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N. Korea: Where Kim Jong-il Sleeps and Works(his extravant playgrounds: PHOTO)
The Daily NK ^ | 03/13/05 | Han Hyong-jin

Posted on 03/14/2005 7:14:27 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster

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I think that this article is built on Fugimoto Kenji's book, "Kim Jong-il's Chef" and add further details by interviewing N. Korean defectors in S. Korea, who have intimate knowledge of Kim Jong-il or facilities mentioned here.

All this obscene opulence, while people are starving to death.

1 posted on 03/14/2005 7:14:28 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; OahuBreeze; yonif; risk; Steel Wolf; nuconvert; MizSterious; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 03/14/2005 7:15:21 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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There's a very strong Western influence in the architecture of almost every one of those buildings.


3 posted on 03/14/2005 7:19:20 AM PST by Rebelbase (Who is General Chat?)
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you'd think the united nations and especially the euros with all of their "higher" ethics would be interested in this mass starvation.


4 posted on 03/14/2005 7:21:53 AM PST by ken21 ( today's luxury development. tomorrow's slum.)
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Of course, he likes fancy and exotic life.

5 posted on 03/14/2005 7:23:28 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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Reminds me of Lake Lure, NC

6 posted on 03/14/2005 7:23:44 AM PST by Rebelbase (Who is General Chat?)
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Wonder what the 'poor' communists are living in...

Yes life is rough for a dictator for life...king of the proletariat...ruling over another 'worker's paradise'

Hopefully our 'spiky' nosed rocket assisted nuclear tipped
bunker busters will find his trying to hide underground


amusing...
7 posted on 03/14/2005 7:27:36 AM PST by joesnuffy (The generation that survived the depression and won WW2 proved poverty does not cause crime)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Not bad digs for the dictator of the food/medicine/resourse/cash-strapped DPRK!


8 posted on 03/14/2005 7:30:45 AM PST by NCC-1701 (ISLAM IS A CULT, PURE AND SIMPLE!!!!! IT MUST BE ERADICATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Camp Greaves DMZ ping. he's so ronery.
9 posted on 03/14/2005 7:32:09 AM PST by Rakkasan1 (Keep capitol punishment safe,legal , and rare...)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
It's goooood to be king.

(&#51076;&#44552; &#51060;&#45716;&#44163;&#51008; &#51339;&#45796;) <-- that looked better in Babelfish

10 posted on 03/14/2005 7:33:26 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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What's with dictators and their obsession with owning multiple villas / palaces?


11 posted on 03/14/2005 7:33:45 AM PST by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)
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An interesting time to serve at DMZ. Be safe.

12 posted on 03/14/2005 7:34:47 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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Updating TPC's, various coordinates, longitude, latitude, elevation, slope rate, terrain quality, soil analysis, etc. for the amazing, upcoming North Korean debut of Uncle Buster's Traveling Wonders Show of Wonders.

Kaboom!

:-)

Seriously, thanks again! FR absolutely ROCKS when it comes to "North Korean" threads... and you are a big reason for it, what with your constant vigilence, and translating of stuff from Korean to English so we can all enjoy and discuss.

13 posted on 03/14/2005 7:35:32 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Illegal Aliens "Those Wonderful People" in Jail Now Are $1.4 Billion A Year For California Taxpayers)
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For both ego and safety. It is as old as human history.

14 posted on 03/14/2005 7:36:15 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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There's a very strong Western influence in the architecture

And all circa 1970...

15 posted on 03/14/2005 7:36:57 AM PST by riri
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To: TigerLikesRooster

it's always been interesting. not there now but was in
88-89.
seen the lunacy 1st hand. it's certainly like the twilight zone .


16 posted on 03/14/2005 7:38:31 AM PST by Rakkasan1 (Keep capitol punishment safe,legal , and rare...)
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No problem! There are always more articles than I can handle. I just post one when I have some time and feel like it. And I watch you guys join in and get great discussion going on, punctuated by great insights and experiences.

17 posted on 03/14/2005 7:39:45 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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"All this obscene opulence, while people are starving to death"

I can't think of a dictator who didn't live in "obscene opulence" while his people suffered.
I'd like to see the insides of these places.


18 posted on 03/14/2005 7:46:46 AM PST by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
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Bad Feng Shui...


19 posted on 03/14/2005 7:49:40 AM PST by ErnBatavia (ErnBatavia, Boxer, Pelosi, Thomas...the ultimate nightmare Menage a Quatro)
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Maybe that is why the resident, Kim's Japanese chef, escaped back to Japan for good.:) Kim now needs a Feng-sui master?

20 posted on 03/14/2005 7:57:47 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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