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2003-02-09 Korea

Starving North Korea pleads for aid amid nuclear standoff

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Posted by Steve White 2003-02-09 01:19 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "An army marches on its belly."
I've heard reports that even the military is short on fuel.
Either they've hoarded enough food and fuel for the military, in which case they maybe planning to grab reserves from South Korea... or it's already over and we're just waiting it out.

Posted by Dishman 2003-02-09 03:19:28|| 2003-02-09 03:19:28|| Front Page Top

#2 The Observer is being a bit disingenuous.The US food programme has been stopped because NK refuses to let independent observers (no pun)to verify that the food reaches the right people.Kim,like Stalin before him,uses starvation to get rid of people classified as "unreliable".

Posted by El Id 2003-02-09 05:17:18|| 2003-02-09 05:17:18|| Front Page Top

#3 They're committing demographic suicide. By feeding the army and starving the children, they are killing off their draft levy in future years. Since this has been going on for a number of years already, it is only a short period of time before the actual strength numbers of even the army begins to decline as there are no replacements in the overall population.

Posted by Don 2003-02-09 08:35:41|| 2003-02-09 08:35:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Being malnourished in childhood doesn't make you any smarter when you reach adultery. I wonder if that's intentional?

Posted by Fred 2003-02-09 08:55:44|| 2003-02-09 08:55:44|| Front Page Top

#5 FLASH: Satellite photos reveal that the North Koreans also have possession of the world's smallest violin, playing just for them. The Pentagon has commented that the NKors are certainly well ahead of America in terms of stringed-instrument miniaturization technology, but asserted this was due to America not being filled with complete blithering idiots.

Posted by Just John 2003-02-09 10:52:22|| 2003-02-09 10:52:22|| Front Page Top

#6 I haven't heard a peep out of China about this situation lately. Are they still trying to keep the monkey on our backs? We need to keep reminding the world that the NKor army takes the resources away from the kids. Just like Sammy does. Of course the UN does not address that issue, either.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-02-09 15:26:31|| 2003-02-09 15:26:31|| Front Page Top

#7 "Generations of North Koreans will grow up retarded"

Good, no reason they shouldnt mix with the south koreans as equals...

Posted by flash91 2003-02-09 16:32:55|| 2003-02-09 16:32:55|| Front Page Top

#8 We'll give 'em all the food they need - if they let the ROKs deliver it to the peasants.

Posted by mojo 2003-02-09 22:13:58|| 2003-02-09 22:13:58|| Front Page Top

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