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Could the Disneyland goon just take over if Un kicks the bucket? As for reunifcation, I thought the latest trend was that ROKs didn't really want it any more. And considering how the German one went (and really is still ongoing) I can't really blame them.
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Not very, IIRC Southern activists already (used to?) launch balloons with propaganda material over the border. Do they have enough private PCs over there to actually use the USB drives? I can imagine mass produced dvd players being cheap as poo poo, but computers still being somewhat difficult to get and not to mention fully use without the net.
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Apparently due to the isolation, the concept of political correctness never reached NK:quote:On Saturday, the North's powerful National Defense Commission, the country's top governing body led by Kim, said that Obama was behind the release of "The Interview." It described the movie as illegal, dishonest and reactionary. 
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JohnGalt posted:
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See, they just don't want their employees to get in trouble due to their propensity for alcoholism 
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Which is also why coincidentally the current regime wants it so much too.
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They probably could do that, but why would they want to? NK is the little retarded brother that they need to pretend they love so they don't get poo poo from the rest of the family, while actually hoping for a quiet demise.
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Yeah what I'm particularly curious about is how that worked with regards to the UN and US after the war. Obviously they'd have to be still best buddies and it's not like the US was particularly picky about that sort of stuff during the cold war, but still. Were there any efforts to influence the government to be less lovely or what? "We fought this bloody war against the communist pigs so you could live under this horrendous dictator. You're welcome!" mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Aug 26, 2015 |
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icantfindaname posted:
Oh poo poo, what a monster!
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Why doesn't Japan then just pay Vietnam directly? Seems like that would solve the problem for everyone. Unless Vietnam committed war crimes against Japan, in which case it's even better and reparations could be canceled out.
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PenisOfPathos posted:I think the modern way of doing a surprise attak is to say you're doing a military exercise and then instead of goofing around in some area you pop across the border. Or ship the troops in with commercial airlines and pretend they're just tourists or maybe motivated locals.
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Full Battle Rattle posted:So did nobody care at all about this bomb test or what? Yeah nobody gives a shot or is impressed and it must drive the Kims mad.
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So apparently Kim got himself a new hostage: North Korea says it has arrested a US student accused of committing a "hostile act" against the state. quote:State news agency KCNA identified him as University of Virginia student Otto Frederick Warmbier. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35379583
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My guess would be that the guy did something to piss off the NK so they grabbed him. Not that that would be sufficient justification by most measures, but it's NK so this should be expected.WarpedNaba posted:Yeah, you should know the risks when you go joyriding in a shitheap. Hope the North doesn't get anything out of this. Let's go a step further and say that the tour companies should provide all their clients with a cyanide pill, to be deployed in case of capture.
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Not completely unexpectedly, it appears that Kim is a Mac user. Should've just let Bush nuke him.
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What's really sad is that I'm sure they'd be more than happy to give him all the propaganda posters he wanted if he just asked. Of course he's just a dumbass who wanted to do something exciting but the way NK spun this into a huge huge conspiracy is just mind blowing, if not unexpected.
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Well yeah he's a (drunk) dumbass but that choice is still disappointing considering they have masterpieces like these: .jpg)
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North Korea says its has carried out a live-fire artillery drill simulating an attack on the official residence of the South Korean president.quote:The exercise was overseen by North leader Kim Jong-un, said the KCNA state news agency, who called on the military to be ready to "ruthlessly" destroy the government in South. Stay classy, Kim!
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This is the guy who saidquote:"If the people in this country, or in America, knew that there is a country in the world where there is a free education, free housing, free medical care, then they'd have second thoughts," he had said in one speech. 
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Of course. Russia too, for some reason. Check out the anti-imperialism thread if you think I'm kidding.
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KaptainKrunk posted:"Getting tough" sounds nice, but the strategy hasn't worked for two decades and it won't magically start working now.
