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선우학원 박사는 건강하시다. 그는 97세가 넘었지만 그의 일과활동은 마치도  청년과도 같으시다.  선우 박사는 지금도 정력적으로 집필활동, 노인입주자들을 대상으로 강의도 하면서도 또 다른 영문도서 ‘Peace In Korea Now’ 를 출판하기 위해 바쁜 일정을 보내고 계신다. 기자는 그의 자택을 방문,그의 근황을 알 아보았다. [민족통신 편집실]

 

[인물]97세 선우학원 박사 곧 영문도서 출판

 

[로스엔젤레스=민족통신 노길남 편집인]선우학원 박사는 97세 청년이시다. 지금도 정력적으로 집필활동을 하면서도 또 다른 영문도서 ‘Peace In Korea Now’ 를 출판하기 위해 준비중이다.

 

주말에 기자가 방문했을 때 선우학원 박사는 영어원고 Why America does not have a peace treaty with North Korea’와 우리말 원고 파멸위기의 미국 민주주의 재생할 수 있는가?를 준비하여 두었다가 건네준다.

 

영어원고는 선우학원박사는 거처하는 노인아파트 입주자들 1백여명을 대상으로 최근에 발표한 원고이고, 우리말 원고는 민족통신에 기고하려고 준비해 둔 원고라고 설명한다.

 

지금 영문도서 출판을 준비하고 있는데 이것은 우리나라의 실학사상을 포함하여 조선의 주체철학, 아시아의 사회주의 등에 대해 소개하면서 한반도의 평화를 이룩하는데 필요한 자료들을 담으려고 한다고 귀띔해 준다. 1백쪽 가량의 도서를 출판할 계획이라고 한다.

 

그동안에 또 좋은 일이 없었느냐고 묻자 선우 박사께서는 얼마전에 샌후란시스코에서 미조리 주에 있는 미조리 센트럴 감리교 대학동문들이 연례회의를 하였는데 여기에 선우학원 박사의 자제분들이 대신 참석하여 동문상을 수여받았다는 기쁜소식을 전하면서1년에 한번 열리는 연차회의때 마다 세계에서 유명한 인사들을 초청하여 선우학원 박사께서 제기하여 마련되는 세계평화특별강좌가 열릴 수 있게  되었다며 흐뭇한 표정을 지었다.

 

선우학원 박사와 가족들은 이 학교에 5만달러의 기부금을 헌금했다고 밝히면서 이 학교는 선우학원 박사가20년동안 교수활동을 한 대학이며 동시에 큰 아들 잰선우씨가  이 학교를 졸업한바 있다.

 

선우학원 박사는 식사도 잘하고 매일 아침에 체육관에서 정기적으로 운동도 하면서 건강을 관리해 왔다고 피력하면서 특별히 아푼데는 없다고 말했다.

*선우학원 박사의 연락처:323-267-9116

(오후 2시부터 3시사이가 전화하기 좋은 시간)

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 파멸위기의 미국 민주주의 재생할  있는가?

 

 

*:선우학원 박사(97. 재미동포 원로학자)

 

 

미국은 사람을 달나라로 보냈고 현재  인터네트 시대로 변하고 있다. 그러나  미국은 파산했고 파멸상태에 직면하고 있다.

 

정부는 엄청난 부채로 움직을  없고 정부의 경비는 증가 되고 수입은 축소되고 있다. 정부의 경비는 1913년에 국가 수입의 7%에한했지만 2011년에는 41% 증가 됐다.

 

민주당 대통령 크린턴은 정부의 규모가 축소된다고 했지만 공화당 부시정권시에는  증가됐다. 예를들면 농업부에 공용된 관리의수가 10만명이고 경비가 $500억불이다.  농업부에서 대지주에게 지원하는 금액이 300억불에 달하고 있다.

 

현정부는 마비상태에 빠저 있고 부동 상태이다. 정치제도가 혼돈상태이다. 미국의회는 아무행동을 못하고 있다.

 

고대 푸라톤은 말하기를 대부분의 인면은 장기적 지혜가 부족하고 단기적 이익면에 관심을 가지고 있다. 그럼으로 민주주의 제도는불가능하다했다. 그러나 19세기에 불란서 철학자인 라커벨은 미국을 말하기를 평등과 자유의 나라라고 했다.

 

뉴욕타임스 사설에 의하면  미국의 10% 경제와 정치를 지배하고 90% 인구는 아무영향도 없다 진술했다.

