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Title: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: Foxy Brown on June 16, 2007, 06:55:09 AM
North Korea has increased its public executions against cell phone users and those who circulate outside information in the communist country, a South Korean government think tank said Thursday. (http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181813030361&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull)
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: nop on June 16, 2007, 09:43:51 AM
Must be some extreme form of censorship.  Dear Leader doesn't want Korean people to have brain tumor.
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: StreakInTheSky on June 16, 2007, 10:16:51 AM
Things like this just make me wonder why the rest of the world isn't doing anything about N. Korea?

Because they have a nuke?
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: fsw on June 16, 2007, 12:52:50 PM
I think the problem is that they tried to do something about it, and that's why we're where we are. The Korean War just proved too difficult to conclude, hence the armistice and technically the North and South are still at war.
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: Asmodai on June 16, 2007, 02:27:21 PM
Things like this just make me wonder why the rest of the world isn't doing anything about N. Korea?

Because they have a nuke?

Because the reaction was so positive when the rest of the world tried to do anything about Iraq, or Vietnam, or Somalia, or Kosovo?
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: ctz on June 17, 2007, 09:28:59 AM
I have wondered why is it so difficult for North Koreans to overthrow the government by themselves. People's live is so shitty that promising anything to better it would gain support. Is there not enough power-hungry colonels to make a coup? Other countries have revolted for much smaller things.

Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: schol3s on June 17, 2007, 11:33:47 AM
why is it so hard for North Korea to like a rest of the normal country.....
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: sh15uya on June 17, 2007, 12:03:52 PM
Things like this just make me wonder why the rest of the world isn't doing anything about N. Korea?

Because they have a nuke?
because there is nothing to earn?
actually the situation is quite complex since Japan and S Korea depends of US Military defense... and nobody knows exactly what weapons they have.

I have wondered why is it so difficult for North Koreans to overthrow the government by themselves. People's live is so shitty that promising anything to better it would gain support. Is there not enough power-hungry colonels to make a coup? Other countries have revolted for much smaller things.


they have only governmental TV & radio, no internet... they think we are evil, and economic sanctions doesn't help.
Military peoples are all with Kim Jong-il.

I remember this documentary I saw on TV about N Korea concentration camps ... it was disgusting.
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: ctz on June 18, 2007, 10:20:05 AM
Things like this just make me wonder why the rest of the world isn't doing anything about N. Korea?

Because they have a nuke?

Well they're doing something, food support and stuff. Having nukes or not, taking North Korea by force would be easy. However, South Korean capital of Seoul is in the range of North Korean conventional weapons thus making the city a hostage of some sort. China wouldn't like it either.
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: Jabronisaur on June 19, 2007, 12:28:31 AM
CTZ has the right point. With Seoul with in range of practially every arsinal N. Korea has, taking it would be child's play for US, but the consequence would massive casualties and calateral damage. Plus there's a lot of uncertainty as to wether Kim is mental enough to launch a nuke just to spite S. Korea if we invade. Its really a no-win situation. Our only hope is he dies soon or gets ousted by someone with brains.
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: Pinksheep on June 28, 2007, 08:44:09 AM
North Korea is so strict!! Banning cell phones... :( I agree wtih Jabronisaur that if only Kim disappears, North Korea will be free. The military has too much control. What's the point of having so many arms and leading a sad life? Even though you'll be more secure, you have less freedom. :(
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: fsw on July 06, 2007, 02:30:29 PM
China wouldn't like it either.

I had a dog and his name was BINGO!

I think that's the main reason and the fact that US resources are SO stretched at the moment.
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: Sexykago on July 06, 2007, 08:14:37 PM
Good God. I hope Kim Jong has a heart attack.
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: Arcadia Victis on July 07, 2007, 02:10:14 AM
I have wondered why is it so difficult for North Koreans to overthrow the government by themselves.

No guns.

Anyways, the solution to this mess has always been around: end foreign aid to the losers. Right now the food South Korea and the rest of the free world hands out gets shunted to Kim's army anyways, so it's not like the average peasant would suffer any more than he already does. Just starve the bastards till they say uncle.
Title: Re: Executions of cell phone users up in N. Korea
Post by: ctz on July 07, 2007, 09:32:16 AM
I have wondered why is it so difficult for North Koreans to overthrow the government by themselves.

No guns.


I meant the army, not the peasants.