Monthly Archive: November, 2010

Interesting: The rapid ascent of Kim Jong Eun and the building of a new ruling cast in Pyongyang is causing ripples to be felt in North Korea’s foreign currency earning apparatus. In Beijing, it is clear that anyone considered a supporter of Kim Jong Nam or Oh Keuk Ryul faces a rough ride. [Daily NK] The purge of those linked to Kim Jong-Nam isn’t a surprise at all. Jong-Nam has publicly criticized North Korea’s dynastic succession and predicted the collapse...

If South Korea’s National Assembly can’t pass a North Korean human rights law now, I doubt there will be another opportunity anytime soon. But not surprisingly, the Workers’ Party, south Chosun Branch Democratic Party remains opposed, leading to this wonderfully expressive quote from Nam Sung Wook of the Institute for National Security Strategy: Therefore, he asserted, “Hoping to pass the North Korean Human Rights Law by the mutual consent of both opposition and ruling parties is the same as looking...

South Korea fires shots at a North Korean fishing boat near the NLL. ________________________ Kim Jong Nam predicts that the North Korean regime will collapse “soon.” ________________________ Our airborne laser system hasn’t been doing well in recent tests, but Japan has carried out a successful missile interception test. ________________________ Some observations on Kim Jong-Eun, from his former dietitian, Kenji Fujimoto: Added Fujimoto: “His chubby appearance is probably from eating a lot. In North Korea, those with power at the top...