I found this video to be kind of amusing.
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Elections are fair and balanced in the DPRK. I wonder who won the last election?
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In case readers do not get ReACH’s E-Mail, I got one regarding a potentially interesting documentary:
Dear Supporter of ABDUCTION,
November 15th marks 30 years since Megumi Yokota was kidnapped by North Korean spies. As many of you know, her family continues to try to get her back. To mark this important day, Safari Media is releasing, for the first time, the DVD of the film which includes never-before-seen footage, special features and bonus material. It also includes subtitles in 8 languages including English, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, French and others. As a supporter of the film, we are letting you know about the release before the media or anyone else since supplies are limited. We hope you’ll tell your friends and family about the DVD and take advantage of this opportunity to share Megumi’s story with them.
To buy it now, go to www.abductionfilm.com
I would love to get this when I get more money, but you folks may be interested in checking it out.
Sphere: Related ContentYes, it is that time once again, and found a longer version of a video posted previously. Now watch it and learn you imperialists!
Sphere: Related ContentUpdate: I have noticed an influx of traffic to this posting, so I will make this a sticky until the traffic dies down. Thanks to all who have visited. I found this video on a fluke when looking for the Propaganda Time videos.
Here is the last movie made by the kidnapped couple that is very well known. If you have not seen the story, it is here.
Not many people can claim to have spent much time with the enigmatic North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il.
But South Korean film director Shin Sang-ok and his wife, Choe Eun-hui, have that dubious distinction.
They not only knew him well but spent several years living in his summerhouse. They were not his friends or house guests - they were his prisoners.
Choe Eun-hui, an actress now in her late 60s, was the first to arrive after being kidnapped in Hong Kong by Kim Jong-il’s secret agents in 1978.
I was very surprised to find this on Google Video, and I do not know the Copyright status on it. If the movie is indeed copyrighted and cannot be posted here, please let me know in the comments and I will remove it promptly. I am posting this because it is very interesting. I have never seen it before other than a few clips here and there.
In the meantime, enjoy the film.
Sphere: Related Content(Hat Tip: hapo) I was given some links to some interesting videos on YouTube with some North Korea footage before the kim Jong il era (although he was firmly in power and successor), before the Soviet collapse and the famine. The sanctions were in place because of the jet liner bombing in November, 1987, but it seems from these pictures North Korea then was not nearly as bad as today. See the videos and enjoy:
This shows city life, and obviously looks more vibrant. North Korea without a guide seems very odd, but note the person following the camera person around. Creepy, and very North Korea.
A North Korea department store. Interesting. Seems to have a lot of stuff for sale. I do not know of North Korea has the same level of goods available, but all the same, the choices look alright. Also, it could all be for show. Again, this is North Korea.
A street parade in North Korea. Looks like they are having a good time (I suppose), but do not mind the acid washed jeans.
Sphere: Related ContentThat’s right, it is that time once again, and yes, it is from our good friends from Songunblogspot. The leaders are elected over and over again because they are so lovable.
Sphere: Related ContentStories like this warms my heart. I had no idea a Christian group went to North Korea, a land where the only religion is the state sponsored Juche where two men are worshiped in one of the most pervasive cults of personality ever. People are sent to gulags for life for not following along. Therefore, I am pretty surprised they were allowed to perform when the ideologies are polar opposites.
Imagine an American Christian rock band going to North Korea, a country accused of being one of the most oppressed in terms of religious freedom, and not only performing a Christian hymn but winning an award for it at an international festival.
That’s what a Grammy Award-winning group, the Casting Crowns, did in April this year.
In fact, the band members learned and sang a North Korean song in Pyongyang, brought a recording of it back to the U.S., and added it as a bonus track to their latest album, released in August. They are on a national tour now, and showing video clips of their performance in North Korea at each concert.
No, I am not posting the video to imply Christianity is superior to another religion or to promote Christianity per se. This is to show people have the right to worship or not worship as they please without somebody telling them otherwise. Freedom of religion should be a fundamental human right, and North Korea is not part of that program. Could this be a step in the right direction? I do not know, but all the same, it choked me up. I still do not know how they got the permission to do this, but I am glad it was done.
Enjoy the video:
Also, you may have heard about an orchestra considering to perform in North Korea as well. I would like to see that performance as well, and will keep you folks updated as things transpire.
New York Philharmonic officials were returning yesterday from an exploratory trip to North Korea with glowing reports of concert possibilities in the capital, Pyongyang, but they faced the potentially difficult task of selling the idea to the players.
The orchestra has traveled to the Soviet Union and China but perhaps never to a place as isolated or tightly controlled as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Philharmonic officials said that a decision on whether to accept a North Korean invitation was still at least a month away. If the orchestra goes, it will probably be on the tail end of a February trip to China.
Zarin Mehta, the orchestra’s president, and Eric Latzky, its spokesman, flew home yesterday. Before leaving from a stopover in Beijing, Mr. Latzky said Mr. Mehta would make a “special effort” to ensure that the orchestra was comfortable with the trip. “Zarin will consult closely with the orchestra,” he said.
I wish them the best of luck in the process.
Sphere: Related ContentNorth Korean watchers may know about this video, but for those that do not know about LiNK, this group does not have a lot of resources, but work very hard for the cause of North Koreans who want freedom and the fight for human rights. This should not be forgotten in the midst of all the talks, fluff and deals. While it sounds nice and has a feel good factor to it, people in North Korea are still in crisis. The need for freedom, food, and the end of the Kim regime should be a goal.
With all the smiles, clinking glasses, and showcase pictures, the reality is, there are still gulags. There are still repressive policies. Kim Jong Il is still in power. As long as Kim is still in power, the crisis will continue. Watch the video if you have not seen it, and if you have friends, please pass the video along.
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