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• in Politics
  Not Much Hope for Change as Kim Jong-il Prepares to Ascend His Double Rainbow Back to Baekdu Mountain
  It is difficult to imagine the world without its parallel universe in North Korea. Will we miss the Kim family dynasty?
  by psogge / on Sep 30, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “dprk”

 

• Save a poster, win a flat – Pyongyang traffic cop gets rewarded

  
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  Ri Kyong Sim receives her Hero of the Republic award (image from North Korean TV news) Why did traffic controller Ri Kyong Sim get rewarded with the title of Hero of the Republic, together with a new flat for herself and her family? Recently she safeguarded the headquarters of the revolution in an unexpected ...
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• Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman Recreate Space Jam – College Humor

  
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  <center><iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/nu3R3us7iHk” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe></center> The post Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman Recreate Space Jam – College Humor appeared first on The Wall of Champions .
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• David Guttenfelder’s award-winning photos from North Korea

  
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  Female traffic police officers gather in front of bronze statues of the North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects in Pyongyang. David Guttenfelder / AP via Washington Post David Guttenfelder is the Associated Press Chief Photographer for Asia. Although he’s now based in Tokyo, last ...
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• Traditional medicine is thriving in North Korea

  
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  David Guttenfelder’s photo of the ancient ginseng root referred to in the quote below An interesting Associated Press article on the prevalence of Traditional Korean Medicine (called Koryo Medicine) in North Korea: “Doctors are more interested in Koryo medicine rather than Western medicine because they can get ...
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• Thoughts & Sayings (May 2013)

  
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  Here are some thoughts and sayings I posted on Twitter and/or Facebook in April. To my knowledge, I made these up (for better or for worse). Sit back, relax, and enjoy the write! Encouraging Words 1. Silver linings are worth their weight in gold. 2. Misery loves company. Care to join me? Twisted ...
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• The Moranbong Band on May Day

  
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  Via James Pearson of NKNews.org and koreabang.com : North Korean TV is currently broadcasting a concert of Moranbang Band in army uniforms fiddling by a tank. Happy Labour Day! Too fun not to share.
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• An Interview with North Koreans about the Current Situation

  
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  I am an anti-war and Latin America solidarity activist in Chicago. I recently returned from a late March trip to North Korea [Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK)], along with 45 others, through Koryo Tours. On that tour I had the opportunity to discuss with the Korean tour guides their views on the ...
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• Ambassador Thorne on a Boat (and More)

  
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  Listening Post for April 27, 2013 Top Secret Writers looks at the case of the crash of the Soviet Kosmos 954 satellite in 1978, in which the CIA used the reports of UFO nuts to identify a real-world, (Soviet) space vehicle for search and recovery. They posit that alien hobbyists may, unwittingly, be providing valuable ...
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• Is North Korea a Serious Threat or is This Just More Saber-Rattling?

  
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  The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, attends the armys 81st anniversary ceremony at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Thursday. The state TV station released footage of Kim watching the military parade, and of young couples taking part in mass dances in the capital  South Korea issues Kaesong ...
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• This is why we need to pass CISPA

  
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  Were at war online. Iran , North Korea , and Russia are the sources of sustained attacks on our government and our economy. They steal from us, they disrupt our operations, and theyre no better than the pirates of old. On the sea, such attacks would eventually mean war, but on the Internet they get a pass. ...
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• N. Korea reveals the only way they’ll talk to U.S officials

  
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  As talks continue to fail — and tensions continue to rise, N. Korea spoke out today via statement in response to the United States hoping the two nations can come to a peaceful meeting place and end the impending nuclear world war. The United States and South Korea  ”should immediately stop all their provocative ...
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  U.S. Secretary of State caves in to China   Since the lunatics in North Korea are bellowing out lunaticthreatening statements the United States has increased military and missiledefense in Asia.   The commies in TheHermit Kingdom of North Korea threatened to target Tokyo first if war breaksout on the Korean ...
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• The BBC crosses an ethical line in North Korea

  
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  BBC Panorama presenter, John Sweeney attempts to defend his actions on the BBC. (Source: YouTube/BBC) If you’ve been a reader of the  SWLing Post for long, you may know I am an avid supporter of free speech via radio and other media; I am also a strong advocate of journalistic  ethics.  Following, I share ...
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• the German Card (and More)

  
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  Listening Post for April 16, 2013 The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has publicly revealed their troop strength for the first time. In a white paper, the PLA reported it fields just shy of 1.5 million soldiers, sailors and airmen, the BBC reports. Boston College cannot be compelled to release audio tapes it ...
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• I compromised the LSE and my tour guides…

  
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  “I compromised the LSE and my tour guides, and all I could produce was a lousy tourist video,” would be a suitable slogan for the T-shirt of tonight’s BBC Panorama programme . OK, so they also interviewed BR Myers, John Everard and a defector or two, but really it was not worth all the hype and told us nothing ...
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• Kim Jong-Un ‘Struggling’ to Gain Control Over Military

  
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  A former North Korean spy has come out and said Kim Jong-Un is “struggling” to gain control over the military Kim Hyun-Hee, a former North Korean spy who was ordered to bomb a South Korean airliner in 1987 by Kim Jung-Il, spoke out on Wednesday. Hyun-Hee said she thinks Kim Jong-Un is struggling to gain ...
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• Kim Jong-un Pays Tribute to His Grandfather Kim Il-sung on 101st Birthday

  
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  Kim Jong un made a pilgrimage to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to pay tribute to his grandfather, Kim Il sung, the founder of the DPRK and the Eternal President of North Korea. Kim Il sung is the demigod at the center of the Kim family personality cult and his image looms large over every aspect of North Korean ...
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• North Korea-Crazy? Maybe Not

  
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  It has been long thought that the DPRK’s belligerence stemmed from their wartime experience. Kim Il Sung started a war that utterly and completely destroyed his own country. Pyongyang, the oldest city in Korea and the home of most of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...
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• North Korea’s Missile Arsenal: A Video Guide

  
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  If you’re having trouble keeping track of all the various things North Korea is trying to throw up into the atmosphere in an attempt to kill people then this TruthLoader video is for you. While the prospect of a competent North Korean missile capability is terrifying, it remains, in many ways, a difficult goal for ...
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• Putin & Puppies, Wild Boars, Anti-Missile Defenses, and More [Sunday News]

  
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  Every Sunday we gather the week’s weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. Enjoy! Putin posts photos of puppy gifted from Akita Prefecture : Last year Russian ...
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