 

1979~2009  인구의 1% 재산이 180백만명의 재산과 비슷했다고 보도했고 0.1% 인구가 미국 재산의 22% 소유하고 있다고 했다. 2009 경제수난기에 수백만 노동자가 실직했을  38 대기업 지배인의 봉급을 합하면 1,400억불에 달했다고 했다.

 

미국 경제의 근본문제는 불공평한 상태에 있다. 유산계급과 중산계그  무산계급의 차이가 엄청나게  있는 것이다.  근본 문제는 해마다 증가 되고 있다. 유산계급의 재산은 275% 증가한데 비교해서 중산계급의 재산은 겨우 18% 증가 됐다. 4백만 가족의 재산과 150백만 가족의 재산이 비슷한 상태이다.

 

 케네디 교수(프링스톤대학) 월스트리트 저널(WALL STREET GOURNAL) 기고한  구절을 인용한다. 아메리칸 세력은 퇴보하고 있다(AMERICAN POWER IS ON THE WANE). 미국이 퇴보하고 있는 이유로 케네디 교수는 무조건을 제의했다.

1.       첫째는 미국 정부의 부채를 심한 경제 수난기에 직면한 것과

2.       미제의 이라크 침략 전쟁 때문이라고 했다.

 

금일 여론 조사에 의하면, 미국 국민의 (7%만이 중앙정부를 지지하고 있고 7% 의회를 지원하고 있다고 했다. 중국의 경우와 비교하면 중국 인구의 85% 정부 정책에 만족하다고 했다.

중국 공산당 정권이 인미의 지원을 받고 있는 이유는 정부가 역사적으로 관리취급을 정당하게 하고 있다고 인민이 보고있기 때문이다.  미국 정부 제도의 부패성을 감시한 것이다.

 

미국정치는 정당의 이념을 따르는 것이다. 정당이 소수 이권의 지배를 받는 공화당의 경우를 보면 정당이 돈의 세력의 지배를 받고 있는 것을 노골적으로 보게 된다.

 

공화당을 지원하는 “Aamrican choshmoods” 대통령 선거시에 100백만 불을 소비했고 미국상공회는 240백만불을 소비했지만 승리하지 못했다. 라스베가스의 갑부인 아벨손(ABELSON) 공화당 후보 9명을 지원하면서 53백만불을 소비했으나 승리한자는 한사람 뿐이었다. 돈의 지배를 받고있는 공화당이지만 선거에서 실패했다. 돈으로만 정치권을 파악할  없는 것을 증명한다.

 

미국 국민은 정치가들을 믿지 않는다. 그러나 정치인들은 돈이 지원을 받는데서 분리되지 못하고 있다. 재선에서 돈이 필요하기 때문이다.

 

영국학자 일킨슨(RICHARD WILKINSON) 23개국에 대해서 연구한바 있다. 재료는 세계은행, 세계건강 기관등의 재료를 근거로했다. 연구 결과를 보면 미국, 영국, 포루투갈  나라가 제일 하층에속했다.  증거를 보면 미 학생, 15세의 과학과 수학의 평균 점수가 17번째이고 미국의 의료 취급이 10번째로   있고 미국의 건설 사업이 15번째이다.  도로 수선, 철도, 비행장 수리, 학교,병원 건설등이 17번째로 떨어져 있다. 미국의 후퇴의 증명이다.

 

스탠포드대학의 래라 다이아몬드 교수(DIAMOND) 민주주의 퇴보 논문에서 “2006 이후 세계에서 자유와 민주주의의 발전이 중단 됐다 진술했다. 계속해서, “자유 민주주의가 2006 이후 후퇴했다. 2006 이후부터 세계에서 25 민주주의 국가가파괴됐다 설명했다.

 

 파괴된 이유가 어디에 있는가? 첫째 이유로 다이아몬드 교수는 금일의 독제 정권은 빨리 배우고 빨리 적응한다 지적했다.계속해서 다이아몬드 교수는 말하기를 민주주의 후퇴에서 가장 걱정스러운 점은 민주주의 기능의 후퇴, 자신감의 퇴보, 등이 미국과 구라파 사이에서 발견된다 말했다. 지난 수년동안 미국과 구라파에서 정치의 후진성과 부패등이 재정  돈의 힘으로 운용된것을 의미한다. 세계 민주주의 국가는 불가능으로 증가되고 있다. 가장 기초적인 정치문제, 예를들면 예산통과도 되지 못할 지경이고 정부가 계속하지 못하고 문을 닫게 되는 현상이 일어날 지경이다.  민주주의 정치가 기능을 발휘하지 못하게 되는 것이다.다이아몬드 교수는 리런 현실을 세계는 목격하고있다 지적했다.  민주주의 제도의 실패를 노출하고 있는 것이다. 세계는 민국과 구라파의 민주주의 제도의 실패와 중국 공산당의 정치가 성공하는 것을 대조하게 된다. 현재 개발도상에 있는 아프리카 제국이중국에대한 관심이 높은 이유가 이때문이다.

