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                                                13 Year 
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												Chairman Kim 
                                                 
			
			
            
			Hopes to Suggest a Peace Forest in the DMZ 
			
            
			BEIJING, CHINA.  Jonathan Lee, a 13 year old youth environmental activist from the 
			United States, is entering the reclusive North on a humanitarian 
			environmental mission – to suggest peace.   A bold move, 
			particularly with the strains between the DPRK, it's southern 
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