North Korea: Beyond the DMZWhile this tiny state on the divided Korean peninsula is continually demonized in the U. S., few have any first hand knowledge of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. What is it like on the other side of the 38th parallel? How do Koreans in the North view this past decade with the fall of Soviet communism, natural disasters that brought famine and power shortages, and a continued, dangerously hostile relationship with the U. S.? What are the