"The Nazi concentration camps shocked the world. If such a horror is discovered today, shouldn’t it prompt a response?” -- The Washington Post on prison camps in North Korea; "There is not a comparable situation anywhere in the world, past or present” -- UNHR high commissioner Navi Pillay on human rights violations in North Korea
Friday, January 19, 2018
Jong-un shares his food with the hungry
According to KCNA (https://twitter.com/NoKoNews/status/935718426500313091) "Kim Jong-un declared with pride that now we have finally realized the great historic cause of completing the state nuclear force.” I’ll spare you the rest of it but KCNA goes on to claim that the successful launch was a victory for “the simultaneous development of the two fronts.” Of course “the two fronts” refer to military and the economy. So either KCNA does not understand what “simultaneous” means or they set the bar on the economy front very low. Anyway, does the success mean Jong-un will finally share his food with the hungry North Koreans? I would not bet on it.
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