GlobalStudies06

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• 1    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 4:27 pm

  1. Why were financial measures imposed on the North Korean accounts in Banco Delta Asia?
  2. How will North Korea respond if the Security Council adopts sanctions?
  3. What is the Security Councils primary focus?
  4. In the negotiations with Libya what did the Bush administration and the British do to attract Libya?
  5. What country in 1970 was a major sponsor of terror and is even more aggressive in its actions than North Korea?

  Alli B.-I’m gonna have to post again later so there should be 2 from me.

• 2    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 7:09 pm

  1) What tests would North Korea possibly be resuming if the sanctions are imposed?
  2) What was the Sunshine Policy? What consisted of the policy?
  3) Why was the Sunshine Policy a “failure”?
  4) What makes North Korea so determined when Libya seemed to be a more ominous force when it came to nuclear power?
  5) What other choices does the UN have to enforce these sanctions/stop North Korea from continuing with the nuclear technology without North Korea declaring war? If any?

  Alli B’s question:
  1) North Korea’s financial accounts were frozen in Banco Delta Asia because it was found that North Korea was ounterfeiting American money.

  ~Jihan H.

• 3    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 8:00 pm

  1. What does North Korea need to test again in?
  2. What did the countries who agreed to give up their nuclear status get in return?
  3. What did Tony Blair reaffirme in a letter to Kaddafi?
  4. Why did Kaddafi asked Nelson Mandela and Kofi annan to guarantee that the Us and Britain would not try to undermine the Libyan regime?
  5. What is the Security Councils resolution promarily focused on?

  Alli B questions
  5. Libya was a major sponsor of terror in 1970.

  Jamie W

• 4    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 8:09 pm

  Jamie W’s Question:
  5. The Security Council resolution is primarily focused on taking sanctions against North Korea, but they are also open to talks with North Korea.

• 5    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 8:09 pm

  That was me-Alli B.

• 6    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 8:31 pm

  1.If N.Korea is so poor and isolated to begin with then how do the sanctions put on the country really affected it?
  2. What reasons have the United States been placing sanctions on N. Korea since 1950?
  3. What do they mean when they mention carrots?
  4. How did previous sanctions mark an increase in Libyan sate sponsered terror?
  5. What other non-violent options are there?

  The Sunshine Policy is the mainstay of the Republic of Korea’s North Korea policies aimed at achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula through reconciliation
  -Monica C

• 7    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 10:03 pm

  1. What is the sunshine policy?
  2. Do the people of South Korea agree with the thoughs and outlooks of Ban Ki Moon
  3. Were the methods of persuasion really efficent? Did they gain the trust of those countries or was it just working because the countries were getting something in return?
  4. What does discotheque mean?
  5. Do the relationships between countries add a large part of sanction agreements?

  Answer.
  2. What did the countries who agreed to give up their nuclear status get in return?

  The countries that gave up their nuclear status were awarded in sanctions and relationships with other countries. I dont know how to word it but i know what I’m talking about.

  Alex S

• 8    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 10:14 pm

  1-Why dont we just nuke’em?
  2-Why is America heading the denuclearization front when we were basically defeated ithere in the 50’s?
  3- What has since happened i LIbya? Sounds like a crazy place.
  4- When will we as a world sacrifice a little more for the betterment(strengthening) of the United Nations?
  5- Where is Kofi ona go to?

  I’m gona reply to monica’s comment.
  - What they mean by carrots is, basically, a reward. Korea’s more likely to change for a reward rather then a punishment.

  romie romes.

• 9    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 10:40 pm

  1. Do you think Bah Ki Moon will make a good secretary general? Why or why not?
  2. Do you think Bah Ki Moon approached to North Korea about leaving room foe negotiations is the right thing to do?
  3. Bah Ki Moon’s top priority is the U.N. reform; do you think this is a good approach?
  4. DO you think it is time to do more with North Korea then sanctions, and be open for talks?
  5. What did we learn with Libya to end this dispute with North Korea?

  Alli B. #1 Response-
  Financial measures were imposed on the North Korean accounts in Banco Delta Asia, because they found out that North Korea was counterfeiting American’s money.

  Shawna O.

• 10    globalspartan // Jan 2, 2007 at 11:44 pm

  1. Why does N. Korea see sanctions as an act of war, and not just a punishment for doing wrong?
  2. What’s the sunshine policy?
  3. If N. Korea is the most isolated country in the world, where did they get their weapons from?
  4. Why was the Libyan state sponsoring terror? Who were they fighting?
  5. Is America looking for a regime change in N. Korea, or just policy change?

  Response to Jamie W.’s number 3:
  Tony Blair reaffirmed that Libya could have normal relations with the West is they ceased to sponsor WMDs.
  ~Kara B.