 

파멸상태에 빠진 미국의 재생의 방법으로 다음  조목을 제의한다.

1.       미국 정부가 1% 지배를 받고 있는 상태를 개량하여야한다. 현재 와싱톤에 소재한 대기업주에 고용된 라비스트 수가 만이천명이다. 백만불의 봉급을 받고 무제한 재력을 배경으로 하고 있는 제도를 개량해야한다.

2.       현존한 상류계급과 중산계급과 하류계급의 차이를 바로 잡기 위해서 상류계급의 세금을 상승하고 노동자의 인금을 올려야한다. 일반 생활 수준을 올려야한다.

3.       정부는 빈곤층 인민들을 지원해야한다. 중국은 4천만 빈민을 중산계급으로 올리는데 성공했다. 브라질도 백만 가족의 빈곤층을 중산계급으로 옮기였다. 남미 여러나라는 브라질을 모델로 간난한 인민돕는데 선결정책을 시도하고 있다.

4.       정부는 국민에게 약속한 것을 실천해야한다. 예를들면 도로 수리, 철도 개량, 비행장 수리, 학교, 병원 건설등. 그리하여 수백만명에게 직업을 제공해야한다.

5.       정부는 시민의 자유, 재산, 개인 권리를 보장하고 비밀 탐지를 중단해야한다.

6.       미국 시민은 정부의 외국 침략 전쟁을 반대한다. 세계는 변했다. 미국의 강대국 행세는 반대했다. 세계는 미국의 지배를 배격했다. 군대의 힘으로 전쟁을 이기는 시대는 지났다. 협력하고 타협하고 평화적으로 문제를 해결할 시대이다. 오바마 대통령이 큐바와 정상 외교를 맺는 것은 좋은 예가   있다. 큐바뿐만 아니고 북조선,  이란과도 같은 정상외교가 성립 돼야한다.

 

 

 



Why America does not have a peace treaty with North Korea


 By: Harold  Sunoo, Ph.D.


The Korean War stared in 1950 and ended in 1953.  When North Korea forces advanced to South Korea, President Syngman Rhee appealed to President Truman for help.  President Truman sent U.S. troops under the command of General Douglas MacArthur.  The American forces pushed the North Korean Army back to North Korean territory, and then continued to invade North Korean soil above the 38th parallel until they reached the Chinese border.  At that point, China felt threatened and sent thousands of Chinese volunteer soldiers to reinforce the North Korean troops and together pushed the U.S. forces back down to the South Korean border- the 38th parallel.  North Korea suffered from massive carpet bombing from the UN/US forces that made little distinction between military and civilian targets causing incalculable material damage and deep psychic wounds to the Korean population. According to U.S. estimates, approximately 20% of the North Korean population was killed due to these bombings in the 3 year period of 1950-1953. Subsequent estimates by other sources put that figure as high as 30%.

More napalm was dropped on North Korea than on North Vietnam during the entire Vietnam War.  B-29 bombers incinerated scores of towns and villages, dumping great amounts of napalm on secondary targets when primary targets wer not available.  Winston Churchill complained to Washington that napalm was never intended to be “splashed” over civilian populations.

On a single day, 550 tons of incendiary bombs were dropped on the city of Shimuiya (??).  The capital of North Korea, Pyongyang, was hit by incendiary bombs with the objective of burning the city to the ground.  At the end of the war, only two buildings remained.  Estimates state that about 3 million people were killed or wounded.  

At this point, an ever-aggressive General MacArthur proposed to President Truman for America to employ its nuclear weapon, and submitted a list of 26 North Korean targets, but the Joint Chiefs could not find a remaining North Korean target large enough for atomic incineration. President Truman, who had grown tired of General MacArthur’s arrogant and aggressive decisions, rejected MacArthur’s proposal, stripped him of his command and replaced him with General Matthew Ridgeway.

General Ridgeway approached China with an offer for truce to stop the war.  China accepted the offer and the two countries signed an armistice agreement in July 1953.  

But an armistice agreement is only a cease-fire agreement, and is not a peace treaty.  It has now been more than 60 years since the signing of the armistice, but no peace treaty has been signed.  Why?

Since the end of the Korean War, more than 60 years ago, more than 30,000 U.S. troops have continuously been stationed in South Korea.  America houses over a thousand nuclear weapons in South Korea.

