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North calls alert, U.S. and Korea plan 5-way talks July 19, 2006 ¤Ñ North Korea has ordered wartime mobilization preparation for its soldiers and citizens, a senior intelligence official said yesterday. The order was delivered to military and civilian leaders just after midnight Sunday, four hours before the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution condemning the North's arms and missile programs. President Roh Moo-hyun convened a meeting of his security officials today to discuss that mobilization order and other issues stemming from the UN resolution. The order, which was not broadcast by radio or television, was the first in...

/begin my translation N. Korea Holds onto  Chinese Trains Bringing Aids Japanese Media, "(N. Koreans) say that trains are part of the aid package." [2006-07-04] Outdated N. Korean trains N. Korea refuses to return (Chinese) trains which brought aid supplies from China, even after the supplies were unloaded, leaving Chinese authorities increasingly frustrated, it has been revealed. Quoting sources inside China, Jiji Press of Japan reported in its July 4th dispatch,  "China is sending materials and goods to N. Korea, but, in recent days, N. Korea frequently refuses to return these trains, raising frustration of Chinese authorities." According to Jiji, the sources speculated, "N....

Jacob admitted that he has not ironed out details of his proposed immigration FastPass, styled after the pass used at Disneyland. Park visitors can go to a ride, obtain a FastPass, and then return during a specific time and go to the front of the line. Cannon pressed him on which illegal aliens would qualify for a FastPass. Jacob said it would not be for everyone, only those who had been in America for 10 to 20 years. If they've actually been here that long, show us the five Social Security numbers you've used, get an affidavit from your wife...

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea loaded booster rockets onto a launch pad and moved about 10 fuel tanks to a launch site in preparation to test-fire a long-range missile that could reach as far as the U.S. mainland, a newspaper reported Saturday. South Korea and the United States made the assessment after analyzing satellite images, the Chosun Ilbo reported, citing an unnamed high-level South Korean government official. On Friday, a U.S. government official said Pyongyang was accelerating preparations for testing the missile.

WASHINGTON - A music video posted to the Internet, telling a tale about a U.S. Marine killing members of an Iraqi family, is being condemned by an Islamic group and investigated by the Marine Corps. The four-minute video, called "Hadji Girl," appears to be sung by a Marine in front of a cheering audience. The lyrics talk about the Marine gunning down members of an Iraqi woman's family after they confront him with automatic weapons. Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, a spokesman for the Marines, said Tuesday that the Marines were aware of a video posted on the Internet that "purports...

/begin my translationN. Korea: Report of 1,000 Deaths in Train CrashWill take months to notify victims' family. [2006-06-02 10:46]  Buraesan Station along Pyongyang-Pyonggang Line (from "Good Friends")(note: the station is a spot marked with short solid line in the middle of winding dotted line going from right to left, after branching off from vertical line at the right side of the picture. A report came out, alleging that large-scale train crash occurred near Gowon County, S. Hamkyong Province, killing over 1,000 passengers. It remains to be seen if this can be confirmed. A N. Korea aid organization, Good Friends (Co,) reported in...

Don't Miss: Springtime for the Dear Leader March 15, 2006 · Okay, you've just escaped North Korea. You were held there for years in the gulag of prison camps. Your only crime? Listening to South Korean radio about the death of Kim Il Sung. But you're out now. You've made it to freedom. What do you do? Why, put on a musical, of course. Director Jung Sung San's musical, Yodok Story just opened in Seoul. It deals with rape, beatings, murder... great family fare, no?

Political correctness has crippled the left's sense of humour.It's a dangerous business, writing humour. Literally, in some places, the ruling brutocrats will have you swinging by your thumbs for the mildest of knock-knock jokes at their expense. Figuratively, in others, where hecklers, critics and hungry defamation lawyers are waiting to pounce. I guess it's not surprising that so many stand-ups are bipolar. What is surprising is just how successfully the new right, for want of a better tar brush, has been at colonising this outpost of public discourse. If you're looking for a year zero from which to trace this...

In their insightful and offbeat Freakonomics Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner tell the remarkable story of Stetson Kennedy’s important role in preventing a substantial national revival of the Ku Klux Klan following World War II. Kennedy first infiltrated the Klan on his own and learned its secret structure, terminology, and passwords and then, in a stroke of genius, provided these to . . . The Adventures of Superman radio show. The script writers made great sport of the Klan’s goofy terminology (“Exalted Cyclopses,” “Kleagles,” “Klaverns,” etc.) as Superman battled against them. Very soon all over the country children were playing...