• 11    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 9:21 am

  1. Why does N.Korea believe that every saction that is sent against them is an act of war?
  2. Why were Iran and N.Korea not afaid like Libya after the United States attacked Iraq?
  3. Will the new U.N Secretary-General be to action prone to take his time and think out a reaonable actions?
  4. Will the U.N Secretary-General be able to stop N.Korea and Iran nuclear bomb tests?
  5. Is it to late to stop N.Korea now that they have the bomb?

  Ali’s number 2:
  2. I believe that if the U.N sends out another saction they will not do anything until they know they have the power to stop whatever is being done to them.

  [~Nick DeViso~]

• 12    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 10:12 am

  1) How do the United Nations go about choosing a new secretary general and why did they choose Ban Ki Moon?
  2) What are the Six-Party Talks?
  3) What are the sanctions America used on North Korea in the 1950’s?
  4) Why have sanctions, on there own, had little success in the nuclear arena?
  5) What has lead to North Korea being one of the most isolated countries in the world?

  romie romes.
  1-Why dont we just nuke’em?
  We should not “nuke’ em” because you have to worry about the lives of the innocent people and be civil.

  -Dylan L.

• 13    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 10:14 am

  1) What merits does one need for the U.N. to choose them as the new secretary general?
  2) Why was Ban Ki Moon a good choice for this position?
  3) Who exactly is Kim Jong Il and what are his goals and/or objectives.
  4) Why did the U.S. impose sanctions on the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia?
  5) What has lead the to the U.S. believing that North Korea has WMD’S?

  Answer
  1) Why don’t we just nuke em? by Romie Romes

  If we fire nukes, than everyone else whos got em’ is gonna fire em’ and then it’s nuclear winter, nuclear fallout aka the end of life as we know it.

  -Mike H

• 14    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 10:38 am

  1. What did North Korea declare they would do if the Security Council adopts any sanctions?
  2. What is Ban Ki Moon suggestion for reforming the U.N?
  3. Is Ban Ki Moon going to be a better Secretary-General than Kofi Anaan, why or why not?
  4. Do you believe economic sanctions are the correct thing to do with North Korea? If not make a suggestion.
  5. What is the sunshine policy?

  My answer to “1) Why don’t we just nuke em? by Romie Romes” is that nuking would costs the lives of millions of innocent people and anyone(I don’t know who does exactly) supports North Korea will fight back along with North Korea possibly causing a nuclear world war.

  ~Carly S.~

• 15    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 10:39 am

  1. If the minister didn’t want to test nuclear weapons why would he allow it to happen?
  2. Is there any reason why President Kim Jong IL wouldn’t want to meet with Minister Ban?
  3. Why wouldn’t North Korea surrender themselves of having nuclear weapons to the U.S. after Kaddafi did?
  4. Why have sanctions had truoble with success in the nuclear arena?
  5. Why id the article called Let Them Eat Carrots?

  Question: Why don’t we just nuke em? – Romie Romes

  If we just nuked them, then it would just choose so many other problems. Other countries would start nuking other countries, nuking is just not the solution.
  - Torri C

• 16    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 11:24 am

  1. What tests are North Korea planning to do again?
  2.
  What makes North Korea the most isolated country of the world?
  3. What else can the U.S do besides economic sanctions that will prevent North Korea from gaining access to nuclear weapons?
  4. Why are America putting sanctions on North Korea rather then the United Nations?
  5. What does “were named as a charter member of the Axis of Evil?

  2. What reasons have the United States been placing sanctions on N. Korea since 1950?

  2. The U.S is placing sanctions on North Korea to try to prevent them from getting a bomb. However these sanctions have not been working and North Korea is still obtaining nuclear weapons.
  Jamie I.

• 17    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 11:32 am

  Questions:

  1. What is the most recent report of nuclear testing in North Korea?
  2. Does the United Nations Secretary-General-elect, Ban Ki Moon, have a better insight into how the U.S. should deal with North Korea?
  3. Should the U.S. drop the sanctions it has enforced on North Korea?
  4. Do you agree with Ban Ki Moon on his belief that if you “eradicate poverty” then some of the world’s problems will be solved or lessened?
  5. How can the U.S. use what it has learned with Libia to resolve its problems with North Korea?

  Peers Question:

  1. What is the sunshine policy? – Carly S.

  The sunshine policy is South Korea’s doctrine towards North Korea. This doctrine emphasizes peaceful cooperation between the two countries and has resulted in greater political communication.

  —Brynley Q.

• 18    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 12:49 pm

  1. Why does the article talk about carrotts so much?
  2. What are Kim Jong Il’s goals for being president?
  3. Why did the Sunshine policy fail?
  4. What is the most recent report of nuclear testing in North Korea?
  5. What other options are there?

  Peers Questions:
  1. Why dont we just nuk them?
  I believe that if we just nuk them its not going to solve anything. We are trying to get them to stop nuclear testing so by us droppin a bomb on them it would just start a war. We need to talk to them about it and apply force but not go too far.

• 19    globalspartan // Jan 3, 2007 at 12:49 pm

  the last one is by me…Christina Newsome

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