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THEARGUS,SEPTEMBER1,2000
OPINION
InterviewwithLeeJang-hieonSOFA
BurntheFireonSOFA
ESTABLISHED1954
TheArgus,theoldestcampusEnglishnewspaperinKorea,pursuesthe
higheststandardofcampusjournalismandacademicexcellence.
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any Koreans still remember the
opportunity to renegotiate or
?President,Publisher
assistanceoftheUnitedStatesduring
renew any clause according to
ChoKyu-chul
theKoreanWarandinthesubsequentperiod
thesituationatthattime.
?ProfessorEditor
LeeSun-woo
of economic development. They regard the
?EnglishAdvisors
TimothyWatson,LindaFitzgibbon
United States as a reliable ally. Yet, many
R: The SOFA agreement
?HeadEditor
KimJin-young
between Korea and the US
¡°
Koreans were infuriated by the insincere
?EditorialConsultant
KimYun-jung
attitude the US displayed at several
is very unjust when
?Editors
JeonKyu-man,KooSung-chan
compared with foreign
negotiations.
?AssociateEditors
HongJoo-hee,SongHye-min
In successive the Status of Forces
countries such as Japan,
Is it acceptable for the
?Reporters
Germany and so on. Please
KamEun-jin,KimNa-hyun
Agreement(SOFA)negotiations,theUnited
Stateshasrestoredtoatacticofagreeingto
explain the nature of the
LeeMin-a
United States to disregard the
unreasonable clauses in
SouthKoreanproposalsinprincipleandthen
undermining the essence of the agreed-to
Korea¡¯sSOFAagreement?
human rights of Korean
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principles by later insisting on
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supplementary provisions. There has been
Agreement of 1996 was the
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victims while highly valuing
considerable concern among Koreans,
first similar to have been
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generated by a few incidents, toward the
recognized in the US-Japan
unreasonable SOFA agreement, which has
Status of Forces Agreement or
thoseofAmericansuspects?
¡°
spurred an 8th round of negotiation,
in a supplementary agreement
Editorial
however,nothinghasemergedfromthetalks
signed between the United
that ensures greater human rights for
States
and
Germany.
Koreans.
Nonetheless,theKoreanSOFA
LeeJang-hie,whofirstaddressedtheissue
agreement bears no similarity
inequalitywithregardtoSOFAinthe1970s,
tothoseagreements.
ConsiderLonely
has become something of an expert on
The exercise of criminal
SOFA. The Argus met with Lee Jang-hie,
jurisdiction over offenses
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
theprofessorofInternationalLawatHankuk
involving expeditionary troops
UniversityofForeignStudies,todiscussthe
is to adopt the host country¡¯s
PeopleinFestiveMood
latest round of negotiations to determine
jurisdictional rights, not the rights of the
civic groups is necessary in order to gather
however, Korean law grants power to the
what the outcome of the next round in
country, which has dispatched its forces
nationwideattention.
police to catch criminals. Yet, the most
Washingtonmightbe.
abroad.
The civic activists are going to deliver
serious factor is the lack of commitment
letterscallingfortherevisionofSOFAtothe
shownbythegovernmentofKorea.
¡°Fromsmallbeginningscamegreatthings...¡±
Reporter: What problems are being
R:InlateofJune1999,youledcivic
White House and the presidential campaign
M
addressed in negotiations on the
groups and the National Assembly to
R:Onecivicgroupinsistedonatotal
eredifferenceofopinionhasdividedanationformorethanfiftyyears.Itwasno
teams of both the Republican and the
more than a confrontation of ideology, but the conflict was enough to build a
revision of SOFA, the first negotiations
demand revision of the unjust SOFA
Democratic parties. They will also stage a
withdrawal, recognizing the enormous
tobeheldinfouryears?
agreement.Whatcanpeopleexpect?
costofmaintainingUSForces.Whatdo
solid barrier between Koreans for several decades. One day in the middle of August,
demonstration in front of the White House
however, a microcosmic reunification of Korea took place through the reunions of
Lee Jang-hie : This 9th round of
L:I think the National Assembly should
and undertake a speaking tour to publicize
youthinkaboutthisopinion?
