North Korea - how serious should we take them?

[AreOut]

I can remember some talks about planned "coup" by his uncle on some Internet forums around(which was probably all BS), I wouldn't be surprised if lil' Kim has googled something and stumbled upon that...and it was enough of "proof" to hang his uncle

[robm3]

I see North Koreans are being recalled from China. That's pretty ominous if you're one of them I suspect.

Imagine telling your wife and kids. "the game is up and we're heading home for you to watch me be murdered. But don't worry, you'll most likely survive and be sent to a concentration camp in the North"

[evilmunkey]

cant they just say bks to that i'm not coming home. i like it here in the civilised world ive got an ipod and the daughter is learning how to twerk and smoke fags like miley cyrus. plus i get to dream what the hell i like and not get shot for it. if i was them i'd be out of there and into some hospitable country asap.

[odyssey2200]

evilmunkey said:

cant they just say bks to that i'm not coming home. i like it here in the civilised world ive got an ipod and the daughter is learning how to twerk and smoke fags like miley cyrus. plus i get to dream what the hell i like and not get shot for it. if i was them i'd be out of there and into some hospitable country asap.

I suspect that they still have members of their families "held" in NK to ensure compliance.

I know that when I worked with Romanians who were based over here they were in constant fear of any thing they did over here have repercussions for their families back home.

[mybrainhurts]

BBC said Kimmy Bunboy executed a whole battalion of his army for thinking wrong thoughts.

[allnighter]

mybrainhurts said:

BBC said Kimmy Bunboy executed a whole battalion of his army for thinking wrong thoughts.

Maybe we should all chip in and send him a Christmas present?

[evilmunkey]

How many soldiers are in a N.K. battalion ? that sounds mad !! Kimmy has not had the pleasure of a military coup. I do wonder sometimes though if he is a puppet of someone else. I don't see how someone even with north Korean indoctrination can go to the west to be a student and enjoy what the west offers, and then go back to that place.

[FourWheelDrift]

Check out the underground runway - http://freekorea.us/2007/04/29/the-north-korean-ai...

Nuttier that a squirrels fart.

[jmorgan]

They like going underground, under borders...... wonder if any new ones have been built?

[B17NNS]

Can somebody not just arm the population with tablets, social media and some internets?

[Beati Dogu]

FourWheelDrift said:

Check out the underground runway - http://freekorea.us/2007/04/29/the-north-korean-ai...

Nuttier that a squirrels fart.

Militaries just love lining their planes up in neat rows to make it easier for strafing aircraft or cruise missiles with cluster bombs.

[hidetheelephants]

B17NNS said:

Can somebody not just arm the population with tablets, social media and some internets?

Perhaps that's why Google have been developing their airship-deployed internetz? They're planning to take over NK and mould it in their image!

[storminnorman]

jmorgan said:

They like going underground, under borders...... wonder if any new ones have been built?

anything of useful size would be much easier to detect these days. I wouldn't be surprised if they have a few small ones here and there, perhaps avoiding Seoul

[FourWheelDrift]

Sounds like Uncle Jang was close to the Chinese, possibly trying to take over and open the North up more.

http://shanghaiist.com/2013/12/13/jang-song-thaek-...

And the Chinese, they are not happy.

[Nuclearsquash]

Nasty: http://www.channel4.com/news/kim-jong-un-jang-song...

[FurtiveFreddy]

Nuclearsquash said:

Nasty: http://www.channel4.com/news/kim-jong-un-jang-song...

Presumably they then eat the dogs (in sweet and sour sauce) at the remembrance dinner?

[B17NNS]

Nuclearsquash said:

Nasty: http://www.channel4.com/news/kim-jong-un-jang-song...

Jesus wept. How on earth are we allowing this to happen on our planet?

[Hooli]

B17NNS said:

Nuclearsquash said:

Nasty: http://www.channel4.com/news/kim-jong-un-jang-song...

Jesus wept. How on earth are we allowing this to happen on our planet?

Indeed, starving dogs for three days is damn cruel.

[Mermaid]

B17NNS said:

Nuclearsquash said:

Nasty: http://www.channel4.com/news/kim-jong-un-jang-song...

Jesus wept. How on earth are we allowing this to happen on our planet?

Abu ghraib was bad enough

[Apache]

FourWheelDrift said:

Sounds like Uncle Jang was close to the Chinese, possibly trying to take over and open the North up more.

http://shanghaiist.com/2013/12/13/jang-song-thaek-...

And the Chinese, they are not happy.

And about fking time, this tinpot dictatorship has made China look like the parent of a council house serial offending, glue sniffer for far too long, and do they really need to worry about having a Western influence so close to them in this day and age? NK needs taking in hand

Edited by Apache on Friday 3rd January 14:46