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Korea
Invincible Is DPRK Advancing under Leadership of Songun
2003-09-10
They’ve used up their monthly allowance of run-on sentences for their birthday party:
Run-on sentence alert!
The 55 years of the DPRK are a period of heroic struggle and victory in which it has firmly defended the sovereignty and dignity of the country and the nation, foiling every move for aggression and challenge of the imperialists and a period of great creation and change in which it has turned into a powerful socialist country, independent, self-supporting and self-reliant in national defence, paving the untrodden path and a period of devoted service for the people in which it has looked after the destiny of the people and provided them with genuine freedom and happiness in a responsible manner, it says, and goes on:
after a deep breath
Upholding leader Kim Jong Il’s idea and guidance with loyalty is most ardent patriotism and a decisive guarantee for further demonstrating the dignity of the Republic.
Are you sure that's a sentence?
He represents the motherland and destiny of the nation. All the officers and men of the People’s Army and the people should cherish the undisputed loyalty to him and hold higher the banner of devotedly defending the leadership of the revolution. They should approach and put into practice everything from the stand of devotedly defending the leadership of the revolution, become his faithful comrades who share the same destiny with him and make a long journey of the Songun revolution to the last.
They should, huh? Usually they do, in this kind of article...
To build a great prosperous powerful socialist nation is the fighting goal of the Republic and the fixed will of the Workers’ Party and people of Korea. The invincible military power guarantees the building of a great prosperous powerful nation. Only when the army is strong, is it possible to firmly protect the gains of the revolution and successfully push ahead with economic construction.
On the other hand, if all the money and groceries are going into the army, what's left for the poor guy back at the industrial zone?
All the officers and men of the People’s Army should firmly hold the arms of the revolution and justice given by the Party, safeguard the leadership of the revolution headed by him at the cost of their lives and defend socialism of Korean style. The drive to build a great prosperous powerful socialist country is a struggle to convert the Republic into an economic power.
Like South Korea is. That's the way they dunnit... No, wait. Maybe they didn't...

All the people should possess the fixed fighting spirit and grit and progressive style of work to demonstrate the motherland of Songun to the world and build and create all things as he does.
As who does?
Only then is it possible to turn the country into a great prosperous powerful country in the near future. Independence is the life and soul of the Republic.
That's independence for the state, not for the citizen, of course, so don't get any ideas...
The DPRK will, in the future, too, not make even the slightest concession in defending the supreme interests of the country and the nation, but fight against the imperialists to the bitter end in a do-or-die spirit. Invincible is the just cause of the Korean people who are fighting in firm unity with the people of all the countries advocating independence in the invariable idea of the foreign policy: independence, peace and friendship.
Cards please.
3.0. Revolutionary slogans dropped into a lidless word blender and splattered across the page with no rhyme or reason. The writer should be shot, if he hasn't been already.
Posted by:Steve

#13  I'm saddened at KCNA's loss of spirit. Where's the fire, where's the passion, where's the Juche? Pah. Weak, 4.5.
Posted by: Crescend   2003-9-10 8:41:36 PM  

#12  It sounds like there's about to be a change of personnel in the Korean Central News Agency. It sounds like neither the guy that wrote it, nor the guy that delivered it, was sincere. It sounds like even they're getting tired of the spittle and juche. 4.2 is the best I can do. Hope the guys working on this had their bags packed and tickets for China ready - they'll need them, like yesterday.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-9-10 7:06:42 PM  

#11  Let's see...heroic struggle and victory...okay
Kim Jong Il...represents the motherland and destiny of the nation. Hmmm...asskissy lacks suction.
The rest of this limp effort sounds like the start of the annual "Let's Eat Less Tree Bark So the Army Doesn't Pass Out From Hunger" campaign.

Faugh. 6.0...at best.
Posted by: Watcher   2003-9-10 6:43:27 PM  

#10  *holds up card* 58. Songun policy is a synonym for Juche. However, I concur with my fellow judges on the lack of passion..
Posted by: Ptah   2003-9-10 6:31:08 PM  

#9  What we're probably missing here is the stage direction in the announcement:

"To be announced in one breath"

Kinda makes it a challenge
Posted by: snellenr   2003-9-10 3:13:22 PM  

#8  Sorry, guys, 5.0 at best. Structure rambles on, no Juche, no Army Based Policy, no Sea of Fire...where's the passion, dammit?

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2003-9-10 2:12:38 PM  

#7  I think I'll give em a pass on this one. After all, it's a birthday party. They've been saving their lawn clippings for weeks. They want to let their hair down and throw back some White Slag. Every day can't be a spittle fest. You run of spittle! When they get a hold of Condi's remarks, we may see the return to the Sea of Fire™ and Merciless Chastisement to Punishment that we know fills their shriveled little hearts.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2003-9-10 1:51:17 PM  

#6  A sad day for the NKor. Not only does Howard Dean sound more passionate than they do, but even Gephardt does.
Posted by: mhw   2003-9-10 1:19:24 PM  

#5  Where's the passion? Where's the Juche? 5.8
Posted by: Shipman   2003-9-10 1:00:56 PM  

#4  What a windbag! You are right - this is pretty tame.

Source:

K C N A:
The Korean Central News Agency is the state-run agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
It speaks for the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government.
It was founded on December 5, 1946.
It is located in the capital city of Pyongyang. It has branches in provincial seats and in some foreign countries.
News is transmitted to other countries in English, Russian, and Spanish.
The KCNA is in charge of uniform delivery of news and other informations to mass media of the country,including newspapers and radios.
It develops the friendly and cooperative relations with foreign news agencies.


Unfortunately the people of NK have been steadily fed this B-S for their entire life and dont know any different. They dont get any news except this personallity cult B-S about how great and glorious Kimmie Boy is and how dispicable the 'Imperialists' are.
Posted by: GregJ   2003-9-10 12:59:04 PM  

#3  What? No Juche? No "Sea of Fire? Rates no more than a 5.

Posted by: Hodadenon   2003-9-10 12:59:00 PM  

#2  With Cheese™! *6.5* Windy, but more bark than bite.
Posted by: seafarious   2003-9-10 12:20:17 PM  

#1  Although the use of run-on sentences was typical of what usually comes from that bunch, I found the tone and timber of this bit a little....tame. There were no references to a "sea of fire" or other such gobbledy gook. As a result, they score low with me today.

Perhaps the writer needs an increase in his ration of grass--he seems all tuckered out!
Posted by: Flaming Sword   2003-9-10 12:17:43 PM  

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