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Texas attorney general: Democrats ‘far more dangerous’ than nuclear-armed Kim Jong Un
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) warned Republicans this week that President Barack Obama’s administration and some Democrats in Texas were “far more dangerous” than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who has reportedly threatened to blow up Austin with nuclear weapons. At a Monday meeting of the McLennan County…
Ex-North Korea spy says Kim Jong-Un struggling to control military
A former North Korean spy who bombed a South Korean airliner said Wednesday that the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un is struggling to control his military and using war talk to shore up support. Kim Hyun-Hee, who said she was ordered by Jong-Un’s father Kim Jong-Il to bomb the airliner in…
Hackers attack North Korea news website
Activist hackers appeared Thursday to have infiltrated North Korea’s official news website and its accompanying Twitter and Flickr feeds, posting unflattering images of leader Kim Jong-Un. The China-based website of Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from the North’s state media, was inaccessible and its companion feeds attacked and defaced.…
Jon Stewart mocks North Korea’s desire for a committed long-term adversary
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart mocked North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Tuesday night, portraying his recent provocations as infantile and completely unintimidating. After learning North Korea apparently planned to blow up Austin, Stewart joked that Kim appeared to hoping to get the rest of Texas on its side.…
Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman watch basketball game together
BEIJING — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watched a basketball game with former Chicago Bulls’ star Dennis Rodman on Thursday, Chinese state media reported. In a dispatch from Pyongyang, China’s official Xinhua news agency said that Kim and Rodman watched a game consisting of players from North Korea and the…
North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un vows ‘radical’ economic shift
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called Tuesday for a “radical turnabout” in the impoverished country’s economy in a rare New Year’s address that also appeared to offer an olive branch to South Korea. Kim’s speech, broadcast on state television, was the first of its kind for 19 years, since the…
North Korean band’s epic performance celebrates Dec. 12 rocket launch
A performance by a North Korean band in honor of the country’s recent rocket launch shows an epic, high-energy celebration of the accomplishment, to say the least. The Moranbong Band performed in celebration of the Dec. 12 launch, which the communist country claims is a weather satellite. The band performed…
China paper backpedals after falling for Kim spoof
The Chinese Communist Party’s official mouthpiece on Wednesday deleted a story that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had been named 2012′s “Sexiest Man Alive”, after it fell for a spoof by US website The Onion. The People’s Daily had run the US satirical site’s gushing quotes about the “Pyongyang-bred heartthrob”…
North Korea first lady spotted with designer-style handbag
North Korea’s young first lady has been pictured sporting what appears to be a Christian Dior handbag, in stark contrast to widespread shortages elsewhere in the impoverished nation. Ri Sol-Ju, the wife of leader Kim Jong-Un, was pictured accompanying him on a “field guidance trip” to an army unit. It…
North Korea rejects possibility of major reforms
SEOUL — North Korea Sunday warned the South not to expect any major reforms under the leadership of Kim Jong-Un, with a senior official rejecting discussion of potential policy change as a “foolish and silly dream”. Kim, believed to be in his late 20s, took the reins of power in…
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