment'
Pentagon Has Smallpox Plan for Troops -AP
[cbw]
Feith calls to strike a balance between nukes and economic cooperation
[Friction] [US-NK relations]
Parts supplies said assured for F-15 jets Korea bought
[US military dominance]
Powell: Iraq Showdown May Take Time -AP
Bush says U.S. strategy against North differ from Iraq
North expressed displeasure to U.S. troops stationed in Japan
Powell: N. Korea Danger to Neighbors -AP
Allies fail to agree on oil supply to North
[Friction] [TCOG] [Spin]
Uncertainty over whether U.S. oil shipment en route to North Korea will reach its destination -AP
U.S. has no intention to pose military threats to North, says Powell
North slams visiting U.S. official
Kelly in Beijing for talks on N.K. nuclear Program
[James Kelly] [Nuclear]
End of Pyeongyang regime is ultimate U.S. goal, says former defense official
[Regime change] [Imperialism]
North argues for right to build weapons
[Independence]
Agreed Framework 'as good as dead,' says North official
[Agreed Framework]
UN Command may suspend DMZ railway Construction
[US military dominance] [Railways] [Friction]
Bush Seeks to End N. Korea Shipments -AP
N. Korea Said to Nix Spy Ship Return -AP
[Espionage] [NK US Policy] [Peace Efforts] [Donald Gregg] [Pueblo]
Kelly says North admitted storing bio-weapons
[cbw] [James Kelly]
Ex-Soldier Unaware of N.Korea Kidnap -AP
[Abductees]
No intention to attack North, U.S. reiterates
Citing UN request, North stops demining in DMZ
[US military dominance]
N. Korea Accuses U.S. of Isolation -AP
[US-NK relations] [Nuclear] [Delay]
Magazine says North has conducted nuke test
[Nuclear] FEER [Scott Snyder]
Positive signs in White House Statement
Powell reiterates Bush statements on North
Kelly says Agreed Framework not officially dead
[James Kelly] [Agreed Framework]
U.N. Command Offers Koreas Rail Plan -AP
[US military dominance] [Railways]
Radio Pyongyang: No desire to deteriorate ties with U.S.
[NK US policy] [Peace efforts]
Republicans look to step up embargo on North
[Belligerence] [Sanctions]
Statement released to blame U.S. for rupture of 1994 pact
[Agreed Framework] [KEDO] [US dominance] [NK US policy]
Seoul official acknowledges U.S. call for help in Iraq
[imperialism]
CIA: N. Korea Can Build More Nukes -AP
[Nuclear]
Inspection impasse in DMZ is Finessed
[US military dominance] [Connections]
U.S. secret forces given permission to strike suspicions cargo ships
[Imperialism] [Exceptionalism] [Sanctions]
North refuses to resume mine-clearing works at DMZ
[Connections]
Nuclear issue would be addressed only to U.S., claims North
[Exclusion] [NK US policy]

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OCTOBER 2002

U.S. urged to drop strong-arm policy
[James Kelly]
Conclusion of non-aggression treaty between DPRK and U.S. called for
[James Kelly] [Agreed Framework] [NK US policy]
James A. Kelly Briefing October 5, 2002
[James Kelly]at ROK MFA 5 October 2002
US knew about nuclear link between N Korea, Pakistan
N Korea blasts 'arrogant' US envoy
Powell: N. Koreans `Nullified' Deal - AP
[Agreed Framework] [Nuclear]
Japan, U.S. weigh pulling plug
[Agreed Framework] [Nuclear]
North 'listens' to protest of its bomb program
[Agreed Framework] [Nuclear]
U.S., China Meet Over Koreas -AP
3 Countries May Have Helped N. Korea -AP
[Nuclear]
Surprised delegates work to revise agenda in North
[Nuclear] [Friction]
Vaguely, North calls for dialogue
[Nuclear]
Daily says U.S. proof was customs papers
[Nuclear]
U.S., EU voice alarm on North's nuclear threat
[Nuclear]
North Korean state-run newspaper accuses U.S. of heavy-handed tactics -AP
[Agreed Framework]
US says China would be threatened by North Korean nukes -AP
[Nuclear]
Bush Hopeful for N.Korea Disarmament -AP
[Nuclear]
N. Korea Willing to Negotiate -AP
[Nuclear]
U.S. may send new envoy to North
Seoul , Washington agree in principle, differ on details
[Friction]
Channel for dialogue still open, says Kelly
North called for summit during Kelly's visit
[NK US policy] [Peace efforts]
Former U.S. ambassador to visit North next month
[Donald Gregg]
Sunshine policy also important, says U.S. State Department
North's uranium is put at 30 kg
[Nuclear]
North proposes non-agression pact to U.S.
