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03-04-2013, 10:43 AM
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Thankfully this didn't happen 9 months after Rodman was there.
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03-08-2013, 09:50 AM
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03-08-2013, 10:04 AM
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The sanctions at least attempt to target the ruling elite but I wonder how effective they really can be. It's not like there's a lot of commerce going in and out of North Korea anyway, it's not hard for the top-level government people to still live like kings. They'll just take more and the effects will still trickle down to everyone else. I guess the sanctions are still necessary, I just hope there's some talk somewhere about an end game of regime change.
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03-08-2013, 10:40 AM
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China agreeing to the sanctions is a big deal. It really leaves Kim isolated.
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03-08-2013, 10:47 AM
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So ronry....
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03-08-2013, 11:02 AM
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And I know North Korea would consider it a win, but if they were able to launch a nuke unprovoked, China isn't going to back them and they pretty much are screwed in an epic way.
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03-08-2013, 11:41 AM
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I think it makes NK more dangerous in the short term, but the end for the Kims seems closer. I sure would be nervous if I lived in Seoul, though.
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03-08-2013, 11:48 AM
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Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Yeah, the Chinese aren't going to let the crazy people in the neighborhood screw up business.
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03-14-2013, 06:55 PM
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03-14-2013, 07:40 PM
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I'm so grateful to the government of North Korea in our time of need here in America-I'm sure their coffee is delicious
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03-14-2013, 09:33 PM
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Location: The Satellite of Love
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Don't know why it's labeled 'propaganda'. Seemed like a fairly accurate portrayal of Detroit.
Serious response: I haven't done much (any) practicing at reading Korean cursive, but my best guess at the title (with the help of google translate) is "갈수틈 암담해서는 자본주의 사회 현실", which means (according to google translate) "Grim openings go not the reality of capitalist society" (btw, google translate blows at translating Korean to English, so that's pretty good as far as google translate goes). Last edited by sabotai : 03-14-2013 at 09:34 PM. |
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03-14-2013, 10:08 PM
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I'm pretty impressed that we can make tents stronger than houses.
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03-15-2013, 12:18 AM
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Basically, "Capitalist Economies are Facing Dark Times." According to my (Korean) wife, there are some things the Korean narrator and English narrator are saying that are much different. For instance, she didn't hear anything about all the birds being eaten in Korean.
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03-15-2013, 12:53 AM
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That was the funniest part of the video. Why the hell would starving people wait for Tuesday to eat the birds!?
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03-15-2013, 02:13 AM
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Maybe they get double rations of hot snow coffee on Tuesday to help wash it down? |
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03-15-2013, 05:38 AM
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no cannibalism? i'm disappointed in you best korea
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03-20-2013, 11:52 AM
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Location: Kansas City, MO
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Some heavy cyber-terrorism exchanges in Korea. South starts it and the North retaliates. Who knew they even had computers????
Experts suspect North behind SKorea computer crash - Yahoo! News |
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03-20-2013, 12:14 PM
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This is more likely to start a war than any border skirmish...
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03-20-2013, 12:26 PM
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And I would guess that it's by far the best way for North Korea to needle South Korea. North Korea doesn't have a hugely developed computer based economy. The South economy could be destroyed by cyber-terrorism if it increases its reach. |
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03-20-2013, 01:02 PM
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03-20-2013, 01:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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They're rumored to have invested heavily in cyber-warfare and are a difficult enemy to retaliate against. While other countries have many entry points for cyber attacks North Korea only has one or two which can easily be shut down or defended. |
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03-20-2013, 11:00 PM
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One word: China. |
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03-25-2013, 09:24 AM
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It's been an odd couple of months for North Korea. Fun to catch up with it all at once
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03-28-2013, 12:23 PM
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The fearsome NK Navy in full force, thanks to photoshop
Rumor: North Korea's latest military image Photoshopped? |
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03-29-2013, 09:28 AM
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North Korea orders rockets on standby to hit US bases - state media — RT News
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WTF? I guess they are mad that the South Korean gaming company NCSoft fired Lord British a couple of years ago and killed off Tabula Rasa.
