...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...n national to be extradited to the United States — a possible financial crime information windfall for the U.S. — appeared in court to face money-laundering charges on Monday in Washington, where an FBI official said "we hope he will be the first of many."
Mun Chol Myong, 55, who was extradited from Malaysia in a decision that led Pyongyang to cut diplomatic ties with Kuala Lumpur, appeared in federal court in the Washington to face six counts of money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.