[North Korea] The Dear Loser comes into his own.
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[North Korea] The Dear Loser comes into his own.
North Korea's vaunted rocket, daringly launched to celebrate the rise of their new leader, fell apart on take off.
/edit - title tweaked to clarify its status as the de-facto NK thread.
/edit - title tweaked to clarify its status as the de-facto NK thread.
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I'll be following KCNA on this. I want the truth.
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I wonder what would happen if you emailed them a question about the rocket launch?Holman wrote:I'll be following KCNA on this. I want the truth.
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Grifman wrote:I wonder what would happen if you emailed them a question about the rocket launch?Holman wrote:I'll be following KCNA on this. I want the truth.
Throw him an OO invite.
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Obviously sabotaged. I blame Obama.
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Curiously, KCNA for April 12, 2012 (Juche 101) makes no mention of yesterday's launch.Holman wrote:I'll be following KCNA on this. I want the truth.
A lot of floral tributes, however:
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Are we sure this wasn't yet another promotion for the Three Stooges movie?
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It's true, the satellite "failed to enter its preset orbit."
Pyongyang, April 13 (KCNA) -- The DPRK launched its first application satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Cholsan County, North Phyongan Province at 07:38:55 a.m. on Friday.
The earth observation satellite failed to enter its preset orbit.
Scientists, technicians and experts are now looking into the cause of the failure.
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The satellite was also portayed by the NYT as follows:Holman wrote:It's true, the satellite "failed to enter its preset orbit."
Pyongyang, April 13 (KCNA) -- The DPRK launched its first application satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Cholsan County, North Phyongan Province at 07:38:55 a.m. on Friday.
The earth observation satellite failed to enter its preset orbit.
Scientists, technicians and experts are now looking into the cause of the failure.
Perhaps the North Korean rocket fuel contained too many mentos?The satellite, one official said, was a “dishwasher wrapped in tinfoil.”
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There are some interesting news stories at that site but my favorite headline is this one:Holman wrote:It's true, the satellite "failed to enter its preset orbit."
Korean People Delighted at Erection of Great Men's Statues
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Actual footage of the attempted launch has been found:
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Kim Jong Un didn't mention the failed launch at all in his recent public speech. It's interesting, though, because his father only gave one public speech ever.
CSM wrote:
North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un vowed today in his maiden address before his people to build on the “military first” policy of the Kim family dynasty. He spoke before a massive crowd in Pyongyang for the 100th anniversary of the birth of his grandfather, North Korea’s “Great Leader” Kim Il-sung.
The celebration on Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung Square – the biggest such event in North Korea since the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army in 1992 – left no doubt of the primacy of North Korea’s armed forces in perpetuating the hard-line policies of the dynasty, in power since the end of World War II.
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Mr. Lee believes Kim Jong-un, like his father Kim Jong-il, who died in December, feels a special need to demonstrate his military strength since he has no real military experience beyond the few years that North Korean propaganda claims he spent at the country’s military academy. “This young chap has to burnish his military credentials,” says Lee, though “I don’t think anyone in North Korea is going to tell him to his face” that he has little or no military experience.
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I'm trying to figure out what to call that haircut. It has a strong early-90s vibe.
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Looks like a cross between Moe and Curly to meAWS260 wrote:I'm trying to figure out what to call that haircut. It has a strong early-90s vibe.
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I don't know, but I'd love to see him do the Truffle Shuffle.
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Apparently there's a Facebook page for everything these days: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kim-Jong ... 9744299011
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I had a haircut like that circa 2001-2002. A little longer up top.
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To be fair, adolescent power fantasy tripe is way easier to write than absurd existential horror, and every community has got to start somewhere... right?
Unless one loses a precious thing, he will never know its true value. A little light finally scratches the darkness; it lets the exhausted one face his shattered dream and realize his path cannot be walked. Can man live happily without embracing his wounded heart?
To be fair, adolescent power fantasy tripe is way easier to write than absurd existential horror, and every community has got to start somewhere... right?
Unless one loses a precious thing, he will never know its true value. A little light finally scratches the darkness; it lets the exhausted one face his shattered dream and realize his path cannot be walked. Can man live happily without embracing his wounded heart?
