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North Korea’s Kim warns of ‘grave incident’ in fight against the coronavirus
WaPo via MSN ^ | 29 Jun 2021 | Simon Denyer

Posted on 06/29/2021 9:11:46 PM PDT by blueplum

TOKYO — North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has chastised ruling party officials for failures in their anti-virus work that created what he called a “grave incident” that caused a “huge crisis” in the country’s battle against covid-19, state media reported Wednesday....

...State media did not specify what had happened.

“By neglecting important decisions of the party in its national emergency antivirus fight in preparations for a global health crisis, officials in charge have caused a grave incident that poses a huge crisis to the safety of the nation and its people,” the Korea Central News Agency quoted Kim as saying.

Kim had called a meeting of the Politburo of the ruling Workers’ Party on Tuesday...Several Politburo members, secretaries of the central committee, and officials of several state agencies were replaced at the meeting, KCNA reported....

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid19; kim; northkorea; rocketman
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To: AZJeep

“If Stalin was not so paranoid, he could maybe be cured and lived for some more time.”

Thank the Lord for paranoia.


21 posted on 06/30/2021 12:46:08 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distribBluted right.)
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To: blueplum
...State media did not specify what had happened.
Doesn't WaPo, CNN, MSN etc have journos over there who could find out? Whoops, silly me.

I wonder what evil method fatboy has chosen for their exit?
Vacination?
[ducks quickly below the parapet]
22 posted on 06/30/2021 12:48:10 AM PDT by Mr Radical (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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To: blueplum

He is having trouble following the script is all. He got their main propaganda point across: Be afraid!!!


23 posted on 06/30/2021 12:54:35 AM PDT by .30Carbine
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To: Ronin

Fat boy sure is inventive when it comes to offing his detractors. Anti aircraft guns? Maybe a rocket or two?
Rampant starvation, rampant China virus, which way to die?
North Korean sport.


24 posted on 06/30/2021 3:00:50 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (You Go Donald.)
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To: blueplum

reasons to clean house like he needs a reason


25 posted on 06/30/2021 3:37:39 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Joe Boucher

Prison, bread and water, daily beatings then being strapped to the outside of their next test rocket?


26 posted on 06/30/2021 4:10:14 AM PDT by oldvirginian (Shut up and sing, shut up and dribble, shut up and play, shut up and act...just SHUT UP)
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To: blueplum

.Several Politburo members, secretaries of the central committee, and officials of several state agencies were “replaced” ... some well fed dogs somewhere in NK are full.


27 posted on 06/30/2021 4:25:37 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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