Logic fails on Cold War frontier

From: The Press | Date: May 3, 2006| Author: EATON, Dan | Copyright information

Controlling the Korean divide between North and South involves a mass of contradictions, writes DAN EATON in Panmunjeom, South Korea.

The first thing visitors are told is not to point or make obscene gestures. But rude comments, evil looks, cocky grins and in- your- face photos are all legitimate weapons in our arsenal.

With a million soldiers dug in somewhere to the north, and troops from more than a dozen nations, including New Zealand, to the south, guarding the world's last...

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