It
was rare for the two rival Korean governments to agree to allow a group
of peace activists to pass through the border area, known as the DMZ. But
some of the symbolism the activists had hoped to generate with their
Women Cross DMZ campaign was lost when South Korea denied them
permission to walk through Panmunjom, a border village where a truce was
signed in 1953 to halt, but not formally end, the conflict, leaving the
divided Korea in a technical state of war. << more >>