[Peace efforts]
South Korea- U.S. affirm peaceful resolution for N.K. nuclear
North demands U.S. pledge 'no aggression'
[Peace efforts]
U.S., Japan, South Korea demand that North Korea abandon nuclear weapons program in 'prompt and verifiable manner' -AP
Korean War remains to be returned to U.S.
U.S. Secretary Powell to visit Seoul
Bush's weekend of diplomacy ends with some progress, string of disappointments on Iraq, North Korea -AP
Korea: Arms Needed to Fight U.S. -AP
[NZ US policy]
Pyeongyang cannot end isolation with nuclear arms: State Department
US Will Not Attack NK: Hubbard
[US-NK relations] [Peace efforts]
Still Stuck in Stalemate .
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly]
White House signifies difference between North Korea and Iraq
US-NK Talks End Without Agreement
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly] [Delay] [Electricity] [Security]
S. Korea, US, Japan to Hold Summit During APEC
[TCOG]
U.S. envoy discusses North Korea's weapons programs while in Pyongyang -AP
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly]
Kim Yong Nam meets special envoy of U.S. President
[James Kelly] [US-NK negotiations]
NK, US Engage in Tug-of-War on Security Issues
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly] [Security] [WMD]
US Envoy Arrives in Pyongyang
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly]
Postal worker opens fire at the United Nations in apparent anti-North Korea protest -AP
Muted hope for Kelly trip to the North
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly]
U.S. President's special envoy arrives
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly]
U.S. submarine hits Korean fishing boat
Kelly consults here, leaves Thursday for North
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly]
Misdirected youthful zeal
[US offences][Anti-Americanism]
US, N. Korea Restart Talks Today
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly]
Students Detained for Breaking Into U.S. Embassy
[Anti-Americanism] [US offences] [SOFA]
North Korean granted asylum in U.S.
[Refugee reception]
North urges abolishment of US-ROK Defense Treaty
Appeal to Bush re Korean-Americans
Urgent Appeal to Include "The Issue of Korean-Americans Separated from their Loved Ones in North Korea over 50 years" in James Kelley's Meeting with North Korea on October 3 - 5 (ISR)
'No breakthroughs,' U.S. envoy predicts
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly]
U.S. tests nuclear treaty's limits {Kim Seok-hwan] [Nuclear] [Double standards]
U.S.-DPRK Missile Negotiations
{Gary Samore} [Rocketry] [Security] [US-NK negotiations]
Kelly begins his trip
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly]
MTCR Members to keep up contact with North
[Rocketry]
Korean War resentment still lingers
[Korean War effects] [ewa] [Culture gap]
Kim Jong-il Likely to Meet With US Envoy
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly] [Peace efforts]
U.S. President's special envoy to visit DPRK
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly]
Schedule for U.S. envoy's visit confirmed
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly]

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SEPTEMBER 2002

Wendy Sherman: Special Zone a big step for N.K. relations with abroad
[Sinuiju] [US-NK relations]
Seoul Welcomes US Decision to Send Envoy to NK
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly] [Friction]
U.S., N.K. expected to focus on security issues during talks NK
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly] [Security]
U.S. talks with North Korea NK
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly] [Friction]
'Low-key' visit to discuss arms is set for Kelly in Pyeongyang
[US-NK Negotiations] [James Kelly]
U.S. Assesses North Korea's Moves -AP
[US-NK negotiations] [James Kelly]
12 firebombs hurled at U.S. military post
[Anti-Americanism] [US offences]
Concessions must be made
[US-NK Negotiations]
US Presidential Envoy to Visit NK Early Next Month
[US NK Negotiations] [James Kelly]
Positive Sign in NK-US Relations / Did Seoul `Buy' Pyongyang Summit?
[Partisan] [Summit00]
North Korea expected to raise economic and security issues with U.S. -AP
[NK US negotiations]
U.S. envoy resets visit to North at early date
[US NK Negotiations] [James Kelly]
In policy shift, U.S. will talk to North Korea
{David e. Sanger} [US NK Negotiations] [Friction][Koizumi0209]
Bush eases pressure on North Korea
[US NK Negotiations] [Friction]
President Kim readies offer to mediate N.K.-U.S. talks
[Friction] [Sunshine policy]
U.S. to Send Envoy to North Korea -AP
[US NK Negotiations] [James Kelly]
S. Korean military's intention to assist in U.S. war against Iraq opposed
[Iraq] {Role of SK military] [Imperialism]
Japan reiterates call to Washington to open talks with North Korea -AP
[Koizumi] [Friction]
U.S. Doubts N. Korea Ties Will Improve
{Glenn Kessler} {US NK relations] [Koizumi0209] [Belligerence]
Indictment Rate for Alleged Crimes by USFK Personnel Only 6 Pct: Report
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
Success of North's new economic zone depends on relations with Washington
[Sinuiju][Yang Bin] [US NK Relations]
Kim stepping up diplomatic campaign to press U.S. on dialogue with N.K.
