[HONG KONG — top google hits]
BBC News - Hong Kong protest: Thousands on streets ... -
10 hours ago ... “Thousands of people are demonstrating in Hong Kong’s financial district after protest leaders called for a show of strength.” [snip]
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Some Chinese Leaders Claim US and Britain Are Behind Hong Kong Protests
New York Times - 8 hours ago
“Paper umbrellas tied together with string hang from a bridge in Hong Kong, part of protests on Friday in support of free elections ...” [snip]
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Jackie Chan is no friend to Hong Kong’s protesters
Washington Post (blog) - 12 hours ago
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Hong Kong’s protests swell again after ‘insulting’ government snub ...
foxnews.com
14 hours ago “... Thousands of protesters returned to the streets to demand free elections in Hong ...” [snip]
NORTH KOREA IN DEPTH
North Korea fires artillery into South: Yonhap
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3213528/posts
“North Korea fired artillery into South Korea on Friday, aimed at a region near the rivals’ military border where an activist group had sent leaflets flying into the North, Yonhap news agency said.” [snip]
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[Thank you, caww.]
“There’s no real news from inside, as everyone’s eyes and ears are blocked to hearing positive things only...Has [the dictator, Kim] really been gone for a month? ... It is actually a crime to be curious about Kim Jong-un, it is actually a crime even to remember the dates of his appearance or disappearance... The propaganda narrative of Kim must be accepted as fact without question or doubt...fatal risks [to voicing negative or inquisitive thoughts]...”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3213528/posts?page=21#21
‘There’s really something quite serious happening in N.Korea McGruff....interesting to see how things develop...but the recent visit by Military dignitaries broke many of the “Rules” against the Kim Leadership when visiting the South....which under Kim’s dad they would be shot by now.....I’m really quite certain there’s very real power struggle happening...and seemingly succeeding...too much is bypassing the “norm” required by the supreme leader...many things out of wack!’
‘I think China is driving this big time....over the past months China has withdrawn a whole lot from N.Korea they need and want....’ — caww.