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Oh man, that was the Disneyland guy, right? He was my favorite of the Kim brothers 
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They were totally rolling over for Russia and the jet but there's nothing NK can give/take that would matter to them so they went nuts
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Is the NK breaking any treaties with their nuke testing? Not that it matters in practical terms, just curious but not fully up to speed on current international law (lol) in that area.
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Halloween Jack posted:Speaking of souring good relations by doing stupid poo poo, I'm not sure if we discussed the Malaysian reaction to Kim Jong-nam's death. The whole thing was pretty ugly, with the NK ambassador expelled, and NK basically holding Malaysian travelers hostage in exchange for North Korean suspects and KJN's body.
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Halloween Jack posted:You misunderstand me, I absolutely would expect them to expel diplomats, institute a travel ban on NK nationals, and refuse to release the body to anyone but KJN's family. (Kang, the NK ambassador, made a public and ludicrous demand that they release his body to North Korea without even performing an autopsy.) It's a shame NK was able to hold Malaysian travelers in North Korea hostage to force them to buckle on the latter two issues.
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Majorian posted:If you ever go to Moscow, it's the same principle: the metro stations are deep, and can double as bomb shelters. They're also really pretty.
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:My favorite though has to be "Let us launch an all-people campaign to breed rabbits in schools and work-places!"
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I'm sure that if you choose to move to NK, the regime would be happy to provide you with a telescope or two especially if you promise to help uncover the capitalist moon landing deception.
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Lum_ posted:The point wasn't that everyone died (there was still military command and control in place, and the Speaker of the House was alive) but that the political leadership of the country (Kennedy, Johnson, most of the Kennedy cabinet) that was running the crisis negotiation and could have been a voice for de-escalation was wiped out.
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Tias posted:I'm sorry if this is veering too off-topic, but since we're here: Anyone know if the US strategic rocket forces leadership is still dominated by millenarian evangelical psychopaths? That one used to keep me up at night No, it's now dominated by millenial douchebags, so sleep tight.
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So is nuclear armageddon on hold for now or what? I might be able to go to SK for a few weeks on vacation and it would be a bummer if it got destroyed while I was there.
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A NK soldier was shot while defecting at the JSA but made it through and should be able to recover. Thankfully this didn't escalate despite the Northerners firing at least 40 shots at him as he was making his run. It would be interesting to see if there's any video of this - the area would be definitely under surveillance, wouldn't it? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41979423
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mobby_6kl posted:A NK soldier was shot while defecting at the JSA but made it through and should be able to recover. Thankfully this didn't escalate despite the Northerners firing at least 40 shots at him as he was making his run. It would be interesting to see if there's any video of this - the area would be definitely under surveillance, wouldn't it? Ha, so there is a video, and it's as dramatic as you could imagine. I can see them making a movie about this: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-42075986/north-korea-defection-footage-of-moment-soldier-flees And btw the guy is apparently better now and wants to watch SK movies.
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No way that was intentional, and he then also gets up into the line of fire of his buddy behind him.cash crab posted:I'm quite fascinated by this recent defection. He's certainly not the first, but this seems more highly publicized than other attempts.
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What about the lovely Red Dawn remake? I dunno how much it has to do with the Kims specifically but it's about NK at least.
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On the brighter side, if they do meet in NK maybe we can just leave him there.
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Have you seen Trump? He's incapable of maintaining good relations with Canada, Australia or the EU, how can this possibly not end in disaster.
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Chomskyan posted:How is opening diplomatic talks with North Korea with the stated goal of denuclearization "validating Kim's nuclear program"? Your talking point makes no sense. Also North Korea having nukes is a reality, whether the US 'validates' it or not. And as they further develop their nukes and missile technology their bargaining position only gets stronger.
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A Typical Goon posted:Yeah you’re right, the US Secretary if State attending high level meetings in Pyongyang is just a affirmation of the status quo I'm a bit skeptical because NK would be negotiating from the strongest position yet and I see them only increasing demands in a way that wouldn't be acceptable. But let's see.
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