A commentator on my last post about North Korea (I’d read it first) asked me what I though the consequences of North Korea’s collapse would be, well I have several theories for that but first a rehash of some of yesterdays post.
“In my opinion while he may be able to hold on to power for [...]
Silliness in the Hermit Kingdom Part II
Silliness in the Hermit Kingdom and fun with North Korean succession
I haven’t picked on my favorite diminutive despot in a while so I guess it’s time for more fun with North Korea. Kim Jong-il North Korea’s totalitarian munchkin is rumored to have pancreatic cancer and has about five years to live. To that I say it couldn’t happen to a nicer person. This is also [...]
I’m back with the ranting and some other things.
Ah time for a rant and some random news updates and things I missed while I was away (in other words old news).
OK for those people that have not been paying attention (as in almost everyone), I have moved to Japan, and while I did say that if Obama got elected I would move out [...]
Life in the North Korean Gulag
Yes it’s a long video and it’s one you need to watch. It’s about Shin Dong-hyuk, and his life being born in a North Korean slave labor camp, his life there and his eventual escape.
Thanks to The Black Commenter for the H/T
Letters from the Hermit Kingdom: North Korea and the Kim.
The Kingdom of the Kim:
North Korea is an interesting place especially for a kid that grew up at the end of the cold war. The first one anyway the second might be coming but I have already touched on that issue in a previous post. So a lot of interesting information has been coming out [...]
