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North Korea: waiting to become friends: North Korea often seems outside the pale of the human community. Marginalized by many, demonized by some, but there are signs that North Korea's marginalization may be ending.(World)

From: Catholic New Times  |  Date: 3/6/2005  |  Author: Cox, Susan

Four years ago, a leaflet advertising an excursion to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea promised highlights such as the "Infiltration Tunnel and the Anti-Communism Hall. Through a telescope you can watch the North Koreans going about their daily life." I took the excursion from Seoul, South Korea, to the DMZ, the most heavily fortified border in the world. I didn't see any 'ordinary' North Koreans that day, but the negative images of the 'enemy' lingered.

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