[Friction] [Sunshine policy] [US NK relations]
Asia, Europe Look to US to Engage NK
[Friction][EU][US NK relations]
U.S. not interested in 6-way talks
[US NK relations] [Friction]
Seoul agonizes over persuading U.S.
[Friction] [US NK relations]
North's next move seen as nod to U.S.
[US NK relations] [Friction]
Kim, Koizumi Urge US to Resume Talks With NK
[Friction] [Koizumi0209]
USFK Uses `Sea of Japan' in Military Maps
[US offences]
International situation after "September 11 incident" reviewed
[NK US policy] [Imperialism] [Axis] [Terrorism]
Pyeongyang on U.S. 'rogue' list; Iran off
[Axis] [Terrorism] [US NK relations]
Kim, Koizumi to work for a better climate in U.S.-North relations
[Friction] [Koizumi0209]
U.S. response after the summit
[Koizumi0209] [US NK relations] [Friction]
N. Korea asks for Bush 'evil axis' rethink
[NK US Policy] [Peace efforts]
Seoul Seeks to Jump-Start Pyongyang-Washington Talks
[Friction] [Sunshine policy]
Rumsfeld's remark is set in context
[Nuclear] [Threat] [Belligerence]
Nonproliferation the key issue, asserts U.S. State Department
[Nuclear] [Rocketry][Double standards]
Man Killed in Crash With US Trailer
[US offences]
U.S. Servicemen May Be in N. Korea -AP
[Korean War events]
U.S. Army trailer, Korean car collide
[US offences]
North-U.S. relations should improve, says President Kim
[Koizumi0209] [Railways] [EU]
U.S. must halt its pursuit of war
{Moon Chung-in} [Iraq] [Friction]
US Embassy Claims Activists Provoked Brawl
[US offences]
Police pledge fairness in case involving GIs, ex-lawmaker
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
U.S., Iraq and Koreas
[Iraq] [Friction]
Rumsfeld says North has nukes
[Double standards] [Threat] [Nuclear]
Ex-Lawmaker Punched by US Soldier
[US offences] [SOFA] [Extraterritoriality] [National Security Act]
U.S. soldiers beat ex-lawmaker protesting teens' death
[US offences] [SOFA] [Extraterritoriality] [National Security Act]
U.S. owes $830,000 for Han River water
U.S. may dispatch envoy within this month
[James Kelly]
Messages are flying, but U.S. is unlikely to embrace DPRK
[Koizumi0209]
UN must do something
[Iraq] [Friction]
Korea's Killing Fields - Masan/Samjin - Revealed after 52 Years Villagers say more than 2,000 civilians were killed and buried in hidden mass graves in the Yuhyang-ri area
{Kim Wook} [War crimes] [Korean War events] [National Security Act] [Syngman Rhee]
Did Americans Mass-Murder Korean Women and Kids?
[US offences] [War crimes] [ Korea War events] (dossier of links on Nogun-ri and other similar incidents)
Pablo Picasso, 'Massacre in Korea'
oil on canvas 109.5 X 209.5 cm [photo]
Korea Walking Diplomatic Tightrope Over War on Iraq
[Friction] [Iraq]
Government Maps Out Oil Emergency Plan
[imperialism] [Iraq] [Friction] 'if the U.S. does indeed invade Iraq, and neighboring countries are drawn into direct conflict as a result of the U.S. aggression.'
2 US Soldiers to Face Military Court
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
LaPorte Vows Higher Defense Posture for S-N Railway Work
[US military dominance] [Belligerence] [Railways]
Thriller From a Long, Cold War
Sleeping Dragon (Review )
U.S. soldiers face court martial in girls' deaths
[US Offences] [Extraterritoriality]
USFK commander vows reform of Korea-U.S. combined forces
[US military dominance]
No reason to stop U.S. envoy's visit - Chosun Shinbo
[Peace efforts]
Bush asks Koizumi to deliver his message to N.K.
