CINA

본문

As today's "weekend reading" I would like to suggest the following two pieces, published in yesterday's Asia Times(HK)!

☞ Why the Kim regime will falter (by A. Lankov)
☞ Why the Kim regime will never die (by Kim Myeong-cheol)

Here some "highlights" from Kim Myeong-cheol's lousy job:

"What the West has yet to appreciate is that North Korea under Kim Jong-il is so resilient that it will last hundreds of years and enjoy a millennium prosperity, as indisputably shown in his first-class statesmanlike stewardship of North Korea's emergence into two elite clubs - that of space and nuclear powers - nullifying the United States-initiated sanctions..."

"The North Koreans see a heaven-sent peerless national hero and great patriot in the father image Kim Jong-il and identify him with the proud Korean nation, its future and destiny..."

"The most striking thing about North Korea is that its whole population of 24 million people make up an awesome corps of highly motivated and well-disciplined candidate suicide bombers, dedicated to their supreme leader-cum father figure Kim Jong-il in a highly nationalistic society with traditional values..."

PS: Today's Hankyoreh published the following article (somehow related to A. Lankov's piece): ☞ NGO reports escalating food crisis in N.Korea
 

Have a nice weekend (if you're not located in Libya or Japan)!!