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More Photos of Kim Jong-il Released

» by GI Korea November 2nd, 2008 at 10:56 am » Comments (3)

Okay so who believes these latest pictures from North Korea?: The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a photo of Kim smiling at something on a sofa in what ...more »

North Korea Threatens Attack If Propaganda Leaflets Do Not Stop

» by GI Korea October 29th, 2008 at 10:28 pm » Comments (3)

I have been concerned that the North Koreans may try to target the human rights groups sending the propaganda leaflets if they didn't stop: North Korea has threatened to take ...more »

Inside A North Korean Passport

» by GI Korea October 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm » Comments (3)

Courtesy of DPRK Econ Watch we now know what the inside of a North Korean passport looks like: I am actually surprised there is no picture of Kim Il-sung or Kim ...more »

US & Korea Discuss North Korean Regime Collapse Planning

» by GI Korea October 29th, 2008 at 10:40 am » Comments (10)

It appears USFK is taking what RAND Corp. scholar Dr. Bruce Bennett had to say seriously considering the current announcement that USFK wants to develop joint contingency plans with South ...more »

War of Words Over Propaganda Leaflets Escalates

» by GI Korea October 28th, 2008 at 4:11 am » Comments (9)

These propaganda leaflets being released by human rights groups in South Korea must be getting more and more effective considering how upset the North Korean regime is getting because of ...more »

Kim Jong-il’s Son Spotted Doctor Shopping In Paris

» by GI Korea October 27th, 2008 at 7:49 pm » Comments (10)

Reports are now coming out of Japan that Kim Jong-il's son has been spotted doctor shopping in Paris: Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, in Paris ...more »

Public Executions, Crackdowns, & Food Shortages Continue in North Korea

» by GI Korea October 25th, 2008 at 3:19 am » Comments (7)

It looks like things are still business as usual in North Korea: NEW YORK: North Korea is using public executions to intimidate citizens and has imposed restrictions on long-distance calls to ...more »

Australia to Consider Fuel Aid to North Korea

» by GI Korea October 24th, 2008 at 10:04 pm » Comments (2)

We are about to find out if the Australian government is about to be suckered into the Trust and Pretend to Verify Deal with North Korea: Australia says it may ...more »

RAND Scholar Warns South Korea of Chinese Military Threat

» by GI Korea October 24th, 2008 at 6:51 am » Comments (24)

It appears more and more people are beginning to believe what I said over two years ago, if South Korea is not ready to occupy a collapsed North Korean state, ...more »

North Korean Spy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

» by GI Korea October 15th, 2008 at 5:49 am » Comments (3)

The woman behind a North Korean spy scandal that was caught giving defense secrets acquired by sleeping with ROK Army officers has now been sentenced: - A female North Korean spy ...more »

Are the Kim Jong-il Photos Faked?

» by GI Korea October 13th, 2008 at 11:30 am » Comments (1)

I was suspicious of the recently released photos of Kim Jong-il and now the Marmot has confirmed my suspicions that the photos were fake: Yonhap, citing an intelligence official, reports that ...more »

Verification or Appeasement of the DPRK’s Nuclear Program?

» by GI Korea October 12th, 2008 at 4:43 am » Comments (3)

It's now official North Korea is off the State Department's List of State Sponsors of Terrorism: After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a ...more »