For those of you in Seoul

[RAFREE]

1. I have been

reading a lot lately about the North Korean refugees. It is a horrible problem that the world cannot find some solution to free those held in prison camps. What is going on there is no better than what was happening in Germany in WWII and in some ways far worse.

I have an uncle who fought in Korea and was nearly killed there trying to run a communication line in the middle of the night. Problem was it was a full moon that night and he ended up surrounded by Chinese soldiers who would plainly see him. He hid behind a rock he managed to crawl to and sat silently until he could crawl away which was hours and hours later. I remember him telling me this story. The area he was in at that time is now North Korea.

Since the time he had relayed his experiences there to me I've tried to keep up with the situation for people in North Korea.

I a wondering if there is nothing further that can be done? The Chinese send them back when they catch them and it looks like NK even sends agents to China to try and track down the escapees.

The recent Human Rights report makes it seem as if the only recourse is more finger wagging from the U.N. for all the good that will accomplish. It's such a frustrating problem to not be able to help in a more effective manner for a larger number of people who are suffering so badly.