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JEWISH WORLD • AUGUST 11-17, 2023 17 “imperialist aggressors” invaded the North. In truth, Kim Il Sung at- tacked the South in June 1950 with permission and approval from So- viet dictator Josef Stalin. By CLIFFORD MAY M ay I remind you what a hellhole North Korea is? The Democratic Peo- ple’s Republic of Korea – that’s it’s official and fraudulent name – is a dynastic totalitarian dictatorship in which, according to Freedom House, “arbitrary arrests and deten- tion are common, and punishments for political offenses are severe. The state maintains a system of camps for political prisoners where torture, forced labor, starvation, and other atrocities take place.” North Koreans are “classified according to their family’s level of loyalty and proximity to the leader- ship under a semi-hereditary caste- like system known as songbun . Those who are classified as ‘wa- vering’ or ‘hostile’ instead of ‘loy- al’ face official discrimination in employment, live in poorer hous- ing, and receive limited education- al opportunities, though rules can be manipulated through bribery.” In contrast to the Republic of Ko- rea – the official and truthful name of the South which has evolved into a free and prosperous nation – the North is unable to produce enough continued on page 20 Since there was no peace treaty, the Korean War never ended; it is America’s longest war. About 30,000 U.S. troops remain in the South. again talks with Tehran.) Over the past two years, he has conducted dozens of illegal mis- sile tests. U.S. efforts to impose sanctions on North Korea at the U.N. Security Council have been food for its 26 million people. Emi- gration is illegal and those attempt- ing to escape, the regime threatens, “will be shot without warning.” Last week, North Korean Su- preme Leader Kim Jong-un – his father, Kim Jong Il, was “Dear Leader” and his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, “Great Leader”– wel- comed senior officials from China and Russia to celebrate “Victory Day,” the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted three years of intense armed conflict on the Ko- rean Peninsula. A military parade featured goose-stepping soldiers, tanks, drones, and Hwasong-18 in- tercontinental ballistic missiles. Since no peace treaty was ever signed, the Korean War never real- ly ended which makes it America’s longest war. To this day, roughly 30,000 U.S. troops remain in the South to deter the North. Over the decades that followed the armistice, American diplomats negotiated a series of deals intend- ed to prevent North Korea from ac- quiring nuclear weapons. Time after time, the regime pocketed American concessions and cash, while break- ing its promises. Mr. Kim is now estimated to possess more than 50 nuclear warheads. (Remember that when considering the on-again, off- blocked by Russia and China. They insist that Mr. Kim is merely re- sponding to the threats posed by the U.S., Japan, and South Korea. That echoes their claim that the Korean War began when American Anniversary Of A Forever War Seventy years ago, the Korean War didn’t quite end GEOPOLITICS Delegations from Russia and China, North Korea’s allies in the Korean War, joined Kim Jong Un, center, last week to celebrate the country’s “Victory Day.” My Campaign Needs Your Help Today to Build a Better & Brighter NYC By Ying Tan New York City Council District 43 Together, we can build a better and brighter New York City, but I need your help. 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