In response to the uncertainty of having only a cease-fire for 60 years, the threat of the large number of U.S. troops and the nuclear stockpiling in South Korea, North Korea felt the need to have nuclear weapons of their own as a counter-threat.

Dr. Lee Sung-Ki and other North Korean scientists were trained in nuclear physics in Moscow University.  The program was underway at the site in Yong-byun.  The U.S. observed the developments at Young-byun with growing apprehension.

On December 12, 1985, North Korea joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.  Under this pact, North Korea agreed not to manufacture nuclear weapons.  

Meanwhile, the nuclear capable air and naval forces which began in 1976 continued to be deployed to South Korea.  During the Carter administration, nuclear warheads were reduced from 800 to 250.  But in following years, the Bush Administration put an end to the weapons removal.  

Actually, the U.S. had never acted in accordance with the Armistice Agreement from the outset, violating item d of paragraph 13 which stipulated the end to shipment of weapons and shells from outside of Korea.

The DPRK, in an attempt to promote peace and security in Korea has consistently proposed a permanent Peace Treaty to replace the temporary Armistice Agreement on numerous occasions- 1994, 1996, 1998.  They have also proposed to set up a joint military organization to implement the remaining paragraphs of the Armistice Agreement.  The U.S., however, has rejected all of these proposals, and has pursued a consistent course of military provocation and sabre rattling in the eyes of the North Korean regime.  Such threatening actions as the annual joint US/South Korean War Games that involve thousands of troops, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and aircraft practicing maneuvers to attack North Korea keep North Korea in a constant state of paranoia about the real intentions of the U.S. and its South Korean ally.  Additional cause for North Korea’s alarm was President Bush’s calling North Korea one of the 3 “Axis of Evil” countries in his 2002 State of the Union address.  The other two nations so named were Iraq and Iran, whom he subsequently attacked unilaterally against world opinion.  No wonder, then, that North Korea are convinced that nuclear weapons are the only thing keeping them safe from U.S. attack.

After the Gulf War, Joint Chief of Staff chairman General Colin Powell commented:  “I am running out of villains.  I am down to Castro and Kim Il-sung”.  Whatever he meant, it is clear that America needs “enemies” to maintain the war weapon production.  The American economy is a war economy and depends on war to maintain its economy.

In early 1993, the International Atomic Energy accused  North Korea of violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.  North Korea agreed to inspections.  Tension rose.  The U.S. Command and the Pentagon responded with military preparation against North Korea by sending a battalion of U.S. Apache helicopters to South Korea as well as additional heavy tanks, and heavy combat gear loaded onto American ships.

On May 81994, there was a conference in the Pentagon about how to help General Luck’s plan in Korea in event of a war.

The planners at the Pentagon informed President Clinton that if a war broke out they estimated that the potential costs would be $100 billion, and that the potential casualties would be 100,000 American soldiers and 500,000 Koreans.

At this point, President Clinton’s Administration was seriously considering a preemptive bombing of the nuclear research center in Young-byun, North Korea.  This would mean war.  This was being discussed openly, and the American public knew about this option.

At this time, I was actively working with a small pro-unification group American Committee on Korea.  We were mainly church leaders, scholars and Americans of Korean ancestry seeking to influence U.S. and Korean policy for a peaceful reunification of Korea.  We believed that the American bombing of Young-byun had to be stopped at all costs.  Who could influence this pending catastrophe?  We approached President Jimmy Carter.  Carter, we believed, is a man of peace.  He had expressed his belief that the U.S. was responsible for dividing Korea, and that American is responsible for uniting the divided nation.  He accepted our plea to go to Pyongyang and we were able to endorse his trip with contacts we had established with North Korea through our unification network.  

Carter talked to Clinton.  Clinton rejected his proposal, but Carter insisted that he would go as a U.S. citizen, not a representative of the American government.  Clinton had to agree.

As a first step, Carter went to South Korea and talked with President Kim Yong-san.  President Kim allowed Carter to cross to North Korea right at the 38th border negotiation point.  This was the very first time that anyone had crossed the 38th parallel since its creation in 1953.  North Korea welcomed the Carter group.

President Carter met President Kim Il-sung and had a productive dialogue.  Carter and Kim agreed that the Korean peninsula should be free of nuclear weapons from any source.

On his return, Carter gave CNN an interview to announce the results of his meeting with Kim Il-sung and to halt the rush towards armed conflict.

Carter also briefed President Clinton and other high officials in the White House.  Carter informed Gallucci- the chief American negotiator with North Korea- that he and Kim had agreed to freeze the nuclear program in North Korea, and allow the IAEA inspectors to remain in Pyongyang.