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It's a square bowl cut. North Korean scientists will surely develop round bowls any day now, comrades!
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Reverse Mullet. Business in the back, party in the front.AWS260 wrote:I'm trying to figure out what to call that haircut. It has a strong early-90s vibe.
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He's at least creative in his executions:
Kim Chol, vice minister of the army, was taken into custody earlier this year on the orders of Kim Jong-un, who assumed the leadership after the death of his father in December.
On the orders of Kim Jong-un to leave "no trace of him behind, down to his hair," according to South Korean media, Kim Chol was forced to stand on a spot that had been zeroed in for a mortar round and "obliterated."
The execution of Kim Chol is just one example of a purge of members of the North Korean military or party who threatened the fledgling regime of Kim Jong-un.
So far this year, 14 senior officials have fallen victim to the purges, according to intelligence data provided to Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the South Korean Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee. Those that have fallen from favour include Ri Yong-ho, the head of the army and Ri Kwang-gon, the governor of the North Korean central bank.
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Other officials have been executed by firing squads, including Ryu Kyong, a senior intelligence expert.
Since being elevated to second-in-command of the nation by his father in September 2010, Kim has reportedly been behind the dismissal of at least 31 senior officials.
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Even more cowering, unqualified yes-men unwilling to take any risk or responsibility filling the government ranks! What could possibly go wrong?
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If only Stalin were around to ask.
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A young rebel smuggler in the family?
During the interview, conducted at the school in Bosnia where he studies, Kim Han-Sol, 17, spoke of his desire to "make things better" for the Korean people.
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http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articl ... f-up-nukes" target="_blank
The National Defense Commission, headed by the country's young leader, Kim Jong Un, denounced Tuesday's U.N. Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's long-range rocket launch in December as a banned missile activity and expanding sanctions against the regime. The commission reaffirmed in its declaration that the launch was a peaceful bid to send a satellite into space, but also clearly indicated the country's rocket launches have a military purpose: to strike and attack the United States.
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Help me out here guys:
Someone here at OO linked a video documentary done in North Korea where a couple guys went undercover and shot a ton of footage inside the country. It featured highways that were totally vacant and outposts that never saw anyone traveling, etc.
Anyone remember this? Can you link it to me? I was trying to tell someone about it and can't find it.
Someone here at OO linked a video documentary done in North Korea where a couple guys went undercover and shot a ton of footage inside the country. It featured highways that were totally vacant and outposts that never saw anyone traveling, etc.
Anyone remember this? Can you link it to me? I was trying to tell someone about it and can't find it.
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But since that link seems to route back to the home page, try here.
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Netflix used to stream all these. I went on a "Shane Marathon" one weekend with a few friends. My favorites were this one and the African trip. I really wish he would do more of these for Vice.
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Thanks guys. I was trying to describe this to a coworker and instead just sent her the link. She brought up how crazy NK is after the news stories yesterday, and so I thought she'd be interested in those behind the scenes videos. Most of us think they are crazy, but most people have no clue how bizzare that society really is.
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It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
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It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
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That guy had balls of steel to go into that country and do that. You can see in his face that he's terrified almost the entire time. He easily could have gotten tossed in a jail for the rest of his life.
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Yep.Octavious wrote:That guy had balls of steel to go into that country and do that. You can see in his face that he's terrified almost the entire time. He easily could have gotten tossed in a jail for the rest of his life.
All for our entertainment.
I thought he was gonna sleep with that NK girl in that coffee shop (the one he played pool with)
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His name makes me think of a small, burrowing rodent anyway.
His name makes me think of a small, burrowing rodent anyway.
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I went to go watch this tonight and it's coming up as a dead link for me. Is anyone else able to load it still?
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Yep... odd I watched one of the side story earlier today. Probably a temporary glitch.gbasden wrote:I went to go watch this tonight and it's coming up as a dead link for me. Is anyone else able to load it still?
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His name makes me think of a small, burrowing rodent anyway.
His name makes me think of a small, burrowing rodent anyway.
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It still shows up in the search results, but goes to a 404 when clicked.
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Wow, Shane Smith actually HAS been doing quite a few more travel guides and such. I completely missed them. Here's one on the North Korean film industry.
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