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Generational Dynamics Web Log for 30-Dec-05
North Korea exporting women into slavery

Web Log - December, 2005

North Korea exporting women into slavery

10,000 to 15,000 North Koreans, mostly women, are working as slaves in Russia, Libya, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, Angola, and Czech Republic.

They perform a variety of jobs, from nursing to textile manufacturing to construction work, under the strict 24-hour a day supervison of North Korean security guards. After each day's work, they're herded back into dormitories.

Their earnings, around $260 per month, are automatically deposited directly into an account controlled by the North Korean government.

North Korea, a dictatorial Communist state, is one of the poorest nations in the world. The government gains hard currency from a variety of criminal enterprises including counterfeiting, drug trading, weapons sales, and now commerce in slavery.

President Kim has been getting increasingly erratic in recent years. Starting in 2003, Pyongyang has claimed that the U.S. was about to attack North Korea preemptively, and Kim has taken a number of hostile steps, including mobilizing for war, and developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. Early in 2005, North Korea began blocking all international communications, confiscating 20,000 cell phones and shutting down the internet for most citizens.

Even more bizarre, in September North Korea demanded an end to U.N. food aid. Evidently, Kim objected to U.N. inspectors doing hundreds of spot checks to make sure that the food is being distributed honestly. All of these steps further isolate the North Korean people from the rest of the world.

North Korea's statements and actions indicate that a preemptive attack by North Korea could occur at any time. The constant claims that the U.S. is planning a nuclear attack on North Korea prepares the population for a preemptive attack on South Korea or Japan; and the increasing isolation, which Kim is implementing in every way possible, permits military mobilization, including nuclear weapons development, to continue in secret.

A starving population is the most dangerous force in the world, especially during a generational crisis period, which is where North Korea is now on the generational timeline, since it can lead to a violent uprising and civil war. (During a generational awakening or unraveling period, it might lead only to rioting or low-level violence; but during a generational crisis period, a full-scale civil war is likely.) This makes North Korea, along with China, the two most dangerous nations in the world.

From the point of view of Generational Dynamics, North and South Korea are headed for a violent war of reunification, and the most likely scenario is that it will be launched preemptively by North Korea, led by North Korean President Kim Jong-il. This might happen next month, next year, or soon thereafter. (30-Dec-05) Permanent Link
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