December 24, 2011 • 2:00 PM 1
In North Korea, the official 13-day period of mourning for Kim Jong-il continues through December 29, the day after his funeral. If they sang Christmas carols in the DPRK, an old standard could have easily been reworked to pay tribute to the Dearly Departed Leader. Especially since he remains eternally able to subjugate Mother Nature:
On the first day of mourning,
my Leader sent to me
A Manchurian crane in melancholy
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November 25, 2011 • 9:15 AM 2
On September 11th, John Moore departed Gallup, New Mexico on foot carrying a large wooden cross on his back. Exactly two months later, Veteran’s Day, he arrived at his destination of Pilsen, Kansas.
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October 22, 2011 • 7:45 PM 0
I’m not sure how many American fathers and sons have chosen to journey together to North Korea, let alone document their trip in slick fashion with a half-hour video. But that’s the case with Jay and Todd Snider, who traveled from Philadelphia to the DPRK this past August.
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September 25, 2011 • 10:10 AM 0
If Kim Jong-il were to ever pass on a dictator’s self-help guide to his succeeding son Kim Jong-un, it could very easily be titled Don’t Sweat the Nuclear Stuff. Think of it as the Juche version of Richard Carlson, author of perennial best-seller Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, who passed away in 2006 at the early age of 46.
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January 1, 2012 • 10:40 AM 0
Searching for Signs of Cheonan Diplomacy
It’s that time of year again, when North Korea issues a long and deluded Joint New Year’s Day Editorial. The 2012 edition clocks in at 5,721 words, with no mention anywhere of the term “Cheonan.”
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