L:Infact,thereisnoreasonforUSforces
separatedfamilies.70millionKoreanscriedinexaltationandreliefastheideological
negotiation was completed without any
follow the lead of the Japanese council for
crimes committed by US soldiers in South
wallseparatingnorthfromsouthcametumblingdown.
progress, despite the concern shown by
theOkinawanprefectureandadoptasupra-
Korea.
toremaininKoreaafterthesummitbetween
Our conception of North Korea has changed overnight. Most people expect
many Koreans. The Korean-US agreement
partisan resolution calling for sweeping
South Korea and North Korea. However, it
reunificationtobeimminent,andpeopletalkopenlyaboutthefixedideasoftheother
overemphasized the issue of ally alliance in
SOFA amendments. Under this mandate,
R: It is totally unacceptable that the
isprematuretosaywhenthewithdrawalof
United States has agreed to Japan and
nation,whichpreviouslyhadbeenconsideredtaboo.Koreansareexperiencinghowthe
thesecondclause,whichsoughttoguarantee
proposingaresolutionforrevisiontoSOFA
USFK will be in the long term. This point
courseofhistorycanbealteredinaninstant.
the suspect¡¯s rights. In other words, we
to the NA was surprising but good news.
Germany¡¯s terms, when both countries
mayarousepublicresistance.
were defeated in World War II, while
cannotexpectanydrasticchangeinfavorof
Many effective demonstrations are also
We must consider the stationing of US
¡°RelationbetweentwoKoreasisgoingwell,but...¡±
ourindependenceandhumanrightsduetoa
expectedsoon.
ignoring those of South Korea. Why
forces here not as a one-sided but mutually
does the United States refuse to allow
Still,thereremainmorethanseventythousandpeopleawaitingfamilyreunions,anda
lack of commitment by the government of
beneficial relationship between the US and
chance to catch up after 50 years. In addition, families whose people have been
Korea.
R: You have been active in revising
KoreawhatithasfreelygiventoJapan
Korea. Finally, this will be connected with
SOFA with several civic groups? What
andGermany?
abductedassoldiersandcivilianstoNorthKoreahavecomplainedofthesufferingof
What I really want to emphasize is that
anindependentunificationinitiativewithno
not even knowing the fate of their family members. Anyway, the reunions of long-
they did not examine the unfair Korea-US
do civic groups have to do for the 9th
L: Though foreign forces should in
outside interference by other countries like
roundofnegotiationsfortherevisionof
separatedfamiliesisasymbolicevent,showinghowbothKoreashaveovercometheir
Mutual Defense Treaty, the mother law of
principlerespectthestatutorysystemoftheir
UnitedStates,Japan,China,etc.
differences,andhaveembarkedonanageofreconciliationandcooperation.
SOFA. The treaty is effective for an
SOFA?
host country, they do not trust the legal
L:This8throundoftalkscanbeheldwith
To improve relations between North and South Korea, whole nations should
indefiniteperiodatpresent.Asaresult,there
system, until a substantial improvement in
sublimatethenationalabilitytoendthepartition.Nationalreconciliationandunityare
is little chance of reforming SOFA.
theconsolidatedsupportofallKoreans.Itis
humanrightsisachievedinKorea.
required to promote growth within Korea as a whole. The opinion that inner unity
However, Japan and the Philippines have
easy for people to be ignorant of SOFA
Thisisthereasonthatthesystemoflawis
BySongHye-min
becamemoreimportantonthisoccasionisatruism.Howlongthecurrentsituationcan
bothestablishedatimelimitonnegotiations
when the 9th negotiations open in
so different. The Anglo-American legal
AssociateEditorofNewsSection
maintainitselfisuncertain.Obstaclestoreconciliationareapparentthroughoutsociety.
of 10 to 25 years or so, allowing them an
Washington. The continual monitoring of
system in the US respects human rights,
At the same time that families are reuniting, 20,000 laborers, under the banner of
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, have gathered to hold a national laborer
LettertoTheArgus
meeting.Thereasonwhythelaborershaveplannedameetingonthatdayofalldaysis
toprotestthegovernment¡¯sunreasonableattitudeandactions.
