North Korean diplomats' children ordered to return from abroad: report

Kyodo News (Japan) (excerpt) ^ | March 5, 2007

[HAL9000]

Excerpt -

(Kyodo) _ North Korea's ruling party has ordered children of North Korean diplomats and other representatives stationed overseas to return home, for reasons unknown, a South Korean daily reported Tuesday.

"The Workers' Party of Korea recently issued a directive to overseas missions that children of diplomats and representatives send their children home," the Joongang Ilbo newspaper quoted a source well-versed in North Korean affairs as saying in Seoul.

The reason remains unclear, but another Seoul-based expert on North Korea was quoted as saying it may be related to preventing defection of diplomats.

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[Peach]

That's rather ominous!

[dynachrome]

diplomats and representatives send their children home,"
Hostages.

[martin_fierro]

"Oh, sure, Dad -- I'll be riiiight there!"

[stumpy]

I wonder how many diplomats may defect based on this action.

[SpaceBar]

This is a move typical of a regime concerned about defections.

[Thumper1960]

Typical of a system whereby the Person is owned by the State.

[GSlob]

Well, they will merely speed up the defecations.

[Domestic Church]

Ping Pong.

[Calpernia]

ping

[Calpernia]

[Right Wing Assault]

If someone told me to go to N Korea, I would defecate!

[muffaletaman]

I've always wondered how roast Shih-Tzu tastes...






(not really...)

[NickatNite2003]

Possible...If any NK Diplomats
are considering it...*now* s
the time. They'll never get a
better chance...Not without
leaving their families to
NK death camps.

RUN!...RUN *NOW*!

[Cindy]

THANKS for the pings Calpernia and Domestic Church.
I do appreciate it.

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[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #10

I am sure that Chia Head is not really thrilled to see his own sons, who educated in the West, behave like spoiled Western kids. Imagine thousands of diplomats' kids contaminating the minds of Pyongyang's elite.

Lately, he must see it everywhere in Pyongyang, which make it increasingly difficult to maintain god-like status for him and his family.

[SevenofNine]

WOW this is weird Tiger is it????

[SevenofNine]

Great that crazy Chia Pet son LOL!

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #16

Correction: who educated in the West, --> who were educated in the West,

[MrNatural]

Pawn to Queen four ..

[Thud]

It's about defections.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/03/kidnapped_or_de.html

"... The mysterious disappearance of an Iranian general in Turkey in early February has led to speculation he either was kidnapped or defected.

... One respected analyst with sources in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard says Gen. Ali Reza Asgari has defected and is now in a European country with his entire family, where he is cooperating with the U.S.

... Iran called tens of its Revolutionary Guard agents working at embassies and cultural centers in Arab and European countries back to Tehran out of fear that Asgari might disclose secret information about their identities, according to the analyst ..."

And it is also about America's new nuclear non-proliferation strategy of knocking off North Korea's customers, starting with Iran sometime in the next three months.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #21

"the next three months" would be an interesting time indeed.

[Thud]

IMO the highest probability period is the middle of May through the end of June.

[Int]

Snipped-out excerpt: The number of North Korean children to be sent home under the order, which applies to children over 5 but excludes those aged between 11 and 13, would reach about 3,000, the report said.

Eh?? Why exclude 11-13 year olds? Odd.