by Gary Leupp

CounterPunch

11/28/04

The neocons have added yet another country to their hit list, another one targeted for regime change: the Republic of Korea. Yes, that's South Korea, long-time U.S. ally, host to around 34,000 U.S. troops.

William Kristol, editor of the neocon Weekly Standard and chair of the highly influential Project for the New American Century, has issued a memo (addressed to 'opinion-leaders') on behalf of the PNAC.

This is a highly significant and alarming document. It alludes to 'the problems created by the government now in office in Seoul' and the need for a 'strategy to deal with' them. These 'problems' involve South Korea's failure to sufficiently cooperate with Washington's efforts to topple the regime in North Korea...

http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp11272004.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp