More sabre rattling from North Korea

[Lathum]

executed

[JPhillips]

Greatest top of page post ever.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Here's a fun drinking game. Every time you say Jang, I execute somebody!!!!!

North Korea's Kim Jong Un reportedly 'very drunk' when ordering executions | Fox News

[molson]

I like how they sent a faxed warning to South Korea that said they were going to attack without warning.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by molson

I like how they sent a faxed warning to South Korea that said they were going to attack without warning.

I'm assuming South Korea doesn't use fax machines anymore, so I think they are still safe for their surprise attack.

[cartman]

More info on the circumstances around the purging of the uncle:

Korea Execution Is Tied to Clash Over Businesses - NYTimes.com

[molson]

Originally Posted by cartman

More info on the circumstances around the purging of the uncle:

Korea Execution Is Tied to Clash Over Businesses - NYTimes.com

I'm certainly no fan of Kim Jong-un, but I'd have to say that when you're a government employee, seizing your own government's land and then fighting the military to retain is probably worthy of at least some kind of written reprimand.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by molson

I'm certainly no fan of Kim Jong-un, but I'd have to say that when you're a government employee, seizing your own government's land and then fighting the military to retain is probably worthy of at least some kind of written reprimand.

or in the case of our federal government, a promotion in the DHS or at least a partnership in a lobbyist firm.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by Article

...died in front of a firing squad. But instead of rifles, the squad used antiaircraft machine guns

ouch

[cartman]

Note to self: Don't get on Kim Jong-Un's bad side. Damn.

Jang's execution bodes ill for China

According to the report, unlike previous executions of political prisoners which were carried out by firing squads with machine guns, Jang was stripped naked and thrown into a cage, along with his five closest aides. Then 120 hounds, starved for three days, were allowed to prey on them until they were completely eaten up. This is called "quan jue", or execution by dogs.

[EagleFan]

He's the anti-Vick...

[PilotMan]

After reading the article, I would have changed the title to Jang execution bodes ill for North Korea.

[molson]

It's tough to be scared of a regime who believes a ski lift is a spectacular technological achievement.

This photo of Kim Jong Un riding a ski lift is North Korea’s way of flipping off Europe

[JPhillips]

How lucky is the sixth closest aide?

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by molson

It's tough to be scared of a regime who believes a ski lift is a spectacular technological achievement.

This photo of Kim Jong Un riding a ski lift is North Korea’s way of flipping off Europe

I'm a little scared of a regime that has a word for "execution by dog."

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Jesus, this guy is quite the peach. Unbelievable.

[BillJasper]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

I'm a little scared of a regime that has a word for "execution by dog."

The only people scared of him though are his own. We play patty-cake with him, but if he did something truly stupid outside of North Korea we'd crush him bug.

[Dr. Sak]

North Korea: Did Kim Jong Un Feed His Uncle to the Dogs? | TIME.com

[CU Tiger]

There is a certain irony about a Korean being fed TO dogs though...

What?!? Too soon?

[fantom1979]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

How lucky is the sixth closest aide?

This made me chuckle.

[Julio Riddols]

North Korea is like a bad movie that is so bad its good. Some intrepid journalist needs to sneak in there and find a way to get some info out about how fucked up things really are there.

[Julio Riddols]

I think it would make a fantastic sitcom.

[BillJasper]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

I think it would make a fantastic sitcom.

It would definitely need to be on cable or Netflix!

[cartman]

You mean Team America:World Police wasn't a documentary?

[lungs]

Not saying the guy isn't a fuck but aren't a lot of these stories just made up by the South Koreans?

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

North Korea is like a bad movie that is so bad its good. Some intrepid journalist needs to sneak in there and find a way to get some info out about how fucked up things really are there.

I would say it should be the other way around. The greatest tragedy is the population living in fear, bondage and most of all, under lies and deception. Outside people need to tell the people the truth about freedom and liberty, even just comparing to South Korea.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by lungs

Not saying the guy isn't a fuck but aren't a lot of these stories just made up by the South Koreans?

Nah. No need to make things up when he's as bonkers as he is.

[Neon_Chaos]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

North Korea is like a bad movie that is so bad its good. Some intrepid journalist needs to sneak in there and find a way to get some info out about how fucked up things really are there.

Look for Inside North Korea from Nat Geo.

As well as Vice's guide to North Korea.

Really eye opening. The Kims have built a cult of personality over there.