Overviewover
PositionofNoraepaePerformancein
That is, the government concentrates on improving external relations by ignoring
NeverEndingOur
innerunity,andsuppressinglaborersbyforce.
Lead-contaminated
University
Reunion
¡°Afterthefestival...¡±
When a labor dispute broke out, both labor and management stuck fast to their
Bluecrab
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respectiveopinions.Asfortheviolentactionsofpoliceintheprocessofputtingdown
nSeoulandPyong-yangduringthethree
n university society, the present position
studentsarenottheonlyoneswhostruggle
thedemonstrationatLotteHotel,thepoliceinsisttherewasnoviolence,buttheirviolent
days,from15thto18thofAugust,there
ofnorepaeisnobetterthanthepast.So
withsocialconflictsanymore.
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actions during the suppression was broadcast nationwide. In the end, the workers of
were temporary meeting for families
ecent discovery of imported bluecrabs
performanceofitspositionhasfallendown.
Atpresent,norepaecan¡¯tcontributetothe
LotteHotelachievedtheirdemandssuchaswageincreases,securityoftempworker¡¯s
separatedbytheKoreanWar.Assoonasthe
filledwithseveralpiecesofsolidlead
As the generations change, the culture of
university society like the past. So I think
rights,andthedraftingofapreventivemeasureforcasesofsexualharassment.
news of the reunions of families was
istrulyashocktothenation.Ofcoursewe
universityhaschanged,andatmospherehas
thatnorepaeneedsanewspiritanddifferent
Thebasiccauseofworkers¡¯angeristhatthereisatremendousgapbetweentherich
announced, the mass media was flooded
have seen many other forms of crimes and
changed,too.
approach. In the past, Minjung songs were
andthepoorfollowingthefinancialcrisis,andtherecentunemploymentratehasfallen
withalotofstoriesofseparatedfamilies.
misdeedsbutthistime,ithasgonetoofar.It
When many people struggle in the social
folk songs, but now Minjung songs have
to around 3%, but the number of temporary workers has increased. The number of
Unfortunately, the numbers of
is difficult for us to accept the happening
conflicting (from middle of the 80¡¯ to
varioustypes,forexamplerock,jazz,etc.
patientsunabletoreceivemedicalcareisgrowing,butstillthereisnopoliticalsolution
participatingfamilieswerelimited.Just100
becausethiscaseinvolvesfoodweliveon.
beginning of 90¡¯), the people sang Minjung
And in my activity club, Sae-mul-
on offer. As a consequence, low-income families are having difficulty making ends
peoplefromeachsidewereselectedforthe
Many people say that maliciously
songsattheralliestogetherandgavearound
geul(norepae)acceptsrock,sotheaudience
meet.
temporaryreunions.InSouthKorea,the100
manipulating food is the cruelest thing one
ofapplausetonorepae¡¯sperformance.
are concerned about our song. But already,
It¡¯s natural for big and small problems to arise in a democratic society, but a wise
people were been chosen from a computer
can do, and they are frustrated to find out
Therefore, performance of norepae
university students like pop music over
solutiondependsonthematurityofthesocietyandonpoliticalpower.Thegovernment
lottery, out of nearly 77,000 applicants. I
thatthepunishmentisyetsosmall.
appealed to the social conflicts and the
Minjungsong.
shouldendeavortoprotectcitizens¡¯welfareatalltimesandalleviatetheirsuffering.It¡¯s
thoughttheeventwasincompletebecauseof
The government¡¯s inspection through the
resistantism. People felt liberation in
Minjung songs are our songs. It deserves
timetoexamineoursociety.