[Koizumi0209]
UNC, N.K. sign agreement on inter-Korean transportation
[Railways] [US military]
U.S. planners weighed nuclear use in North
[Nuclear] [Imperialism] [Agreed Framework] [Missile Defense][US Military]
DPRK-U.S. general-level talks held
[US military dominance] [Railways]
U.S. urged to drop its hostile policy towards DPRK
War on Iraq Not Likely to Upset Korean Security: Presidential Aide
[Friction][Iraq]
US Red Tape Hobbles Railway Project
[Railways] [Friction] [US military dominance]
Experts call on U.S. to seek modest approach toward North Korea's conventional weapons
[Security]
Delay in Washington jeopardizes schedule for work on rail link
[Railways] [Friction] [US military dominance]
North's angry words for Bolton continues
[John Bolton]
Iraq could determine U.S. policy toward Pyeongyang
[Iraq] [US NK relations]
U.S. must seek peace in East Asia
{Ha Young-sun}
Bolton's outbursts under fire
[John Bolton]
Pyeongyang waits, it says, for U.S. talks
U.S. urged to stop its high-handed and arbitrary practices
U.S. response confuses ends, means {Kim Kyung-won}
U.S. needs multilaterialism
Balanced Diplomacy Urged in Case of US Attack on Iraq
[Imperialism]
Dispute rekindled over plan to build new U.S. embassy near Seoul palace
Pullback of U.S. Forces from S. Korea urged
Forum debates terror and the U.S.
[Axis]
Anti-American feeling? It's normal, says publisher Josef Joffe; U.S. is too seductive
{Kim Young-hie} [Anti-Americanism] [Misinterpretation]
Gov't Studies Contingency Plan for Coping With War in Iraq
[Imperialism]
ROK, US, Japan Positively Assess Pyongyang's Move Toward Dialogue
[TCOG]
Anti-DPRK war exercise denounced
[Joint US military]
Seoul, Washington, Tokyo laud N.K. moves
[TCOG]
KCNA urges U.S. to stop stymying process to improve north-south relations
[NK US policy]
Korean Authorities Secure More Rights to Probe US Soldiers
[Extraterritoriality]
Kim Urges NK, US to Make `Package Deal'
[Friction] [Terrorism] [Sunshine policy] [Koizumi0209]
ROK, US, Japan Launch Trilateral Talks on NK
[TCOG]
Civic group targets emissions from U.S. soldiers' automobiles
[US offences]
Choi to meet counterparts from U.S., Japan, Russia
[TCOG]
ROK-US Land Swap Plan Faces Opposition in Assembly
[Pro-Americanism] [Threat]
Three nations to discuss Koizumi's visit
[TCOG] [Koizumi0209]
U.S. senators urge China not to send back defectors
US Senators Urge Attention to Refugees
[Refugee encouragement]
Pyeongyang blows hot and cold on U.S. ties {Oh Young-hwan}
[cbw] [WMD] [Reparations]
N. Korean Media Slam U.S. Malignant Moves
[John Bolton]
Has US Hard-line Policy Worked?
[Koizumi0209] [Misinterpretation]
September 11 and Northeast Asia Change and Uncertainty in Regional Security
[US-NK relations] [Imperialism] {Bates Gill}
U.S. urged to honor its commitment under AF
[Agreed Framework] [Delay] [Inspections] [Culture gap]
Criticism spreads about arrogant U.S. unilateralism
[Imperialism] [Friction] [PYR]
N.K. calls U.S. an obstacle to peaceful reunification
[US military dominance]
U.S., Japan, South Korea to discuss North Korea this week -AP
[TCOG]
UN Command proposes colonel-level talks with North
[US military dominance]
North opening is genuine, say experts, asking U.S. to respond
[Friction] [Railways] [Kaesong] [Reparations]
U.S. brigandish logic refuted
[Imperialism] [Double standards] [NK US policy]
Pyeongyang says U.S. needs to change strategy
[Agreed Framework] [Delay] [Inspections]
U.S. set to grant North Korea defectors asylum for first time
[Refugee reception]
U.S. criticized for listing DPRK as part of "axis of evil"
[Axis] [Putin]
Over 200 cases of aerial espionage against DPRK
KCNA on U.S. call for sanctions against DPRK companies
[Sanctions] [Rocketry] [Agreed Framework]
UN Command to hold general-level talks with N.K.
[Railways] [US military dominance]
No war if Kim Jong-il stays calm
{Robert Dujarric} [US NZ policy]
North Korea blasts U.S. missile sanctions
[Sanctions] [Rocketry]
Bolton's Hawkish Remarks on NK / Worsening Strikes at Hospitals
[John Bolton] [Friction]
Lee cancels meeting with U.S. undersecretary
North tested missile parts in Iran, Egypt, U.S. aide says
[Rocketry]
Two North Koreans get asylum in U.S.
