Engagement policy

Another blogger notes an interesting story:

Another defector, identified as Lee Yong-su, 20, was discovered in Daema village, Gangwon province 5:50 a.m. yesterday by a local resident. Mr. Lee was wearing a tattered North Korean military uniform and a Kim Il Sung badge.According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff investigating Mr. Lee, the defector said he was a soldier in an artillery battalion of the North Korean army in Pyeonggang county. He told the investigators that he made the decision after watching on television how developed South Korea was. Mr. Lee claimed he reached the fences in the DMZ early Monday morning and crossed over the next day.

His take:

This is the kind of engagement that really does have the power to change North Korea. A few hundred thousand copies of Desperate Housewives might have as much impact on North Korea as Aquariums could have on the White House.

I think he might be on to something, although I can think of better shows to recommend than DH.