Posts Tagged With: Kim Il-sung

Video of Kim Jong-il’s & Kim Il-Sung’s Funerals, Which Tears Are Real?

» by GI Korea December 28th, 2011 at 5:38 pm » Comments (3)

Below is a video of Kim Jong-il's funeral and whether or not the tears of the North Koreans who attended the funeral are real has become a common question being ...more »

Picture of the Day: Rare Color Photo of Young Kim Jong-il

» by GI Korea September 10th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (6)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="This rare photo of reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il with his younger sister Kyong-hui (right) and his father Kim Il-sung (center) was recently published by ...more »

Picture of the Day: Birthday Time In Pyongyang

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="April 12, SEOUL, South Korea -- A group of youth attends an event to mark the birthday of the late founder of North Korea, Kim Il-sung, ...more »

General Paik Sun-yup Shares Memories of Kim Il-sung

» by GI Korea June 16th, 2010 at 3:59 am » Comments (4)

The Joong Ang Ilbo's continuing series of interviews with Korean War hero Paik Sun-yup continues to be fascinating: Part of the strong offensive was due to pressure coming from the top ...more »

Picture of the Day: Rare Kim Il-Sung Picture

» by GI Korea June 9th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="468" caption="The photo above shows former North Korean leader Kim Il-sung (front left) delivering an address at a meeting of two Koreas in April 1948. At the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Clowning with Kim Il-sung

» by GI Korea January 7th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="British troops clown with Kim Il Song portraits -- via Huanqiu Shibao"][/caption] Via Adam Cathcart. more »

Chinese Media Releases Report On North Korea’s Kim Family

» by GI Korea September 1st, 2009 at 8:53 pm » Comments (1)

The Chinese media has recently issued an article that provides details about the Kim family in North Korea: Kim Jong-il's elusive family was the subject of an article in World Affairs, ...more »

Places in Korea: Kim Jong-il’s Childhood Home in Hwajinpo

» by GI Korea January 27th, 2009 at 3:16 am » Comments (4)

For whatever reason, the fact that Kim Jong-il's childhood home is open to public viewing was worth an article from the Associated Press: This small stone villa perched among fragrant pine ...more »

ROK Drop Book Review: The Reluctant Communist

» by USinKorea July 10th, 2008 at 10:18 am » Comments (12)

[For those totally unfamiliar with this book --- it is about Robert Jenkins - an American soldier stationed in South Korea in 1965 who defected to North Korea. ...more »

Is Military Intervention Needed In Zimbabwe?

» by GI Korea June 26th, 2008 at 1:28 am » Comments (3)

With the withdrawal of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from elections scheduled this week, it looks like Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe will once again steal an election and remain in ...more »