[refugee reception]

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AUGUST 2002

Hegemony and democratic checks
{Kim Kyung-won}
US Warns of Collapse of 1994 Nuke Accord
[Inspections] [John Bolton] [Agreed Framework]
N. Korean reactor 'in doubt,' warns U.S. arms control official
[Inspections] [Agreed Framework] [John Bolton]
Roh concerned that U.S. views his candidacy in negative light
[Roh Moo-hyun]
U.S. official says North risks losing reactor pact
[Inspections] [John Bolton] [Agreed Framework]
Top U.S. arms negotiator says deal with North Korea must stop selling missile technology abroad -AP
[John Bolton] [Rocketry]
Minju Joson on Ulji Focus Lens
[Joint US military]
Evasion of probe into suspected introduction of U.S.-made weapons condemned
[US military dominance]
Controversial U.S. aide arrives
[John Bolton] [Friction]
James Kelly's Visit to North Korea Possible
Korean-American Group Takes Offensive for N.K. Defectors
[Refugee encouragement][Diaspora]
N.K. Must Take Initiative for Better Ties with U.S.: Chamberlin
U.S.-based Korean NGO Appoints Hwang JY Permanent Advisor
[Hwang Jang-yop][Diaspora] [Belligerence]
Deterrence of War Important in Korea -- DM Lee Jun
[Friction]
U.S. diplomats meet Seoul officials on North Korea, presidential race
[WMD] [Friction]
Seoul watching U.S. moves to rally support for possible attack on Iraq
[Imperialism]
Resumption of N.K.-U.S. Talks Is Best Way to Solve WMD Issue: FM
[WMD] [Friction]
Civic Groups Oppose U.S. Under Secretary Bolton's Visit
[Anti-Americanism] [John Bolton]
US warns N Korea over missile sales
[Rocketry] [Imperialism] [John Bolton]
N. Korea 'armed to the teeth' U.S. diplomat denounces 'evil', 'missile peddling' regime
[Rocketry] [Imperialism] [John Bolton]
Kim honors chief of U.S. think tank (Heritage Foundation)
Top U.S. arms negotiator accuses North Korea of building, exporting weapons of mass destruction -AP
[Armaments] [Rocketry] [John Bolton]
Signature campaign for punishment of GI criminals in S. Korea
[Religion]
Top Nobel official blames N. Korea, U.S. for stall in President's 'sunshine policy
[Sunshine policy]
U.S. officials in Pyongyang to discuss nuclear inspections
[Inspections]
Under water contact goes on between U.S. and North
[US-NK Negotiations] [Inspections]
Anti-terror defenses being beefed up
U.S., Japan, Australia to discuss policies on Pyeongyang
[TCOG]
Seminar, exhibit in U.S. to spotlight North's human rights issues
[Human rights]
U.S. Team Looks for MIAs in N.Korea -AP
[Korean War effect]
U.S. imposes sanctions for missile parts exports to Yemen
[Rocketry] [Sanctions] [Double standards] [Imperialism]
U.S. asks for anti-terror checks in Busan
[Imperialism]
TCOG talks slated for September 7
[TCOG]
The 'Crisis' on the Korean Peninsula and the US Troops in Korea
{Jung Wook Sik} [Imperialism] [US military dominance] [Missile defense] [Main enemy] [John Bolton]
Peace in East Asia and the Korean Peninsula: The Nature of Insecurity in East Asia after September 11
{Samsung Lee} [Missile Defense]
Presence of US Forces
[US offences] [SOFA]
No longer unfair DOFA (petition)
[SOFA]
It's not Iraq the U.S. needs to worry about
{Eric Margolis} [Nuclear] [Axis] [Belligerence]
DPRK fully ready for dialogue and war
[Joint US military]
U.S. military presence in S. Korea unjustifiable
North Korea incurs US penalty for Missile Parts Sales to Yemen
[Rocketry] [Sanctions] [Belligerence]
US 'sanctions' against N Korea
[Rocketry] [Sanctions] [Belligerence]
Trilateral Talks on NK Set for Sept. 7
[TCOG]
KCNA demands halt to Ulji Focus Lens joint military maneuvers
[Joint US military]
Spokesman of DPRK FM assails joint military exercise in S. Korea
[Joint US military]
KCNA holds U.S. fully accountable for loss of electricity in DPRK
[Electricity] [Delay] [KEDO]
Joint drill threatens reconciliation, says N.K. Ministry
[Joint US military] [peace efforts]
Possible American war remains repatriated from North Korea
[Korean War effect]
North Korea warns annual U.S.-South Korea military drill may hurt Korean reconciliation
[Joint US military] [Peace efforts]
Pyongyang Replaces UN Diplomat
U.S. Nautilus Report opts for engagement policy
[US-NK Policy] [Predictions] { Brent Choi}
Korean deportees from U.S. increase
[diaspora]
Centennial Committee Of Korean Immigration to the United States - Greater Washington
[Diaspora]
An Exemplary Korean-American
[Diaspora]
Human rights body fines U.S. military
[US offences] [human rights]
Envoys observe sea clash probe
[Border] [US military dominance]
U.S. investigating 1996 contract for Korea radar sets
[Armaments] [Corruption]
US Asks Korea to Help Finance War on Terror
[Imperialism]
U.S. asks South Korea to provide more support for war on terrorism
[Imperialism]
U.S. intransigence and the court
[Extraterritoriality] [New Imperialism] {Kim Young-hie}
It's Time for the Name Calling to Stop
[Axis] [MCC] [AFSC] [Religion] [Trust]
U.S. pleased with outcome of talks, but not ready to send envoy to North
[US-NK relations] [Friction]
North-South dialogue a positive development: U.S. State Department
Break U.S. Embassy logjam
Experts say U.S. to send envoy next month
[US-NK negotiations]
Inter-Korean talks acid test for N.K.-U.S. dialogue: foreign minister
[SK- NK negotiations] [abductees] [Inspection]
