North Korean ex-assassin recalls 1968, when the Korean cold war ran hot by Mac William Bishop North Korea sent commandos to kill South Korean President Park Chung-hee in 1968 — a mission launched 50 years ago this week. Bachrach / Getty Images file SEOUL, South Korea — Dawn was breaking over snow-covered Sambong Mountain a half century ago as the four Woo brothers set out to cut wood. In a clearing they found 31...
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