The North Korean Patriot

Erich Weingartner's series profiling a fictional North Korean, Pak Kim Li.

About this series — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-08 07:23

Background information about Erich Weingartner's profile of a fictional North Korean government official, Pak Kim Li.

Portrait of a patriot — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-10 06:50

[This is Erich Weingartner's portrait of a fictional North Korean patriot. First published in CanKor Report 257, 4 August 2006.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 1 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-10 06:50

[In Part 1 Erich Weingartner is compelled by his fictional North Korean colleague, Pak Kim Li, to review the parameters of the interviews he intends to conduct. First published in CanKor Report 300, 31 December 2007.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 2 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-10 06:54

[In Part 2 Erich Weingartner discusses different versions of truth with North Korean patriot Pak Kim Li. First published in CanKor Report 301, 31 January 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 3 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-10 06:59

[In Part 3 Erich Weingartner and Pak Kim Li discuss the 2008 New Year's Joint Editorial, the DPRK's annual statement of projected government policies. First published in CanKor Report 301, 31 January 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 4 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-10 07:01

[In Part 4 Erich Weingartner questions Pak Kim Li about religious liberty in the DPRK. First published in CanKor Report 302, 31 January 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 5 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-10 07:31

[In Part 5 Pak Kim Li reluctantly answers Erich Weingartner's questions regarding the February 2008 visit to Pyongyang by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. First published in CanKor Report 303-304, 23 March 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 6 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-10 07:32

[In Part 6 Erich Weingartner and Pak Kim Li discuss the utility of the DPRK's full disclosure of its nuclear weapons programmes under the Six-Party process. First published in CanKor Report 305-306, 31 January 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 7 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 2008-06-10 07:33

[In Part 7 Pak Kim Li takes issue with Erich Weingartner's interpretation of the DPRK's "juche" ideology as "self-reliance". First published in CanKor Report 307-308, 12 May 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 8 — by eweingartner — last modified 2008-07-02 07:57

[In Part 8 Pak Kim Li addresses causes and consequences of the current food shortages, including a peculiar take on its relationship to the nuclear issue. First published in CanKor Report 309-310, 27 June 2008.]