[molson]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Look for Inside North Korea from Nat Geo.

As well as Vice's guide to North Korea.

Really eye opening. The Kims have built a cult of personality over there.

Nothing to Envy is a book with really interesting perspectives from North Korean defectors. Nothing direct from inside the regime, but you can kind of get a sense of what the regime tries to accomplish and how. The biggest thing I took away from that book was how aware the younger North Koreans were of their plight. They are aware of how ending up on the wrong side of the border changed their destiny.

[molson]

So what's the deal with Dennis Rodman and North Korea and how has he convinced 6 other adults to go with him to pal around with Kim Jong Un?

Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea basketball game - CNN.com

[Coffee Warlord]

He's a CIA operative, and has recruited his infiltration team.

[molson]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

He's a CIA operative, and has recruited his infiltration team.

OK, well that's better than what I assumed, which was that Rodman was replacing Kim Jong Un's executed uncle in the regime. And that Vin Baker was the new Secretary of tourism.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by molson

So what's the deal with Dennis Rodman and North Korea and how has he convinced 6 other adults to go with him to pal around with Kim Jong Un?

Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea basketball game - CNN.com

Rodman is too dumb to realize why he is being criticized and the other guys are likely getting a fat paycheck.

[Julio Riddols]

All I care about is that this ends in a movie or a TV show. I'm part of the problem.. But come on, there must be something special about the son of a guy who scored several holes in one every time he stepped on a golf course. Kim Jong Un is just doing what is best for his people and loves them very much.

[Dr. Sak]

I want to know if they have to throw the game...because it wouldn't surprise me that if the American's won, they could suffer the same fate as the uncle.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

I want to know if they have to throw the game...because it wouldn't surprise me that if the American's won, they could suffer the same fate as the uncle.

I had the same thought

[BillJasper]

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

I want to know if they have to throw the game...because it wouldn't surprise me that if the American's won, they could suffer the same fate as the uncle.

Originally Posted by Lathum

I had the same thought

Same here.

[Lathum]

I wonder how the US team will feel when the reports come out stating North Korea won 167-19 with Un having a quadruple double

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Rodman is too dumb to realize why he is being criticized and the other guys are likely getting a fat paycheck.

I dunno, for someone who begs for attention and hasn't gotten it in 10 years, this seems to be working.

SI

[molson]

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

I want to know if they have to throw the game...because it wouldn't surprise me that if the American's won, they could suffer the same fate as the uncle.

Unless they switch-it-up and go "losers get executed". In which case it would probably be a very exciting game.

[jeff061]

I don't think gaining attention is difficult or a sign of intellect if looking like a self centered moron is not a deterrent.

[BillJasper]

Originally Posted by molson

Unless they switch-it-up and go "losers get executed". In which case it would probably be a very exciting game.

They'd still have to shoot all the American players in the knee, even then it probably wouldn't be a close game.

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by Lathum

I wonder how the US team will feel when the reports come out stating North Korea won 167-19 with Un having a quadruple double

Lies. I streamed the game and he had 165 points and one assist.

[MacroGuru]

The US should pull Rodmans papers and leave him in NK...

[molson]

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

The US should pull Rodmans papers and leave him in NK...

I wonder if there's some line he could cross that would result in U.S. detention of some kind.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

All I care about is that this ends in a movie or a TV show.

There was one on Rodman's first visit. HBO's VICE did a whole episode on it. Their entire stay there was completely controlled but even then, they got some good footage and it was pretty creepy.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by molson

I wonder if there's some line he could cross that would result in NK detention of some kind.

This seems more likely.

[Julio Riddols]

Originally Posted by sabotai

There was one on Rodman's first visit. HBO's VICE did a whole episode on it. Their entire stay there was completely controlled but even then, they got some good footage and it was pretty creepy.

I'll be watching that soon, I am sure. I like a lot of Vice's stuff, My favorite so far was their doc about that mysterious powder in South America that basically turns people into manipulatable drones. Makes me think a woman should be traveling with an entourage if they ever visit such a place.

[molson]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

This seems more likely.

There's at least a 50% likelihood that Jean-Claude Van Damme has already made a movie about a group of commandos entering an enemy country to rescue an imprisoned American basketball star. That may or may not have actually been the plot of the movie Van Damme starred with Dennis Rodman in.

[Desnudo]

He's probably just escaping the cold weather