Report on general officer-level talks between KPA side and U.S. Forces' side
[Border] [US military dominance]
Spokesman of DPRK FM on issue of Pyongyang visit of U.S. special envoy
[US-NK negotiations]
U.S. official warns the North to keep missile moratorium
[Rocketry]
Parties demand two American soldiers be handed over to Korean authorities
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
Rising anti-Americanism
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality] [anti-Americanism]
Hostile policy must be scrapped before dispatch of envoy
[US-NK negotiations] [Cultural gap]
N. Korea should keep missile moratorium -US official
[Rocketry] [Double standards]
USFK Rejects Request for Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Soldiers
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
U.S. military refuses to relinquish jurisdiction over American soldiers
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
Civic groups send Bush letter regarding Korean girls' deaths
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
More facts about U.S. use of germ weapons in Korea disclosed
[cbw]
Korea, U.S. forces to hold joint drill
[Joint US military]
JCS Chairman confirms NLL issue was on the table
[NLL] [US military dominance]
Annual military drill to begin on Aug. 19
[Joint US military]
UNC, N. Korea Agree to Prevent Inter-Korean Clash
[Border] [US military dominance] [Peace efforts]
Military Drill to Begin Aug.19
[joint US military] [Belligerence]
SOFA Should Be Revised at Once
[US offences] [SOFA] [Extraterritoriality]
A dishonest friend
[US Offences] [SOFA] [Extraterritoriality]
Press Reviews: U.S. War Preparations for World Dominance
[Imperialism] [Pro-Pyongyang]
Activists Intensify SOFA Revision Efforts
[SOFA] [Extraterritoriality] [US offences]
UNC-N.K. army agrees to prevent future naval clash
[US military dominance] [Border]
Anti-Americanism Grows in S. Korea; Triggered by GIs Killing of Two Korean Teenagers
[US offences]
N.K., UNC agree on cooperation to prevent future naval clashes
[US military dominance] [Border]
Continuity or Retrogression? Dynamic Relations among the U.S. and the Two Koreas
[US-NK relations] [Friction]{ Park Jong-chul}
UNC to Discuss Naval Clash with N. Korea Tomorrow
[Border] [US Military dominance] [NLL]
N. Korea Calls for Border Talks With UNC Tomorrow
[Border] [US Military dominance] [NLL]
Military meeting set on Tuesday
[US military dominance] [NLL]
U.S., south Korea to blame for naval clash
[Border] [NLL]
Back to talking with Pyongyang -IHT
[US-NK negotiations] [Powell] [Misinterpretation] {Philip Bowring}
Base Instincts
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality] { Donald MacIntyre}
U.S. abandonment of jurisdiction called for
[Extraterritoriality]
DPRK foreign minister meets U.S. state secretary
[US-NK negotiations] [Multilateral]
U.S. aerial espionage, war exercises against DPRK
[Espionage]
Bush Turned His Back on Sunshine
[Friction]
Transfer of criminal jurisdiction to S. Korea called for
[US Offences] [Extraterritoriality]
Fostering Top Brands / Encouraging US-NK Ministers' Meeting
[Friction] [Belligerence]
Two GIs arrested following brawl
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
North proposes military generals meeting over sea clash
[Border] [US military dominance] [Peace efforts]
North wants maritime border redrawn
[NLL]
After friendly meeting, North points fingers again
[Peace efforts]
Powell says talks with N.K. minister in line with U.S. policy
[US-NK relations]
North wants maritime border redrawn
[NLL] [US military dominance]
Powell says shunning talks with North Korea could be a costly mistake -AP
[Powell]
U.S. disputes talk of trip agreement
[James Kelly] [US-NG negotiations] [Peace efforts]
North Korean Minister says U.S. will send envoy
[James Kelly] [US-NG negotiations] [Peace efforts]
Many Questions Remain in NK-US Relations
[Diplomatic offensive] [Misinterpretation]
N. Korea Calls for Border Negotiations With US
[US military dominance] [Border] [Peace efforts]
Powell Meets With NK Minister in Brunei
[US-NK negotiations]
Powell-Paek Meeting Provides Clue to Resumption of Dialogue
[US-NZ Negotiations]
N. Korea, U.S. agree to resume dialogue following Paek's meeting with Powell
[US-NK Negotiations]
Powell meets N.K. foreign minister
[US-NK negotiations]
U.S. agrees to dispatch envoy to North Korea, says N.K. Minister
[James Kelly] [US-NK negotiations]
U.S. shameless challenge
[US offences]
Too early to tell progress for North-U.S. ties
Powell meets North aide in Brunei to discuss start of new talks
US envoy 'to visit North Korea'
[US-NK negotiations]
Civic Leaders Meet US Amb. On Girls' Deaths
[US offences] [extraterritoriality] [SOFA]
Hubbard voices regret over two girls' deaths
[US offences] [extraterritoriality] [SOFA]
North-U.S. makes brief encounter at ARF meeting
[US-NK negotiations] [Multilateral]
Seoul welcomes brief U.S.-North contact in Brunei
[US-NK negotiations]
U.S. not seeking to overthrow N.K. regime, says Rumsfeld
[US-NK policy] [Arrogance]
U.S. likely to dispatch envoy to North by mid-August
[Dan Oberdorfer] [US-NK negotiations] {Brent (Won-ki) Choi}
Leave the U.S. laggards behind
[Friction] {Kim Kyung-won}
Is change on the way in North Korea?
