Things Not to Say in North Korea

 Ju Tong-il, minister of power and coal industries, was fired late last year by the leaders of the impoverished Communist state, the evening edition of the Mainichi Shimbun daily said in a story from Beijing.

 “Our country’s energy situation is extremely severe,” Ju told a meeting of energy-related officials last spring, according to the daily, quoting unnamed sources close to the North Korean government.

 “Or better yet, why don’t we get back electricity fed to the guesthouses of our general?” Ju reportedly suggesting, referring to Kim.

 Ju later excused his remarks, saying: “I just wanted to express the fact that our domestic electricity condition is paralyzed.”  [link]

I suppose they mean “fired” in the literal sense.  There are some places where the truth  will most definitely not  set you free, and Pyongyang is one of those places.  Hat tip to Richardson.