Pjöngjang im August
by Richardson ~ September 19th, 2007. Filed under: Asides.36 pics of Pyongyang in August from a German site.

36 pics of Pyongyang in August from a German site.
After missile and nuclear tests and uranium enrichment, the U.S. sanctions North Korean firms while Pyongyang reverses, making overtures. It’s not an accident, it’s a pattern of strategic disengagement.
- #Vanity Fair, of all publications, has a lengthy article on North Korea’s counterfeiting operations, including Office 39. Well worth a read. (h/t NE Asia Matters)
- #The Chosun Ilbo has an article about a new book by Chang Jin-song (formerly affiliated with the North Korean Workers' Party) that details Kim Jong-il private life, including the inside scoop on all his lady friends. According to Chang, one unfortunate young lady to get Kim's attention was, "brutally executed after she spurned Kim's persistent advances and fell in love with another man."
- #Gizmodo has an excellent array of Kim Jong-il photos; In Which We Provoke Kim Jong Il in 77 Offensive and Hilarious Ways. Some are sure to become often used classics.
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September 20th, 2007 at 4:11 am
Wow, that’s actually the first time ever I’ve seen a picture of the Kim Il Sung statue that doesn’t capture the entire thing. From what I’ve heard, taking a picture of just part of it is forbidden.
September 20th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Sneaky Germans!
September 21st, 2007 at 5:31 am
Wow… lots and lots of……………. cement.