[US-NK relations]
US reaches out to North Korea
[US-NK relations]

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JULY 2002

Powell meets N Korean foreign minister
[US-NK negotiations] [multilateral]
US Soldiers Questioned On Girls' Deaths
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
Nogeun-ri survivors demand memorial
[US offences]
Seoul, Washington and Tokyo to hold emergency trilateral talks in Brunei
[TCOG]
U.S. not ruling anything out in dialogue with Pyeongyang
[US-NK negotiations]
CNN: Tensions on the Korean Peninsula
USFK Apology for Girls' Deaths Rejected by Activists
[US offences] [extraterritoriality]
Almost certain N.K. and U.S. to meet at ARF meeting
[Multilateral] [US-NK negotiations]
Foreign ministry spokesman on DPRK-U.S. dialogue
[Border] [US-NK negotiations]
Powell welcomes North Korea's interest in resuming dialogue -AP
[US-NK relations]
Korea handled 5.5% of crimes committed by U.S. soldiers
[US offences] [Extraterritoriality]
N.K. eager to receive U.S. envoy again
[US-NK relations] [Peace efforts]
VP Cheney Vows USFK Committed to Korea
[US military dominance]
North Korea Would Welcome U.S. Envoy If He Comes
[Peace efforts]
NK Overture to Test Hardline US Policy
[US-NK negotiations] [border] [misinterpretation]
U.S. agrees to help stand watch over salvage work
[border] [US military dominance]
The Saga of Two Korean Girls Slain by Americans Continues
[US offences] [US military dominance][Anti-Americanism]
Bush Out to Discipline NK: US Expert
{Scott Synder}[ US-NK negotiations] [US NK policy] [Arrogance]
Lockheed Martin Beats Thales to Win Navy's Combat System Bid
[Armaments] [US military dominance]
'U.S. applied pressure on Korea over drug pricing on 26 occasions'
[US dominance]
Korea to buy Lockheed's warfare system
[Armaments] [US military dominance] [Missile Defense]
U.S. firm wins naval system bid
[Armaments] [US military dominance] [border]
No plans for U.S.-N.K. talks at ARF as yet
[US-NK negotiations]
U.S.-North meeting at ASEAN forum is said to be unlikely
[Multilateral] [US-NK negotiations][
U.S. Religious delegation arrives
[Religion]
Raytheon to supply fighter jet missiles
[Armaments]
US May Not Send Envoy to NK's Reactor Ceremony
[KEDO] [Belligerence] [border]
U.S. military unlikely to waive jurisdiction over soldiers
[extraterritoriality]
Jeon Kyung-ae's novel on Korean War reprinted in United States
Door to dialogue not closed - Full text speech of U.S. Ambassador
[US-NK relations]
No new progress in U.S.-N.K. relations since naval clash
Kim's Son Accused of Meddling in Fighter Engine Purchase
[Corruption]
Seoul, Washington to hold military talks
[Joint US military]
Seoul-Washington to coordinate N.K. policy
US Team to Enter NK to Recover Remains
Bush's Policy on NK Toughens
GIs' massacres and use of bio-weapons during Korean War disclosed
[Korean War events] [cbw]
Powell expresses great concern for N.K. defectors
[refugee reception]
NY Times says North Korean refugees fear crackdown
Naval clash halts North-U.S. contact in New York
South Korean and US militaries agree to cooperate in salvaging sunken boat -AP
[US military dominance]
Congressmen may try again for N.K. visit
[Peace efforts]
UNC Lodges Official Protest on West Sea Clash
[US military dominance]
U.S. history woven with aggression and plunder
[Opening]
U.S. Pays N. Korea for MIA Searches -AP
Relaxed U.S. Policy Needed Before Talks with N. Korea: Newspaper
US Protests Naval Provocation At Panmunjom Meeting With NK
[Korean War effect]
Justice Ministry Requests Waiver of USFK Jurisdiction
[US offences] [extraterritoriality]
Meeting of Koreans in U.S. held
[Diaspora]
Korean-Americans to visit North for holiday
[Diaspora]
Colonel sentenced to 3-year jail term over fighter project
[US military dominance][Corruption]
N.K.'s move to deport hijackers unlikely to remove it from blacklist
[Terrorism] [Sanctions]
