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Department of State Washington File: Text: Pacific Forces Commander March 7 on Asia-Pacific Security
Shortly following promising reconciliation talks at Lahore, Pakistan, fierce fighting erupted along the line-of-control in Kashmir. The subsequent military coup in Pakistan and hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight on Christmas Eve further heated the rhetoric and dangerously strained relations between the two countries. Meanwhile, there is great and potentially dangerous uncertainty about the nuclear programs and policies of both countries. I visited India earlier this year, the first USCINCPAC visit since 1997. Overall, my discussions with Indian leaders were very constructive; they expressed interest in gradually increasing security cooperation with us, initially to counter terrorism and illegal drugs. Once India responds to our nonproliferation concerns, I believe that a gradual strengthening of military interaction is in the interests of both countries. Both of us have many common international interests, and the more we work with India the better we can defuse tensions by support ... [Read More]
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Department of State Washington File: Text: Congressional Report on North Korean Threat
These concentration camps are run by a public security agency, reporting to the KWP Central Committee. North Korean officials deny the existence of these camps, but admit that there are "reeducation centers" for people committing crimes "by mistake." North Korea also reportedly maintains a number of so-called "9.27 camps" for orphaned and homeless children -- under a September 27, 1995, order from Kim Jong Il.(177) If information from former North Korean inmates is any indication, living conditions in these camps are inhumane and harsh. Prisoners are held either after unfair trials, or without trials at all. Trials are held, in most instances, based on arbitrary decisions of public security authorities relying on a network of informers. Once inside, they are reportedly deprived of all civil and political rights, and are subject to mistreatment -- with many dying from untreated disease, starvation, or exposure. According to the South Korean White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea 199 ... [Read More]
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