Defector Reaches Out To North Koreans By Balloon

Lee Min-bok prepares to launch a balloon north. He calls his messages "a peaceful war against Kim Jong Il." John M. Glionna / Los Angeles Times

From L.A. Times:

Lee Min-bok sends fliers drifting across the border in hopes of enlightening his former countrymen. Despite an anti-propaganda pact, he's not alone.

Reporting from Incheon, South Korea -- On a drizzly December morning, Lee Min-bok kneels on the cold ground near the North Korean border and consults his laptop.

He's scanning satellite weather photos to pick just the right spot for his launch. Satisfied, he and a helper grunt as they load 20 large orange helium tanks into a ramshackle van and then head west.

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My Comment: Good for him. I wish him the best.