http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/ Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-56814 OneFreeKorea » 2008 » March » 07 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:04:36 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/#comment-56814 [...] In the last two months, I’ve come to believe that the decay of Kim Jong Il’s control of North Korea is accelerating. I’m not quite on board with Jane’s, which predicts imminent collapse, because regime collapse is not proceeding at equal rates in all areas of North Korea, and history tells us that there’s been plenty of dissent in North Korea that the regime was able to contain, localize, and suppress. There are, however, clear signs that chaos is taking its toll on the regime’s control:  a worsening food situation, rising drug abuse, outbreaks of disease, mass defections by border guards, and more.  Recent happenings with the movement and control of North Korean diplomats are also intriguing.  [...] [...] In the last two months, I’ve come to believe that the decay of Kim Jong Il’s control of North Korea is accelerating. I’m not quite on board with Jane’s, which predicts imminent collapse, because regime collapse is not proceeding at equal rates in all areas of North Korea, and history tells us that there’s been plenty of dissent in North Korea that the regime was able to contain, localize, and suppress. There are, however, clear signs that chaos is taking its toll on the regime’s control:  a worsening food situation, rising drug abuse, outbreaks of disease, mass defections by border guards, and more.  Recent happenings with the movement and control of North Korean diplomats are also intriguing.  [...]

]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-56203 OneFreeKorea » 2008 » January » 26 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:08:49 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/#comment-56203 [...] Chaos Spreads, Control Slips.  The border is leaky:  information is pouring in, and even the guards are dropping their guns and crossing it.  Most amazing, if true, would be reports that even the concentration camps aren’t secure anymore.  [...] [...] Chaos Spreads, Control Slips.  The border is leaky:  information is pouring in, and even the guards are dropping their guns and crossing it.  Most amazing, if true, would be reports that even the concentration camps aren’t secure anymore.  [...]

]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-53715 A Second Hand Conjecture » News Brief, Jesusland Edition Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:31:06 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/#comment-53715 [...] It would appear North Korea has finally begun to move into its final stages of decay, in which anything—any service, from any low-level government official—is available for a price. This is most pronounced on its northern border, where people flee en mass seeking a happier life in China. Of course, not all is chipper, as there are rumors some of the brave underground videographers (who film, then smuggle out, footage of horrors like public executions for viewing “outside influences” or the skull-grinding misery of concentration camps like Yodok) have been seized, which could present a set back in efforts to remove the Kim family regime. As Bradley Martin recounted in his excellent history of the country, it can swing wildly back and forth, from seeming permanence to seeming chaos and upheaval. So for now, we wait, and most importantly, we push for things to change. [...] [...] It would appear North Korea has finally begun to move into its final stages of decay, in which anything—any service, from any low-level government official—is available for a price. This is most pronounced on its northern border, where people flee en mass seeking a happier life in China. Of course, not all is chipper, as there are rumors some of the brave underground videographers (who film, then smuggle out, footage of horrors like public executions for viewing “outside influences” or the skull-grinding misery of concentration camps like Yodok) have been seized, which could present a set back in efforts to remove the Kim family regime. As Bradley Martin recounted in his excellent history of the country, it can swing wildly back and forth, from seeming permanence to seeming chaos and upheaval. So for now, we wait, and most importantly, we push for things to change. [...]

]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-53688 Jack Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:31:20 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/#comment-53688 It has not hit the front page yet, but congrats on the story on digg. Hopefully it will make it there. It has not hit the front page yet, but congrats on the story on digg. Hopefully it will make it there.

]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-53624 Jack Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:16:47 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/#comment-53624 Let's hope an end of the Kim regime comes soon. Nobody needs be tortured any longer. Let’s hope an end of the Kim regime comes soon. Nobody needs be tortured any longer.

]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-53621 North Korea Blog » North Korea Is Losing Control of Its Borders Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:02:58 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/09/09/north-korea-is-losing-control-of-its-borders/#comment-53621 [...] Read more of this story… [...] [...] Read more of this story… [...]

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