With all of the (entirely appropriate) attention given to the North Korean nuclear crisis, let us not forget long suffering North Korean people, who must endure a level of depravity almost unique in the world today. As this piece from the Washington Post makes clear, people are risking everything - including the lives of their loved ones left behind - to get out.
Meanwhile, South Korean authorities still don't know what to do with these refugees: they've just shut down their embassy in Beijing, which has been filling up with North Koreans who have managed to dash in past the Chinese guards.
Posted by Jason at October 6, 2003 05:45 PM