January 2012
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KCNA Commentary on Japan Media’s Impudent Action
Pyongyang, January 26 (KCNA) — Conservative media of Japan are getting evermore pronounced in their hostile action after the DPRK suffered a great national loss.
Early in January Jiji Press talked nonsense about “acting for people”, hurting the dignity of the DPRK supreme leadership. Meanwhile Tokyo Shimbun parroted the...
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Song Based on Kim Jong Il’s Love for People
Pyongyang, January 26 (KCNA) — The song “When Snow Falls Down” has frequently been included in Pyongyang’s TV music programs in snowy days.
It is a famous song reflecting the noble traits of leader Kim Jong Il sitting up all night in deep meditation for the people. It mirrors his great efforts for glorifying socialist...
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20-Day Industrial Output Value Shows 1.2 Times Increase in DPRK
Pyongyang, January 25 (KCNA) — The gross industrial output value grew 1.2 times for twenty days of January this year as against the same period last year.
This is the result of the high-pitched drive waged by all the workers of the country since the first day of this year after receiving with excitement the joint calls of...
Love & Radiation: A friend on Facebook was... →
Ah no…. People are too busy farting around with social media sites where ‘u’ and ‘b’ are actual words!
love-and-radiation:
A friend on Facebook was complaining about how the phonebook continues to be delivered even though nobody she knows uses a phonebook; I responded by googling for ten actual seconds to find a place on the Yellow Pages site to opt out of the...
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Kim Jong Un Provides Field Guidance to Machine Plant
Pyongyang, January 22 (KCNA) — Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s ArmyKim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea, state and army of the DPRK, provided field guidance to the Machine Plant managed by Ho Chol Yong.
Seeing new type modern machines produced by the plant, he acquainted himself in...
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Service Personnel and People of DPRK Pay Tribute to Portraits of Smiling Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, January 23 (KCNA) — Service personnel and people of all strata in the DPRK visited the portraits of smiling leader Kim Jong Il in various parts of the country Monday to pay tribute to him on the lunar New Year 2012.
Laid before the portraits at Kim Il Sung Square, the plaza of the Pyongyang...
WatchClimbing out of the cloud deck. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport on Friday, Jan 20th 2012.
WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: Senator Grassley's Twitter... →
cnnmoneytech:
Proving yet again that elected politics and Twitter are a dangerous mix (Exhibit A: Anthony “terrible mistakes” Weiner), Senator Chuck Grassley is fending off a Twitter hijack this morning. The attacker took a few shots at the PIPA/SOPA mess — Grassley co-sponsored PIPA…
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World Public Praises Kim Jong Un as Great Man Born of Heaven
Pyongyang, January 20 (KCNA) — World public is praising the dear respected Kim Jong Un who is identical to the great men of Mt. Paektu in idea, leadership and traits. The Switzerland-Korea Committee and the Swiss Group for the Study of the Juche Idea in an article posted on their Internet homepage said that General Kim Jong Un...
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DPRK’s Acrobatics Dominates Intl’ Circus Festival
Pyongyang, January 19 (KCNA) — Gold prize, top prize, went to the DPRK’s acrobatic stunt “Fliers,” silver prize to “Fly Higher”, bronze prize to “String-balance” and technique prize to “Wire Rope Balancing” at the 6th Valencia International Circus Festival which took place...
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Occupy Capitol Hill Demo in U.S.
Pyongyang, January 19 (KCNA) — Many Americans staged a Occupy Capitol Hill demo in Washington on Jan. 17 despite the cold weather to protest the ruling quarters’ unpopular policy.
The demonstrators marched up to the Capitol Hill and held a protest rally, chanting such slogans as “We are the 99%” and “We want changes”.
They...
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KCNA Commentary Flays Japan’s Dangerous Moves for Reinvasion
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) — Japan is persistently trying to turn itself into a military giant and realize its wild ambition for reinvasion. When the United States made public a new strategy for national defense, Japan welcomed it before anyone else and is scheming to set up within the government a “national...
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Kim Jong Un Inspects KPA Unit 169
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army and supreme leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea, state and army, inspected KPA Unit 169 honored with the title of the O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment. He was greeted by the commander of the large combined unit and commanding officers of the unit.
After...
“It would be safer if they stuck with regulating atomic power and...”
– JON STEWART, on members of Congress considering the SOPA and PIPA bills exasperatedly calling for “nerds” to help them understand SOPA and PIPA, on The Daily Show.
Why does Congress bother convening at all?
(via inothernews)
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Gloomy Prospect of Capitalist World in New Year
Pyongyang, January 17 (KCNA) — Various kinds of crimes have taken place in capitalist countries in an unbroken chain at the outset of the new year as they happened last year, throwing people into great uneasiness and horror. According to VOA, as many as over 40 arsons had occurred in residential areas centering around Hollywood District in...
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Youth in Capitalist Countries Torn with Corruption and Despair
Pyongyang, January 17 (KCNA) — Last year alone, a large number of young people in capitalist countries were thrown into a cesspool of crimes, a product of corrupt society.
At the beginning of last year, a 22 year-old young man in Arizona, U.S. indiscriminately fired at a crowd of people who had gathered in front of a...
A technical examination of SOPA and PROTECT IP →
wilwheaton:
As you have probably heard, there are two pieces of legislation currently pending that we, and others like us, believe seriously threaten the internet. I wanted to take some time to delve into the text of both of these bills, and outline their potential consequences as I am able to understand them. As you can imagine, this is a complex issue, and as a result this is going to be a...
Yesterday's News from North Korea
Phenomena Witnessed in Mourning Days (5)
Rainbows Seen Untimely Pyongyang, January 16 (KCNA) — A double rainbow was seen in the sky above the Chonghak Workers’ District, Phyongsan County, North Hwanghae Province at around 17:15 December 20, a day after the sad news of the demise of General Secretary Kim Jong Il was reported.
There was neither rain nor snow that day.
The rainbow...
