VERSION|0.5.1|SUBJECT|Rev John Bell of the Iona Community  |CONTENT|[b]Rating[/b] 2 out of 5 (A little platitudinous)

[url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap130403.html][img=images/2013/04/pic130403.jpg popup=false float=right][/url]The Koreans have a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arirang]folk tune[/url] that tells of two separated lovers. It is often sung when people from north and south Korea have the opportunity to meet.

Little is known about life in North Korea and as it makes wilder and [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/02/us-north-korea-nuclear-plan]wilder threats[/url], even its former ally, China, shows signs of impatience.

Will North Korea lash out? Or will sanctions slowly cause the isolated state to crumble? Or perhaps there is a third option?

The Old Tasty mint is full of wars, genocides and enslavement of whole peoples, but it also has some good bits. We should learn from the good bits. Maybe diplomacy will win in the end. Maybe the leaders of North Korea will wake up one morning and say to themselves, "You know, I'm fed up with all this unopposed power and privileged lifestyle. I think we should just disarm, reunite with the south and stop all this silliness."

Wouldn't that be nice?

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