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03-29-2013, 09:30 AM
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They're mad all the bands don't go to their weeklong music festival, North by North Korea.
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03-29-2013, 09:49 AM
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Oh Democratic People's Republic of Korear...you sooooo funny!!
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03-29-2013, 09:58 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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I know those 6 hovercraft and 19 guys storming the beach intimidate the hell out of me. What beach are they planning on storming, Marthas Vineyard?
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03-29-2013, 10:26 AM
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Great Richard Garriott reference! |
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03-29-2013, 04:14 PM
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03-29-2013, 05:33 PM
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I know I shouldn't take these knuckleheads seriously but this world could go to shit in a second if this dumb fuck attempts to nuke us or SK. We need to forge some sort of relationship with China in order to get these guys in a leash.
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03-29-2013, 06:12 PM
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Bombs don't have to mean nukes. They still can't do anything unless China would approve of it. If they do without China's backing, their screwed.
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04-04-2013, 03:06 PM
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04-04-2013, 03:43 PM
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And China is being very cold to them right now, even as they mass troops on the NK border. Does anyone believe that NK is trying to provoke a US "first strike" to ensure China's involvement on their side? I have doubts China will protect them if they strike first. I also wonder if a NK first strike might provoke a Chinese invasion. |
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04-04-2013, 05:12 PM
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Assuming the leadership of NK isn't as loony as they make themselves appear, I think there is no chance in hell they strike first. It would be suicide. The absolute only thing protecting them in any way is China and a US first strike is the only conceivable way that China might support them - although I don't know that they would even in that event. I'm sorta glad that the US is calling NK's bluff this time around.
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04-05-2013, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
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North Korea urges embassy evacuation, Russia says - The Washington Post
NK is now suggesting to the embassies that they leave Pyongyang by April 10th, so as not to put their staffs at risk.
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04-05-2013, 12:24 PM
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So lets assume this continues on the same path - NK escalates but doesn't actually strike first and the standoff continues for the foreseeable future.
WTF do we do about the fact they are ramping up the nuclear program again and by all accounts are maybe 3-5 years away from putting it on a missile? At some point surely we have to bite the bullet and do something about this? I can't imagine China is too thrilled about the thought of an unstable nuclear NK either. |
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04-27-2013, 07:01 AM
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S. Korea to pull workers from joint industrial complex following blockade by Pyongyang
N. Korea says detained American will soon face trial - The Washington Post
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05-10-2013, 06:45 PM
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Sounds like China might finally be getting fed up with NK:
Bank of China cuts off North Korean bank | GlobalPost
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06-04-2013, 08:49 AM
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08-29-2013, 08:22 AM
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Paul Simon his going to have to release a new version of his song. This is the 51st way to leave your lover.
Kim Jong-un's ex-lover 'executed by firing squad' - Telegraph
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08-29-2013, 08:27 AM
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Have you ever heard "Excellent Horse-Like Lady?"
Man, she will be missed.
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08-29-2013, 08:29 AM
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And Taylor Swift thinks her critics are rough.
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08-29-2013, 07:04 PM
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The execution by machine gun seems rather tame after reading about the poor sap who was executed by mortar shell.
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08-29-2013, 07:17 PM
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I would think being Kim Jong-un's lover would trump that.
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10-08-2013, 10:51 AM
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10-08-2013, 02:56 PM
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12-06-2013, 11:05 AM
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Big defection. Will be interesting to see what they learn from him.
Aide to N. Korean leader's ousted uncle seeks asylum in South: media - Yahoo News |
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12-10-2013, 10:19 AM
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Location: Kansas City, MO
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Wow. Pretty brazen stuff here to publicly oust your uncle in this manner.
Purge sends chilling message to NKorea's elite - Yahoo News |
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