Breaking: N Koreans Ordered To Raise Their Flag At 2PM (1 AM EDT), and Listen to Broadcast

Yonhap News (via Naver.com) ^ | 06/18/06 | Shin Ji-hong

[TigerLikesRooster]

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N. Koreans Ordered To Raise Their Flag At 2PM, and Listen to Broadcast

N. Korean leadership ordered its citizen to raise their flag and listen to their (government) communique from TV in the evening, according to Sankei Shimbun (of Japan), quoting Japanese government sources.

The paper said it is paying attention this development because it could be related to the launch of Taepodong-2.

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[not2worry]

AQ and NK in this together?

[don-o]

While we wait, if you have Google Earth, key in Pyongyang. There is high res - interesting. They have a lot of streets with no vehicles on them

[kabar]

That's someone who is divorced from reality.

[Jet Jaguar]

Possibly a satellite launch. (rumour)

[blu]

song sytlings of Hank and the Four Horsemen

Are they taking requests? I want to hear "Nearer My God To Thee"! (/sarc)

[Dosa26]

Kim could learn a thing or two about stealth..

What stealth? Primititive rocket systems require massive amouts of fuming nitric acid for feul. It's hard to hide 10 tanker trucks pulling up to a pad.

[MadLibDisease]

"Looking for the Barry Bonds thread?"



ROFL

[callmejoe]

"Domestic propaganda value aside, why broadcast this to the people?"

psychological mobilization

[Carl LaFong]

uhhhhhmm....Okay...

[lainie]

Just joking on the LET'S ALL PUT OUR FLAGS OUT AND WAVE 'EM edict. That's pretty stupid.

[FreedomNeocon]

Here is the boarder between North and South Korea.

Ironic how the North's "dirt/sand roads" meet the pavement in stark contrast.

[STARWISE]

; ) .. if Clinton doesn't pay for his sins .. in our lifetime ... @#$%@#@^$!!

I'm watching the classic .. "Airplane" .. on HBO Family. What's your vector, Victor?

[casino66]

Hu is out of the country touring the world. Hope he has good communications with his 'home office. I get the feeling he couldn't be very happy with this development.

[Quix]

What a sobering, graphic, . . . . .

uhhh, welll, graphic.

[onyx]

I owe you a fr mail. Forgive me, I am totally exhausted. I'll write tomorry.

[CindyDawg]

I like to watch Twister during stormy times. Kind of puts life in perspective , I guess.

[Inyo-Mono]

Yeah, I got my bb gun out. I'm prepared!

Hope it's a Red Ryder!

[Dosa26]

sorry, t minus 48. For the newcomers.

[CindyDawg]

Anything is possible, I guess.