09 June 2010

North Korean crazy

You know you are dealing with a special kind of crazy when a country guns down citizens of the only country on the planet that will support its already crazy government.

North Korean border guards shot and killed three Chinese citizens at the border. Even China figures it has to protest:
Chinese analysts said that although cross-border disputes occur regularly, often involving livestock, a shooting of Chinese civilians is rare. "It's a big deal," said Zhang Liangui, a professor at the International Strategy Institute at the Central Party School in Beijing. "This will affect Chinese people's views of North Korea."

Do you think?

In a last ditch effort to evert total disaster Kim Jong Il releases unprecedented video statement!

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06 February 2010

Map Quiz!


Can you locate North Korea on this photo light map?


[thanks to Matt Yglesias]

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