Carter said that he believed the third round of U.S.-DPRK negotiations should be continued in the light of this breakthrough.

Gallucci reported this news to the Cabinet, and it was a bombshell in the Cabinet room.

After obtaining written confirmation from Pyongyang of its acceptance of the U.S. devised freeze on its nuclear program, Washington announced its intention to proceed to the third round of U.S.-DPRK negotiations to begin July 5, 1994 in Geneva.

On October 21, 1994, U.S.’ Gallucci and DPRK’s Kang Sok-gu signed the agreement which stated:

1.       The U.S. would organize an international consortium to provide light-water reactors with a  target date of 2003.  In return, North Korea would freeze all activity on its nuclear reactors and permit them to be monitored by IAEA inspectors.

2.      The U.S. would arrange to supply 500,000 tons of heavy oil annually before the LWRs came into operation 

3.      The US would provide formal assurances against the threat of use of nuclear weapons against North Korea

4.      North Korea will reengage in North South Dialogues.

 

Kang said “…this is a very important milestone document of historical significance”

North Korea declared that this was a diplomatic victory since North Korea had dialogue with the U.S. – the super power in the world.  The U.S. began to implement the agreements by geginning to build the light-water reactors in North Korea with American engineers.  One of the senior engineers was Mr. Lim of Chicago who is a close friend of mine in the unification movement.  The U.S. also began to supply heavy oil, as per the agreement.

The Clinton Administration sent Secretary of State Madeline Albright to Pyongyang with A personal letter from President Clinton assuring the conditions of the Geneva agreement.  Everything was moving smoothly according to the agreement until President Bush was elected.

On January 29, 2002, President Bush totally reversed the Clinton policy by declaring North Korea one of the three “Axis of Evils” along with Iraq and Iran.  He declared them enemies of the U.S. and unilaterally initiated war with Iraq- despite worldwide objections.  It was not until 6 years later, on October 11, 2008, that U.S. State Department spokesman Sear McCormack announced that North Korea had been removed from the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism.

But with this pronouncement of an unexpected 180 degree change of U.S. policy in 2002, North Korea again felt threatened by the U.S.  Seeing the U.S. unilaterally invade Iraq, North Korea began removing IAEA monitoring equipment from its nuclear facilities and in December, 2002, expelled the IAEA inspectors and shortly thereafter, withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in January, 2003.

Bush’s 2002 “Axis of Evil” State of the Union address put a quick end to Clinton’s conciliatory Korea policy and ensured the budding relationship between America and North Korea broke to pieces, and on April 23, 2003, North Korea declared it had nuclear weapons.

Unfortunately, this hostile U.S. policy towards North Korea has only continued under the Obama Administration, and even gotten worse with Obama’s “Pivot towards the Pacific.

Pope Francis recently visited South Korea for five days.  On his last day tens of thousands of Koreans gathered at the historical Myongdang Church for his farewell.  The Pope’s last words of advice to the Korean people were for South Koreans to “…talk to the North Koreans.  They are your brothers and sisters.  Talk to them!”  

President Obama has made a decision to normalize relations with Cuba.  He said, “We made a mistake.  We wasted 50 years.  It’s about time that we normalize relations with Cuba”.

The United States has also been dealing with North Korea for more than 50 years.  Why can’t President Obama deal with North Korea the way he is dealing with Cuba?  This president received the Nobel Peace Prize.  He can become a peace president if he normalizes relations with North Korea as well.

There is currently a good possibility for a peace treaty with North Korea.  The present leader of North Korea, Kim Jeong-un said in his new year’s address, “We need peace in order to build a strong economy”. 

Above all, North Korea’s position is that the signing of a peace treaty would provide the basis for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula at a rapid tempo.

The U.N. countries who once fought against North Korea under the U.N. banner (the United Kingdom, Canada, France and the Philippines) have now all established diplomatic relations with North Korea.  

The U.S. presently stands at eh cross-roads with North Korea.  Whether to keep up hostile relations and continue the nuclear stand-off which could again lead to widespread destruction of life and property or to take the opportunity to bring peace to Asia by signing a peace treaty, remove hostilities and realize the denuclearization of Korea.

Donald Gregg, the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea from 1989-1993, who also served as head of the CIA and National Security Advisor to President George H.W. Bush, said “negotiating a lasting peace is the only sensible approach President Obama should employ the same sort of diplomacy towards North Korea as he did with Cuba.” 

President Obama needs to negotiate peace with North Korea now, to secure greater long term peace and security for the U.S. and Asia, and to show the world he is truly deserving of his Nobel Peace Prize.


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