therestpeoplewhoareunluckytobeonthe
importedseafoodisfindingmoreandmore
performance. Norepae¡¯s performance
to be sung by many people. Norepae has
visits.
crabs and fishes that are lead-contaminated.
reflected dark side of the society and the
made many efforts for the people, and
At any rate, the scenes were touching
Andwegettowonderwhatthegovernment
desire for a new society. Also, the norapae
university students supported it. Now, not
enoughformanyKoreanstorivettheireyes
wasdoinguntilthisfinallybrokeout.After
madeMinjungsongsinthistimetouseatthe
only norepae but also the people think of
ontheirtelevisedimages.Andtheexchange
the crabs and fishes had been out on the
rallies. Because of these several reasons,
andlikeMinjungsongs.
visits of separated families are very
market.
norepae¡¯sperformancewashighlyregarded
propitioustoreunificationinmyview.
Governmentofficialsalwayssaythatthey
andpopularamongstudentsinuniversity.
The family reunions symbolize the rapid
careforthepeopleofthenationbutifthey
However, in these days, the number of
improvementofinter-Koreanrelationssince
can¡¯tevenguaranteethequalityofwhatwe
people who support Minjung song has
.
PresidentKimmadeahistorictriptoPyong-
eat,itisdoubtfulwhethertheycanguarantee
decreasedthanbefore.Spectatorsofnorepae
YangSeung-yong
yang from 13th to 15 of June for summit
anythingatall.
decreased and norepae¡¯s roles decreased in
talks with Kim Jong-il. All the papers
Throughthisbreakout,manyofusshould
the universities, too. Now, university
SophomoreofCollegeofEnglish
featured and published an exclusive news
havelearntvaluablelessons.Firstofall,the
either.
about the summit talks. However it is a
government should keep their eyes open to
ANNOUNCEMENT
matterofgreatimportance,inhumanaspect
protect the civil rights and for the sake of
notinthepoliticaspect.
reputationinandoutofthecountry.
The reunions are certainly a reminder of
Thenthefoodproducersandsuppliers,for
the agony and suffering caused by the
the sake of their conscience, should not go
The Argus greets a new Copy Reader, Linda Fitzgibbon. The Argus sincerely give
Separated family
territorial division. At the same time, it
blind after money and remember that
thankstoSuhKyung-hee,theformerCopyReaderforher workforTheArgus.
signified the beginning of a process to heal
people¡¯shealthrestsonthem.
The Argus reshuffled its staff positions for the new semester. Newly appointed Head
thescarsleftbythewarandtheseparationof
Lastly, the consumers should pay more
EditorisKimJin-young(E-98).EditorialConsultanthasbeenappointedtoKimYun-
thenation.
attentiontowhattheyeatandbeactiveand
jung(LG-98),theformerHeadEditorofTheArgus.
Throughthishistoricalreunions,wereally
powerfulenoughtoprotectthemselvesfrom
feltkeenlyofallKoreans.Wellbegunishalf
anymoreofmalpracticeslikethese.
TwoAssociateEditorshavebeenpromotedtothepositionsofEditors.Theyare:Jeon
done. I hope the reunification will be
Kyu-man (C-99) as Editor of News Section, Koo Sung-chan (L-99) as Editor of
accomplished by this meetings. And It
National Section. Two reporters have been promoted to the position of Associate
shouldbe.
Editors.Theyare:SongHye-min(M-99)asAssociateofNewsSection,HongJoo-hee
(EE-99)asAssociateEditorofCultureSection.
ThreeCub-reportersalsohavebeenpromotedtoReporters.Theyare:LeeMin-a(F-00)
asreporterofNationalSection,KimNa-hyun(E-00)asreporterofTheory&Critique
Section,KamEun-jin(E-00)asreporterofCultureSection.
KimHyo-ryoung
KimKa-jeong
SophomoreofCollegeofEnglish
FreshmanofCollegeofEnglish
JungSu-nam/CartoonistofTheArgus

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