Anti-U.S. tirades continue in North
[Korean War cause]
Lawmakers call for Korean authorities to take over jurisdiction over U.S. soldiers
[US offences] [extraterritoriality]
U.S. defense department's plan to create new military mechanism under fire
[Missile Defense]
North pokes fun at Bush's slip of tongue
U.S. to blame for incident in West Sea
[NLL] [official]
Naval Clash NK's `Deliberate' Provocation: Hubbard
Commission Probes USFK for Rights Violations
U.S. soldiers absent at prosecution citing safety concerns
[US offences] [extraterritoriality]
U.S.-Japan to keep close eye on North
U.S. to consider resuming talks after appropriate time
[continuities]
U.S. ambassador says provocation was intentional
N.K. calls for U.S. to apologize, admits it suffered casualties
[official] [border]
Death of two girls
[US offences]
A good decision
Macarthur's crimes under fire
KCNA on Bush's war logic
GIS' crimes against humanity in Korean War under fire
Survival of "Axis of Evil" countries' three regimes unlikely, notes American journalist after visit to N. Korea
[media]
North Korea Sends Contradictory Signals
[border] [misinterpretation]
Interview: North-U.S. relations after the Yellow Sea shoot-out
[William M. Drennan, USIP] [Joel Wit, CSIS]
KCNA on U.S. diatribe against DPRK
[border]
U.S. Forces' germ war crimes denounced
[cbw]
U.S. moves for arms buildup under fire
U.S. military builds enduring ties with Korean children
[US aid]
GIS' murder of S. Korean schoolgirls denounced
[US offences]
Discord between Korea and US
[friction]
GIs Murder of Girls Fuels Korean Anger
[US offences]
U.S. "Extremely Concerned" About North Korean Refugees in China (Assistant Secretary Dewey June 21 testimony to Senate panel)
[refugee reception]
Forum to Offer Venue for NK's Talks With US
USFK commander apologizes for deaths of 2 girls
[US offences]
Pyongyang Slams U.S. New Security & Nuke Policies for World Supremacy
DPRK Marks War Anniversary with Anti-U.S. Rallies
GIs' Mass Killings & U.S. Germ Warfare in Korea: Joint White Paper
[cbw]
Pyongyang Says Powell Nay; Preconditions Must Be Dropped
North may have snubbed U.S. dialogue on purpose
[misinterpretation]
North Korea calls for dismantling MacArthur's statue in Incheon park
[anti-Americanism] [Japanese remilitarisation]
Seoul to consult Washington to reschedule U.S. envoy's cancelled trip to North Korea
[friction]
Second all-people rally held in S. Korea
[US offences]
Rumsfeld says North is responsible for sea clash
[border] [misinterpretation]
Seoul to consult Washington to reschedule U.S. envoy's cancelled trip to North Korea
[friction]
A Letter of Protest to Commander, US 2nd Infantry Division
[US offences]
"This is a US property - get off it" - says the US Military; "Let's drive out the Yankee murderers" - say the Korean teenage girls
[US Offences]
Seoul to Press for US-NK Talks
[friction]
UNC Proposes New Border Negotiations
[US military dominance] [border]
Korea May Send Envoy to US Soon
[friction]
World Cup and Korean-Americans
[diaspora]
Letter to IOJ secretariat
[US offences]
U.S. to withdraw from planned dialogue with N.K.
UN Command proposes high-level talks with North
[border] [US military dominance]
U.S. Withdraws N. Korea Talks Offer -AP
Status of Political Dialogue with North Korea (US Dept of State announcing cancellation of delegation to DRPK)
N Korea blames U.S. for clash
[border]
NK Cites Need for Dialogue With US
U.S. waiting for North's response
U.S. forces side urged to stop provocations in Panmunjom
[border]
U.S. said to be willing to talk
U.S. is to blame for armed clash in West Sea of Korea
[border]
S. Korea, U.S. analyze communications during West Sea skirmish with N. Korea
[border][US military dominance]
U.S. said to be willing to talk
Korea, U.S. to consult on shootout
U.S. Condemns N. Korea Sinking -AP
[border]

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