Kim Dae-jung and the Quest for the Nobel : How the President of South Korea Bought the Peace Prize and Financed Kim Jong-il's Nuclear Program

"Kim Kisam, a former South Korean intelligence officer, has collaborated with Donald Kirk, journalist and author, in a study of the campaign waged by Kim Dae-jung, the former South Korean president, to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This book, relying heavily on files that Kim obtained from Korean intelligence files before seeking asylum in the US, reveals an array of resources dedicated to the quest that culminated in Kim Dae-jung's winning the prize in 2000. The book details the strategy and tactics used to win over highly placed Norwegians and Swedes as well as foreign journalists with emphasis on the misallocation of resources. Most importantly, the book shows the relentless pursuit of the prize as the motive for bringing about the inter-Korean summit of June 2000 at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars paid to North Korea's Kim Jong-il - funds used to finance missile and nuclear programs that threaten the region and the world"-- Provided by publisher Kim Kisam, a former South Korean intelligence officer, has collaborated with Donald Kirk, journalist and author, in a study of the campaign waged by Kim Dae-jung, the former South Korean president, to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This book, relying heavily on files that Kim obtained from Korean intelligence files before seeking asylum in the US, reveals an array of resources dedicated to the quest that culminated in Kim Dae-jung's winning the prize in 2000. The book details the strategy and tactics used to win over highly placed Norwegians and Swedes as well as foreign journalists with emphasis on the misallocation of resources. Most importantly, the book shows the relentless pursuit of the prize as the motive for bringing about the inter-Korean summit of June 2000 at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars paid to North Korea's Kim Jong-il funds used to finance missile and nuclear programs that threaten the region and the world (site de l'éditeur) Front Matter....Pages i-xv Asylum at Last!....Pages 1-12 Norwegian Base....Pages 13-22 Softening the Swedes....Pages 23-31 Spreading the Net....Pages 33-45 Eyes on the Prize....Pages 47-58 Shielding the Deeds....Pages 59-70 Courting the Bishop....Pages 71-84 Scaling the Summit....Pages 85-93 Beyond the Summit....Pages 95-105 Playing the Media....Pages 107-119 Swedish Connection....Pages 121-131 Easily the Winner....Pages 133-146 Sunshine Exposed....Pages 147-158 In History’s Glare....Pages 159-170 Legacy of Terror....Pages 171-181 Epilogue....Pages 183-185 Back Matter....Pages 187-239