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N. Korea: ABC News Crews in Pyongyang, Fishing For an Interview with Kim Jong-il
KBS (S. Korean TV) ^ | 05/12/05

Posted on 05/12/2005 5:14:06 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

At Evening News, 9 PM (S. Korean time)

off from live TV:

.....4 ABC crews, headed by the Chief of International Division, went into N. Korea on May 10, 2005, ostensibly to report on N. Korean economic reform. However, S. Korean government source believes that the ultimate objective of ABC is to secure an exclusive interview with Kim Jong-il.....


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: interview; kimjongil; nkorea; nuclearcrisis
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Well, let's see if Kim Jong-il would show any interest. He is not into talking in front of people in public so far.
1 posted on 05/12/2005 5:14:06 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; OahuBreeze; yonif; risk; Steel Wolf; nuconvert; MizSterious; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 05/12/2005 5:14:34 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster

LOL its sweeps!


3 posted on 05/12/2005 5:15:45 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

While you're there, see if you can confirm that Elvis is living on the estate with him.


4 posted on 05/12/2005 5:16:37 AM PDT by theDentist (The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
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5 posted on 05/12/2005 5:17:21 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Hey Kim, are you "ronery"?


6 posted on 05/12/2005 5:18:00 AM PDT by theDentist (The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
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To: ConservativeMan55

A face even his mother would slap.


7 posted on 05/12/2005 5:18:45 AM PDT by theDentist (The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

BTTT


8 posted on 05/12/2005 5:18:56 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: theDentist
Laura Bush Meets Kim Jong Il
Midway Islands (IWR Satire) - First Lady Laura Bush (in her pink pants suit) and Korea Dictator Kim Jong Il (in his new gray Pup Tent Pants Suit) today announced a thaw in diplomatic relations between their two countries.

"I am a very pleased with these nice gray pants suits that the First Lady has kindly given me as a gesture of friendship between our two countries.  Because of her great kindness, I will now aim my nuclear missiles at Tokyo instead of San Francisco," said the pot bellied dictator through his interpreter.

 


9 posted on 05/12/2005 5:19:43 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
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To: theDentist

Yeah...or considering the Jong family...she'd probably shoot him in the face.


10 posted on 05/12/2005 5:20:45 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
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To: ConservativeMan55

Kimmy Bear looks like he is retarded.


11 posted on 05/12/2005 5:25:52 AM PDT by Tempestuous
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Kim may just agree to an interview..

You can guarantee that it will be completely scripted, and fully edited before ABC leaves the country.. with Kim's final approval...

But Kim may take advantage of this as an oppurtunity to do some boasting and threatening..
You can be assured that any such interview will be broadcast throughout N. Korea..
With Compulsory Viewing, and mandatory community meetings to discuss the strength and wisdom of the "beloved leader"...
True believers will be allowed to make fun of ABC's running dog lackeys.. the simpering, weak-kneed, spineless american journalists..

12 posted on 05/12/2005 5:27:10 AM PDT by Drammach (Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
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..the simpering, weak-kneed, spineless american journalists..

Yeah, most of ABC journalists fit the description. No objection from me.:-)

13 posted on 05/12/2005 5:29:32 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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He looks like Imelda Marcos

"I have many many shoe."

14 posted on 05/12/2005 5:30:03 AM PDT by Imaverygooddriver (ALL YOU BASE ARE BELONG TO US)
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CNN is also waiting in the wings, according to the report. Winning their rating sweeps now depends on the whim of Chia Bastard. Who could have thought?:-)

15 posted on 05/12/2005 5:32:00 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: Drammach

yeah ,...hope someone brought the "Disco Dust" , it'll make for good OFFtheRECORD scuttlebutt


16 posted on 05/12/2005 5:34:25 AM PDT by Dad yer funny
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To: TigerLikesRooster

What makes this news?


17 posted on 05/12/2005 5:35:44 AM PDT by bnelson44 (Armed Forces Day May 21, 2005)
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Hmmm, if I were Krazy Kim, would I choose the larger ABC or the more-ideologically-"pure" CNN? Sounds like some odds need to be issued.


18 posted on 05/12/2005 5:35:45 AM PDT by steveegg (Bring back Hoosier, Firestone; SOMEBODY to get Badyear off their duffs and make a good tire.)
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"I have many many shoe."

LOL! You're right--he looks just like her!

19 posted on 05/12/2005 5:37:16 AM PDT by proud American in Canada
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Don't let appearances fool you...

Kim may look "retarded", but from all I have read about him, he is quite intelligent..
He understands many of the problems that N. Korea faces, and even the solutions to those problems..
His problem seems to be two-fold...
Motivating his people.. for all the supposed adoration, he doesn't seem to have any real people skills.. I think he is revered more for being the son of the father than any personal traits..
Second, The solutions to some of N. Korea's problems would be detrimental to Kim's own self-interests..
He might have to surrender some of his control to others, and I think that total control is his personal prime directive..
It may partly be ego, but I think it is primarily control.. Any slip on his part, any sign of weakness, could result in loss of power to another, or ultimately, his death..
His possible involvement in the death of his father may well give him reason to be so paranoid..
He has sons that would be more than willing to take over the reins of power should he become "incapacitated"..

20 posted on 05/12/2005 5:38:43 AM PDT by Drammach (Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
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