MetaFilter posts tagged with NorthKorea

"You do understand that you are entering a dangerous area, and that the possibility of injury or death is real."

alby — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:11:52 -0800

Bob Harris visits the North Korean border

North Korea Regime Collapse?

stbalbach — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:07:01 -0800

North Korea's Kim suffers 'serious' setback from stroke. When Will North Korea Collapse? Should it happen, US, South Korean, and Chinese troops could charge into North Korea to secure its nuclear facilities-and confront each other, says RAND corp and others. However it is "far from certain that the regime would collapse like a puffball", and even John Bolton thinks The World Shouldn't Fear The Collapse of North Korea . But it's all probably a mugs game, In ’97, U.S. Panel Said North Korea Could Collapse in 5 Years, and in 2004 Talk was Swirling of a North Korean Regime Collapse.

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Artw — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:17:01 -0800

Kim Jong Ill.

Photos from North Korea.

chunking express — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:58:23 -0800

Photos from North Korea. Photographs from a 2 week long trip to North Korea by photographer Eric Lafforgue.

"Eat these [bleeping] ribs . . . then tell me about [bleeping] Texas!"

absalom — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:15:05 -0800

Bobby Egan: Restaurateur and Amateur Diplomat. Imagine what diplomatic coups real BBQ ribs might pull off.

IDF Hit Syrian Nuke Site Built with NK Help

KokuRyu — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:09:47 -0800

According to the English language edition of the Asahi Shimbun, an Israeli airstrike against Syria last September targeted a nuclear-related facility that was under construction with technical assistance from North Korea, according to Israel's prime minister...It is apparently the first time that the intended target had been disclosed to the head of a foreign government. Original Japanese link here. Via the wonderful Marmot's Hole. Previously on Metafilter here, here, and here. A Strike in the Dark, by Seymour Hersh.

North Korea's Soccer Hero

Chinese Jet Pilot — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:46:49 -0800

70 year old Pak Doo-Ik will lead North Korea's prestigious Olympic torch bearers to Beijing this summer. In the 1966 World Cup at Middlesborough, Pak scored the goal that lead his team to a stunning 1-0 upset win over Italy (video). Pak Doo-Ik and the team returned home as heroes, but ultimately fell under the suspicion of North Korean leadership. The team underwent "mental re-education" and were exiled, Pak Doo-Ik spending ten years as a forest laborer. Dear Leader Kim Jong-il later allowed Pak to coach North Korea's national soccer team, and a fascinating 2002 BBC documentary brought Pak Doo Ik back to the international stage.

Vice visits the DPRK

kickingtheground — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:37:34 -0800

ViceTV takes a relaxing North Korean vacation (video, in 14 parts).

Playing with Dictators

Wolfdog — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:15:08 -0800

Playing with Dictators - an editorial on the New York Philharmonic's decision to play a concert in North Korea. One musician's account of the performance.

Make Benefit Glorious Nation of North Korea

oneirodynia — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:56:26 -0800

Feeling nostalgic for those old school Soviet shindigs? Westerners are welcome to North Korea's Arirang Mass Games. Tickets are on sale now. Will tourist dollars/euros be the undoing of North Korea?