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Is tightening the screws a form of torture?(The Week)(Japan starts fight against North Korea)(Brief article)

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Is tightening the screws a form of torture? We certainly hope so. The Japanese are now wielding a new weapon in the fight against North Korea. Remittances from ethnic Koreans living in Japan have long been a source of money for Kim Jong Il's government. Effective January 4, those transactions are now ended. This is an important measure, but it does nothing to make up for the hideous ...

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