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A Bitter Legacy while Walking the Borderlines Song Du-Yul or The Persistence of a „Dark Cloud Policy¡° Since 37 years, Professor Song lives in exile in the Federal Republic of Germany whose citizenship he and his family acquired back in 1993. Over two decades now, both of us have nourished a close personal friendship which, among others, expressed itself in co-authoring articles, editing books and organizing international symposia that primarily aimed at helping to promote the democratization process in South Korea and the peaceful co-existence on the Korean peninsula. As a renowned scientist and critical mind, Mr. Song has clearly and consistently abhorred any apologetic stance, neither in favor of South Korean nor North Korean state politics. In this context, the allegation that Professor Song supposedly is „a North Korean spy¡° and ¡°a high-ranking cadre¡± of the nomenclature of the DPRK, is just absurd and ridiculous. This allegation is also anachronistic considering the fact that since several years now the government in Seoul officially pursued a ¡°Sunshine Policy¡± toward the North for which Ex-President Kim Dae-Jung was awarded the internationally prestigious Peace Nobel Prize three years ago. What makes administrative and political agencies in South Korea believe that Professor Song¡¯s thoughts and ideas pose a threat to national security? Professor Song Du-Yul, his wife Chung-Hee and I had planned to spend the days from October 15–21, 2002 in South Korea to participate, among others, in the international conference „International Status of the Democratization Movement in Korea¡° and to share lengthy talks with relatives and friends alike. Instead of enjoying at least some rays of „Sunshine Policy¡°, Mr. Song was then once more victimized by a dubious „Dark Cloud Policy¡°. After the long era of Cold War, he is now embroiled in its chilling aftermath. Instead of experiencing cosmopolitan, transparent and democratic forms of conduct, which at any rate should be appropriate for an OECD member state like the Republic of Korea, Mr. Song is treated like an outcast. It is high time to also adequately honor a person like Professor Song Du-Yul in his homeland, especially given the fact that simultaneously in South Korea as well as in Germany two new books authored by him were published a couple of months ago: „Kyunggyein ui Sasaek¡° (Hankyoreh Shinmun, Seoul) and „Schattierungen der Moderne – Ost-West-Dialoge in Philosophie, Soziologie und Politik¡° (Nuances of modernity – East-West-Dialogues in Philosophy, Sociology and Politics; PapyRossa Verlag, Cologne). The thoughts explicated therein and the ideas elaborated on are worth to be studied in depth and they duly merit academic as well as political disputes. This, of course, presupposes direct communication and humane relationships – a right which has not yet been accorded to Song Du-Yul. Dr. Rainer Werning, PhD, MA * Seoul, December 1, 2003 Chairperson & CEO of Korea Verband e.V. & Communication and Research Centre of Korea Association at Asia House, Essen/Germany
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