T2K Today: Korea

[Abbott Shaull]

Father-in-Law and his sister own Hyundai Santa Fe and they have no complaint about them...

[pmulcahy11b]

Here's a little tidbit I got from a Jane's newsletter. (I don't have the money for an actual subscription, so all I get is scraps.)

"A so-called 'bubble jet' effect, rather than a direct hit, is likely to have been responsible for the sinking of South Korean warship Chon An in the Yellow Sea (West Sea) off the coast of North Korea on 26 March. The chairman of the South Korean team investigating, Yoon Duk-yong, said: "The possibility of an underwater non-contact explosion is bigger than that of an underwater contact explosion, considering the shape of the severed surfaces and conditions." "The chances of an internal explosion, fatigue fracture or collision with a reef is zero," added Yoon, raising further the suspicion of North Korean involvement."

Note that I am behind in reading these, and this is from 04 May.

[boogiedowndonovan]

this hasn't gotten much play in the media and it probably won't change much in the way of North Korea/PRC relations. But North Korean border guards recently shot and killed three Chinese civilians, smugglers actually.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...wsj_india_main

[Raellus]

More Nork weirdness:

According to the broadcasters during today's DPRK vs. Brazil soccer match, the North Korean fans that you see during their games in SA aren't actually North Koreans at all but are paid Chinese actors. It makes sense since real NKs would probably jump at the opportunity to defect.

Also, the NK coach claims to receive in-game tactical instructions from the Dear Leader via and invisible communications device. His advice apparently wasn't so great today.

You've gotta love those wacky NKs!

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Raellus

More Nork weirdness:

According to the broadcasters during today's DPRK vs. Brazil soccer match, the North Korean fans that you see during their games in SA aren't actually North Koreans at all but are paid Chinese actors. It makes sense since real NKs would probably jump at the opportunity to defect.

Also, the NK coach claims to receive in-game tactical instructions from the Dear Leader via and invisible communications device. His advice apparently wasn't so great today.

You've gotta love those wacky NKs!

It is a tragically funny story ,if it is true.
I thought NK played rather well though .

As for Dear Leaders instructions ( via NK satelite from PyongYang where he sits in his jumpsuit in a recliner swigging beer ,surrounded by pouting teenage entertainment brigade girls that massage him before the 140 inch big screen - now,what World Cup coach wouldnt benefit from that !)

I like the sobriquet that his potential successor has gotten - "Brilliant Comrade" . Makes you wonder what they call the one that drinks and whores around in Macau " Decadent comrade "? And the one that is supposedly deemed to feminine " Dodgy Comrade "?

[Abbott Shaull]

Did anyone catch the tidbit today out of North Korea..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100616/...rea_ship_sinks

Funny how they warning the UN that something they initiated when they sunk the boat could lead to nuclear war. Talk like that sounds like they are just itching for a fight, but want the UN, US, and South Korea to appear to start the fighting. Maybe that is North knows they can't win and want China to help so maybe some of the food that China sent to feed it troop can be siphon off to feed it own population behind the front lines.

[pmulcahy11b]

I think the North Koreans want the South Koreans to pretend nothing happened -- and thereby admit that they are powerless in the face of "powerful North Korean war machine."

[boogiedowndonovan]

Originally Posted by Raellus

More Nork weirdness:

According to the broadcasters during today's DPRK vs. Brazil soccer match, the North Korean fans that you see during their games in SA aren't actually North Koreans at all but are paid Chinese actors. It makes sense since real NKs would probably jump at the opportunity to defect.

Also, the NK coach claims to receive in-game tactical instructions from the Dear Leader via and invisible communications device. His advice apparently wasn't so great today.

You've gotta love those wacky NKs!

thats pretty funny. my coworker and I were joking that the Dear Leader edited out the two Brazil goals from the world cup footage that would be broadcast to the DPRK so that they could declare DPRK beats Brazil 1-0!

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by boogiedowndonovan

thats pretty funny. my coworker and I were joking that the Dear Leader edited out the two Brazil goals from the world cup footage that would be broadcast to the DPRK so that they could declare DPRK beats Brazil 1-0!

I wouldn't be surprised.

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Raellus

I wouldn't be surprised.

maybe so .
It is known that NK leadership used footage from the 2000 celebrations and big international sporting events or some such as stock footage when making " news broadcasts " about the leaders "succesful" visit to Europe or the worlds reactions to PyongYangs antics.

I see the following imagery - footage of huge crowds say in London or Paris ,waving flags and cheering ( maybe a few criers as well )

Que in blaring news reel type music with upbeat tempo/commentary read in enthusiastic and agrressive tempo :

"All over the world the people of all nations are celebrating the Dear Leader as he comes to visit them.The visit offers them hope to escape the capitalist cages they are trapped in by their feudal minded overlords.Material assistance was given by the Peoples commite for overseas aid and political education was initiated by Dear Leader personally ,enligthening and inspiring millions throughout the blighted nations of the capitalist west .
The visit was a great success and a triumph for the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea thanks to our communal efforts and the brilliant guidance of our Dear Leader.
Long live the Dear Leader !"

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by boogiedowndonovan

thats pretty funny. my coworker and I were joking that the Dear Leader edited out the two Brazil goals from the world cup footage that would be broadcast to the DPRK so that they could declare DPRK beats Brazil 1-0!

The BBC showed a spoof film of exactly that scenario after the South Africa - Uruguay match last night...