There are two otheraccounts of the Freedom House conference, aside from my own. While I’m stuck in the details of what everyone said (I’ll stay stuck there because that’s the niche I’ve opted to fill), the other reports pan out for the wide-angle view. I recommend both.
I can’t figure out what the deal is with cell phones in North Korea these days, but this report suggests that aside from senior officials and those who possess them illegally near the border, they’re not available.
The families of North Korean defectors are being scattered to the remote corners of the country.
The tangled web of Kim Jong Il’s love life, untangled. Jasper Becker’s book, Rogue State, is also informative on that subject. Becker is convinced that The Porcine One was actually in love with several of the women.