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2009-08-04 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Steve White 2009-08-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 "150-day struggle", huh? How about "Great Leap Backward"?

Posted by Spot">Spot 2009-08-04 08:08|| 2009-08-04 08:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Or the Great Stumble Left?

Posted by Fred 2009-08-04 09:19|| 2009-08-04 09:19|| Front Page Top

#3 The Norks have an economy? Who knew?

Posted by DarthVader 2009-08-04 10:09|| 2009-08-04 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 I think what fools western pundits is that North Korea doesn't actually *have* an economy, in any western sense of the word.

Instead, is has more what a criminal mafia has, an endless pursuit of money by whatever means, solely for the use of "the big boss". Its subjects are nothing more than expendable slaves.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-08-04 10:19|| 2009-08-04 10:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Nork Economy 'on Brink of Collapse' For 18th Consecutive Year

There. Fixed that for ya.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2009-08-04 11:49|| 2009-08-04 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 So collapse already.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-08-04 12:34|| 2009-08-04 12:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Instead, is has more what a criminal mafia has, an endless pursuit of money by whatever means, solely for the use of "the big boss". Its subjects are nothing more than expendable slaves.

OK. So that differs from us how?

Posted by Matt 2009-08-04 13:01|| 2009-08-04 13:01|| Front Page Top

#8 That's kinda the point of economic sanctions, isn't it?

Posted by mojo 2009-08-04 17:30|| 2009-08-04 17:30|| Front Page Top

#9 Obama should get on TV and announce "Great news! We're in better economic shape than North Korea*!"

* - for now

Posted by DMFD 2009-08-04 19:27|| 2009-08-04 19:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Again, WMF [+ other] > Reports of INTENSIFYING/ESCALATING GUNFIRE ALONG THE CHINA-NK BORDERS, allegedly by NOKOR BORDER GUARDS shooting desperate NOKOR Civilians [read, STARVING] trying to cross into CHINA. DITTO for civie attempts to cross into SOKOR save widout the shooting???

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-08-04 20:52|| NA]">[NA] 2009-08-04 20:52|| Front Page Top

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