美전역 ‘북미외교’ 촉구 캠페인

 

비군사적인 수단인 경제제재 및 각종 위협, 언론을 통한 전쟁 위협으로 이미 미국은 한반도에 전쟁을 시작했다고 할 수도 있는 중요한 시간입니다.

 

미국내 거대한 평화 시민 단체들이 북미 외교를 촉구하는 전국 캠페인이 출범하였습니다. 이렇게 미국 시민들이 한반도 평화를 위해서 노력해 줄 때 우리 대한민국 시민들, 정치인들, 재미 교포님들, 문재인 대통령님 모두 한 목소리로 트럼프 행정부에 외교, 북미 대화를 강력하게 요구 하여야 합니다.

 

평화의 대 장정을 우리 미국 시민들과 함께 합시다!

 

 

 

“You negotiate peace with your enemies, not your friends”. Yitzhak Rabin

Dear Friend—a brief update and plea in solidarity with all who are undertaking this historic journey for peace in the Korean Peninsula, Northeast Asia and the world. Koreans have endured brutal 36 years of Japanese colonization, 3 years of Korean War, and 67 years of a quasi-state of unending Korean War. People in North Korea suffer from the harshest US-led economic sanctions; in fact, they have been under sanction's regime for now almost 100 years. 71% of Americans support diplomacy, more than 80% of Koreans support diplomacy, and currently, America's largest peace organizations are passionately and diligently campaigning for diplomacy.

 

PEACE OFFENSE, DIPLOMACY OFFENSE!

1. Support US-DPRK, Tillerson-Ri (North Korea's FM) meeting session at the United Nations!

 

The Atlantic. Joel S. Wit. The Diplomat Who Could Get North Korea’s Attention

A meeting with Foreign Minister Ri would be an important opportunity for the Trump administration to directly communicate its views to a North Korean official with ties to Kim Jong Un.

Critics will argue that a Tillerson-Ri session would amount to appeasement. Trump himself recently accused the South Korean government of the same sin for its interest in dialogue with Pyongyang. But diplomacy can serve an important role in advancing tough policies, a reality recognized by statesmen such as Winston Churchill, who famously said that “meeting jaw to jaw is better than war,” and Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli general and prime minister who started the Oslo peace process and once wisely observed: “You negotiate peace with your enemies, not your friends.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/ri-yong-ho-nuclear-negotiations/540060/?utm_source=twb

 

2. Today! 9/19. Enduring Truths About North Korea with David Kang. USC Korean Studies Institute

 

Professor David Kang, Director of the Korean Studies Institute and Center for International Studieswill discuss the enduring truths about North Korea, and debunk ongoing myths that surround the “rogue” state. He will explain how (1) deterrence works, (2) North Korea meets pressure with pressure of its own, (3) Kim Jong-Un is not crazy, and (4) North Korea is not a problem to be solved.

http://dornsife.usc.edu/events/site/190/1035430/enduring-truths-about-north-korea/

https://twitter.com/USCKSI/status/907729711786102784

 

3. Support humanitarian and aide projects to North Korea!

 

Robert King. KEI. Final DPRK Travel Regulations Will Cut Humanitarian Help for North

The North Korean people suffer because of their leaders, but they are not responsible for the totalitarian regime’s policies. American NGOs provide help dealing with humanitarian issues such as multi-drug resistant tuberculosis—which benefits not only infected North Koreans, but also neighboring populations in China, South Korea and Russia, which could be infected if the disease is not controlled. These humanitarian and aid projects are funded through the generosity of many Americans who contribute to these efforts and other Americans who carry out them out.

http://blog.keia.org/2017/09/final-dprk-travel-ban-regulations-will-cut-humanitarian-help-north/

“I support sending humanitarian aid to North Korea. The people are the most direct victims of the regime and should not be punished. Prof. Dave Kang, Director of Korean Studies, USC

4. CNN. Will Ripley and Marc Lourdes. Secrete State. A Journey into heart of North Korea

 

The North Koreans’ loathing of Americans stems from the Korean War in the 1950s, a brutal three-year conflict that claimed the lives of around 3 million Koreans – mostly civilians....There are about 5 million children under 14 in North Korea.

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/09/asia/north-korea-secret-state/

 

5. Gregory Elich. Counterpunch. Trump’s War on the North Korean People

 

North Korea contacted the Obama administration on several occasions and requested talks, only to be rebuffed each time and told it needed to denuclearize. This sad disconnect continues under Trump. In May, the DPRK informed the United States that it would stop nuclear testing and missile launches if the U.S. would drop its hostile policy and sanctions, as well as sign a peace treaty ending the Korean War. [28] The U.S. may not have cared for the conditions, but it could have suggested adjustments, had it been so inclined. Certainly, it was an opening that could have led to dialogue.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/09/19/trumps-war-on-the-north-korean-people/

 

6. U.S. based Korean-American progressive media’s Interview with Simone Chun (in Korean)

 

The United States should stop threatening North Korea.

President Moon should exert a strong South Korea-led leadership for engagement and diplomacy.

https://twitter.com/SimoneChun/status/909810671818235905

 

 

Trump’s War on the North Korean People

There are about 5 million children under 14 in North Korea.

 

 

 

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