What if the United Nations actually decided to get serious about WMDs? Pffftttt...... Check out this scene from Team America- World Police. In it UN inspector Hans Blix confronts North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il about whether or not he is in possession of WMDs. This is not a family friendly movie, But this clip is safe and funny. (Click Here to go to video) Craig DeLuz Visit The Home of Uncommon Sense... www.craigdeluz.com

Author: J. Nelson Kwango Country: Cameroon Position: member Subject: Terorists makng fun of DPRK and Dear Leader! Message: » Reply » Edit Comrades! I am terrored! A film has just arrived on the markets of Cameroon, this film the American Police Team or some name that is similar. My nephew, purchased this and asked me to watch because he said is had something to do with DPRK. The shock I see! The general, beloved general, Kim Jong Il is a puppet character in this film and speaking the most offending things! He swears in English, kills his interpreter, and turns...

Team America World Police South Park's creators return with a send-up of the "War on Terror" using a cast of puppets Team America: World Police sets its sights on the "War On Terror" with a group of 'Thunderbirds'-style marionettes emerging from their secret headquarters inside a hollowed-out Mount Rushmore to battle terrorism around the globe. Only the twisted geniuses behind 'South Park' could come up with a project so shamelessly designed to cause offense. Team America: World Police is the latest outing for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, whose reputation as equal-opportunities offenders precedes them by many miles. Even so,...

The guilty pleasure of 'Team America' By Gary Arnold The most astonishing and hilarious movie of last year, "Team America: World Police," finally has made its belated transition from theatrical to home-video release. The adventure-flick parody from "South Park's" Trey Parker and Matt Stone ridicules in one fell swoop the U.S. war on terror, a lucrative Hollywood genre, Kim Jong-il, several Hollywood stars and their most conspicuous political propagandist, Michael Moore. It was never in the cards that such a movie would be in serious contention for Academy Awards. Nevertheless, "Team America," a marvel of satirical perversity and technical craftsmanship,...

Warning to readers: The transcripts and photos from the following video clips contain very offensive statements. These are only a few examples of the angry racist slurs shouted at the Americans who dared to protest the monument in Baldwin Park, California. Overview Many in our government and the media deny the existence of the militant Mexican plans for the the reconquista of Aztlan. They say it is just another conspiracy theory. Others say it is only an idea supported by a few radical hispanics. What happened in Baldwin Park, is happening in cities across America. It is supported by all...

The DVD release of the animated Team America: World Police from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, will include an explicit sex scene that was removed from the original theatrical release in order to win an R rating. Home Media Retailing magazine reported on Friday that the two "originally included the extreme sex acts to distract the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from other scenes." The ploy worked, it observed. Parker told the magazine that they had never intended to show the scenes, which feature puppets, in the film's original version, and when the DVD was being...

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SEOUL North Korea said it would reject any settlement of the nuclear weapons dispute as long as the United States was led by President George W. Bush, whom a North Korean official called a "cowboy." Meanwhile, the United States reportedly warned allies that North Korea might be ready to carry out an underground nuclear test as early as June. "Bush is a hooligan bereft of any personality as a human being, to say nothing of stature as president of a country," a spokesman of the North Korean Foreign Ministry told the country's official news agency, KCNA, on Saturday. The official...

Many argue that communism will never be possible because of "human nature". The essence of this false argument is the belief that a communist society would consist of an all-powerful central government that would tell everybody what to do--and would therefore undermine the creative initiative of individuals and the search for happiness. • This argument is based on two false assumptions: (1) It assumes that a communist society will look like the former Soviet Union, or the current China, North Korea, etc (ie: corrupt police states with a feudal-style ruling class) (2) It assumes that people will only work in...

As promised, here is your reminder: Season 9 of South Park begins TONIGHT on Comedy Central!Time: 10:00pm / 9 Central (Rerun: Sunday, 11:00pm / 10 Central) For a description of this tonight's episode, please see the website. As usual, the season will be split into two parts. However, this season will have 16 episodes instead of the usual 14 episodes of past seasons. That's right, two extra episodes!Updated schedule: Already available! - Season 5 on DVD (US) - I got my copy. How about you? :) Mar 9 - Season 9 starts on Comedy Central Mar 29 - Orgazmo: Special...

Season 9 of South Park begins this Wednesday on Comedy Central!Time: 10:00pm / 9 CentralRerun: Sunday, 11:00pm / 10 Central For a description of this week's episode, please see the website. As usual, the season will be split into two parts. However, this season will have 16 episodes instead of the usual 14 episodes of past seasons. That's right, two extra episodes. Updated schedule: Already available! - Season 5 on DVD (US) Mar 9 - Season 9 starts on Comedy Central Mar 29 - Orgazmo: Special Edition on DVD May 17 - Team America on DVD (I understand that this...