In August 1997, she (Jane Harman) made a trip to North Korea to examine the progress of the international aid program. Stopping in Seoul on her return she told a news conference of her concern that "some food aid has probably ended up in the hands of the [North Korean] military and the other elite."

Was there a famine in North Korea from 1995-1998? Yes, although some observers, including the CIA, doubted it at the time. There is now enough physical evidence of malnourished children to confirm the reports from refugees. The best estimate is that two to three million people died of starvation and diseases related to malnutrition.

Were the reports of people resorting to cannibalism credible? Yes. Refugees streaming into Manchuria reported this. Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz obtained a confirmatory Top Secret American intelligence document, which he included in an appendix to his book Betrayal.