"Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il Dead (and other North Korea related news)

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Nice breakdown Bang

So, basically the same thing that's going on in this country, only a bit more intense, huh ?

Yes, exactly the same thing going on in this country.

[Bang]

So, basically the same thing that's going on in this country, only a bit more intense, huh ?

In many ways.. absolutely.

I wouldn't say "intense"... just "complete".. in other words, those who use those tactics here have not achieved their level as oppressors.

~Bang

[ixcuincle]

http://news.yahoo.com/dennis-rodman-...051224872.html

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills and flamboyant style — neon-bleached hair, tattoos, nose studs and all — on Tuesday to the isolated Communist country with possibly the world's drabbest dress code: North Korea.

Arriving in Pyongyang, the American athlete and showman known as "The Worm" became an unlikely ambassador for sports diplomacy at a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. Or maybe not so unlikely: Young leader Kim Jong Un is said to have been a fan of the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, when Rodman won three championships with the club.

[Dan T.]

North Korean Women Encouraged to Choose from 18 Official Hairstyles, Men Get 10

Men and women in North Korea may not be able to cut their hair in trendy, new styles, as the country has launched a campaign allowing women to choose from 18 different “officially sanctioned” hairstyles, while men get to choose from just 10.

Here you go, ladies:


and gents:


(I don't see the "Kim Jong" look as one of the options. Also, apparently if you're bald it's off to the gulag for you.)

[visionary]

http://www.vice.com/read/north-korea...=vicetwitterus

North Korea Has a Friend in Dennis Rodman and VICE

Earlier today former Chicago Bulls superstar Dennis Rodman presided over a mixed-match basketball game in Pyongyang alongside Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. The teams consisted of VICE correspondent Ryan Duffy; Moose Weekes, Buckets Blakes, and Bull Bullard of the Harlem Globetrotters; and North Korea's "Dream Team," all of whom played their hearts out in what we have termed a "basketball diplomacy" mission. Following the game, Rodman gave a stirring speech that extended an olive branch to the Hermit Kingdom.

The VICE crew is currently having a reception at the Supreme Leader's house, and Duffy has invited Kim Jung-un to America and to tour the VICE offices. There isn't much more to say other than that because our jaws are still on the floor. So while we pick them up and get more info from our team, enjoy these photos of the game.

[Bang]

So i saw some of Rodman's interview with George Snuffleupagus, and really,, that idiot ought to be taken out and flogged.

What a complete waste of space.
Compared gulags filled with starving political prisoners to Bill Clinton getting a BJ, among other things.
when asked about the thousands of people disappeared by hit squads, the dumb **** replied "you don't know him like I do."
When told north korea promises to destroy America, he replied that we do the same thing to them.

Honestly.. revoke his ****ing citizenship and set him adrift on an ice floe.
A small one.

What a useless piece of ****.

~Bang

[GoSkins561]

What a useless piece of ****.

~Bang

No doubt, shame on Dennis Rodman and The Harlem Globetrotters.

[mojo]

Removing a braindead Dennis Rodman from the argument, the idea of the Globetrotters visiting there is a bit more difficult. On one hand, it can be argued they are endorsing this horrific regime. On the other hand, they have the ability to provide kids with a brief reprieve from an oppresive environment give a glimpse to a culture completely foreign to them. Granted probably the only kids there were from the dictator's lackeys families but kids nontheless.
Either way, having N Koreans who routinely pledge to kill Americans cheer for a team wearing these uniforms is insane.

[Special K]

Watched the Rodman interview and cringed @ the morbid stupidity on display.

I can't even believe we're giving this crap press coverage and granting that jackass interviews. Stick to cross-dressing Rodman, you're much more proficient at that art than you are diplomacy. What a damn joke.

[Bang]

Other than Rodman's incredibly low level of intelligence and awareness, i think the only otyher thing I got out of that interview is that playing "guess what" as a drinking game whenever he talks is bound to get everybody plastered.

Guess what.. it was like guess what, every other word.

~bang

[Dan T.]

When I think of Dennis Rodman practicing U.S. diplomacy, I think "What one person in the entire universe would be the exact opposite in demeanor, approach, and appearance from Secretary of State John Kerry?" and the answer is Dennis Rodman.

[Special K]

Other than Rodman's incredibly low level of intelligence and awareness, i think the only otyher thing I got out of that interview is that playing "guess what" as a drinking game whenever he talks is bound to get everybody plastered.

Guess what.. it was like guess what, every other word.

~bang

I felt like I was plastered trying to decipher WTF was coming out of his mouth that interview.

[visionary]

Oh boy....

https://twitter.com/JoseCanseco

If Dennis Rodman can be in North Korea I can be in Albany New York with Senator Klein
10:32 a.m

Dennis rodman if you need my help with anything let me know your on the right path
9:04 p.m

@dennisrodman it takes courage to do what you did
9:09 p.m

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92404S20130305

U.S., China in tentative deal on U.N. N.Korea sanctions draft: envoys

The United States and China have struck a tentative deal on a draft U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution that would punish North Korea for its third nuclear test last month, U.N. diplomats said on Monday.

Separately, the U.N. press office announced that Russia, which holds the presidency of the 15-nation Security Council this month, will convene closed-door consultations on North Korea at 11:00 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) in New York on Tuesday.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the U.N. diplomats said they hoped to receive the draft resolution at Tuesday's council session. They added that they hope the council will vote on the resolution by the end of this week.

"I hope to see a draft tomorrow perhaps, but you know it's up to the Americans," a diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

[mojo]

So when they run for office will Rodman be president and Canseco VP or vice versa?

[China]

Hotel boots rowdy Rodman over Kim Jong Un scene

Dennis Rodman, just back from visiting Kim Jong Un, was escorted out of the Time Hotel in Midtown on Sunday after spending hours at the restaurant bar loudly telling anyone who would listen what a great guy the North Korean dictator is.

“He was at the bar at Serafina for three hours,” says a spy. “He kept saying what a nice guy Kim is, and how Kim just wants to talk to President Obama about basketball. He was waving around a signed copy of the dictator’s huge manifesto, telling everyone they should read it.”

Added the witness, “Dennis was making a total jerk of himself. He wouldn’t leave, and he wouldn’t let anyone talk to him about shutting up, or what an oppressive country North Korea is. Eventually he had to leave the bar because the bartender was starting to get [bleep]ed-off.”

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