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Comment on Imagining a post divided Korea part 4 by Oddities | DPRK Forum

Oddities | DPRK Forum — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:04:28 +0000

[...] See part 4 [...]

Comment on North Korean Oddities: “Forbidden City” by Jack

Jack — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:03 +0000

What place, the oddities, or DPRK in general?

And yes, I am aware KCNA is the state outlet.

Comment on North Korean Oddities: “Forbidden City” by illsewhaticando

illsewhaticando — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:02:16 +0000

Lol don’t get too strung out looking for this place. Please remember that KCNA is just a sham media outlet for the benefit of the state.

Comment on Imagining a post divided Korea Part 3 by Imagining a post divided Korea part 4 | DPRK Forum

Imagining a post divided Korea part 4 | DPRK Forum — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:16:20 +0000

[...] See part 3 [...]

Comment on Imagining a post divided Korea part 2 by Imagining a post divided Korea Part 3 | DPRK Forum

Imagining a post divided Korea Part 3 | DPRK Forum — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:52:04 +0000

[...] See part 2 [...]

Comment on Imagining a post-divided Korea by Imagining a post divided Korea part 2 | DPRK Forum

Imagining a post divided Korea part 2 | DPRK Forum — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:39:08 +0000

[...] See part 1 [...]

Comment on Communist Nation to expire soon by admin

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:29:28 +0000

Thanks Richardson. I do not know how well this will stick because of my current money issues, but we shall see.

Comment on Communist Nation to expire soon by Richardson

Richardson — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:59:05 +0000

Welcome back, Jack!

I left the code on my sidebar for your RSS, and it popped back up!

I’m not really blogging anymore, but all the posts are up.

Comment on Last speech of Nicolae Ceausescu by Upheaval in the East, 20 Years On | WNYmedia.net

Upheaval in the East, 20 Years On | WNYmedia.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:55:28 +0000

[...] When they start shouting slogans at him, instead of with him, you can see the shock on his face. He was dead within days, caught during his escape and hastily tried and executed. (English translation here). [...]

Comment on Euna and Laura give their side of the story by Walter

Walter — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:58:16 +0000

In North Korea unfavorable publicity is an embarassment to the nation. Journalists are not allowed because they publish unfavorable stories about the DPRK. It is considered criminal activity. While in the DPRK we are instructed that we cannot take photographs that show the DPRK in an unfavorable way. After the guides/guards begin to trust you then you can pretty much shoot what you want.
So two naive “journalists,” and I suppose in cyberspace anyone with a camera and a blog is a “journalist,” seek out stories on refugees from the DPRK. Freedom loving peoples fleeing the evil dictatorship sounds good but perhaps a story on those exploiting women for the sex trade would have been more appropriate. (I see it was mentioned.) Current TV is not really what I would call a first rate news organization and while it sounds cool to sneak into a totalitarian state you had better really understand the risks.
“When we set out, we had no intention of leaving China…” Yeah right. I know what the value of video inside the Hermit Kingdom is worth. How interesting is your documentary if you didn’t have some secret footage inside?
This case is also an embarassment to China. We are all glad that Laura Ling and Euna Lee are back but unmarked borders are not places for stunts. There is another side of this of course, the rights to the story are considerably higher if you are detained.