| North Korea for many today is a country that is | | | | own pseudo $100 dollar bills. They make around |
| not known very well. Even among many in the | | | | 30% profit on these $100.00 counterfeits, while |
| Humanitarian field, getting help to people in this | | | | traditonal color copied make far less. In the past |
| distant country is difficult. We know so little about | | | | the South Korean intelligence agency has been |
| it, yet we know it is a dangerous country. How | | | | able to track and get viable information on the |
| do we know this? For one, many politicians have | | | | North Korean counterfeiting activities. The USA is |
| said it. The next thing we must do is ask | | | | in current production to make the $100.00 bill a |
| ourselves do we believe them? After all if they | | | | hard one to counterfeit, but this won't be available |
| are a dangerous country, a missle heading | | | | for some time. All this illegal activity is for a |
| towards Alaska is not a very long way to travel. | | | | reason. It is the trade deficit that North Korea |
| Ever since the Korean war, it seems we have | | | | must account for. They import more than they |
| been at war with this nation in one way or | | | | export. The money must come from |
| another. There has been no "lets shake hands and | | | | somewhere, so they get it both legally and illegally. |
| come out friends". For the most part they have | | | | As the nations watch on, North Korea does its |
| stayed isolated and out of touch. On the other | | | | flip-flops on the nuclear issue. Within this breach of |
| hand, the USA has reached into just about every | | | | trust we find China and Japan alongside South |
| country on earth. We have been in the Vietnam | | | | Korea wondering what is going on in North Korea |
| war, Desert Storm running Sadam out of Kuwait, | | | | and what their intentions are. From the American |
| invaded Afghanistan creating a government there, | | | | standpoint, we do not trust them. For the North |
| and now we are in Iraq. To top it off we make | | | | Koreans we are a hostile nation that has invaded |
| threatening gestures to Iran weekly. Is it any | | | | other nations. They really believe we would invade |
| wonder we have some that distrust us. | | | | them. On the one hand this nation needs more |
| That is what North Korea does. It does not trust | | | | money, all the while they are building up nuclear |
| us. According to the Congressional Research | | | | stockpiles and pleading for the understanding of |
| office (in the Library of Congress) stated that | | | | the international community. |
| "North Korea considers the United States to be a | | | | The nation of North Korea is simply a closed |
| hostile nation and often takes actions | | | | country. One that absolutely distrusts the USA. |
| commensurate with that policy." This fact was | | | | We believe ours is the moral right. Within the |
| reported in one of their latest releases of CRS | | | | nations on earth, our moral right has been heard |
| materials. For the record we don't trust them | | | | time and again. The power and might of the |
| either. Like all nations out for its own existence, | | | | American fist can come down hard. Some fear it |
| North Korea needs money. The CRS reports that | | | | while others loathe it, as they play cards with us. |
| the Secret Service broke up an illegal ring which | | | | Many nations are watching this scene unfold. No |
| was making money for this North Korean nation. | | | | one wants a nuclear holocaust. The slight of hand |
| The ring reportedly was involved in heroin and | | | | this nation does to stay atop in the politcal debate |
| methamphetamines, counterfeit cigarettes, | | | | is good. They manage to keep the USA at bay all |
| counterfeit pharmaceuticals (for example "USA" | | | | the while working to keep their nuclear program |
| manufactured Viagra), and counterfeit currency | | | | working, or at least under the radar screen. |
| (e.g. US $100 bill "supernotes"). | | | | The question we must ask ourselves can we |
| Morevover, the CRS estimates that North Korea | | | | trust a nation that counterfeits our money, and |
| makes about 15-25 million dollars a year from this | | | | trades in illegal activities? When we ask them if |
| counterfeiting of American money alone. No one | | | | they will want a nuclear weapon and they say no |
| knows for sure how much money the North | | | | can we really believe them? This is a question |
| Koreans make illegally, mostly at our expense. | | | | that Condi Rice and President Bush must decide |
| They probably figure like many other nations, its | | | | when dealing with this nation. When both these |
| okay. The USA is a rich country they can afford | | | | are gone and new people take the mantle in the |
| it. The North Korean is so good at counterfeiting, | | | | White House, the issue will be the same. Who can |
| that it is commonly agreed that they could not tell | | | | we trust? |
| the difference from legit $100.00 bills and their | | | | |