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2011-06-21 China-Japan-Koreas

Spy Chief Masterminded Abduction of U.S. Journalists

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Posted by Steve White 2011-06-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 "...Ryu's knees dug into the rough, unfinished concrete as the goons pushed him to the floor and forced his head down. In what he knew would be the last moments of his life, he could only see the door to the cell opening and the familiar sharply pressed khaki pants cuffs come into his field of view, the mirror-polished black elevator shoes treading softly across the floor until they were just a foot or so away.

There was a pause, brief enough, but it seemed like an eternity to Ryu before he felt the cold, sharp bite of a gunbarrel rasp against the back of his head as Kim said, quite gently and without reproach or malice, 'I'm sorry, Ryu, but it was nothing personal - just business.' "

- The Kimchifather, pg 602

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-06-21 06:11|| 2011-06-21 06:11|| Front Page Top

#2 There's a lot more to this story than meets the eye. Al Gore's slow moving train wreck of a cable TV channel, has as its top programs, really, not kidding:

infoMania - A satirical news show like The Daily Show.
Kill it, Cook it, Eat it - A hunting, butchering, and cooking show.
Bar Karma - A viewer developed show.
4th and Forever - A reality show about a CA high school football team.
Long Way Round - Traveling by motorcycle from London to New York.
Cooking in the Danger Zone - "Features Stefan Gates traveling the world to check out the crazy foods that some people eat."
The Beat - A reality show featuring the Vancouver police.
SWAT: Miami Dade - A reality show featuring the Miami-Dade police.
Deadliest Journeys - A reality show featuring the worlds most dangerous roads.
Hooked on Danger - A reality show featuring Tuna Fisherman in Australia.
This American Life - A television version of the Public Radio program.

Okay, so why is the most worthless cable TV channel since Videodrome's CIVIC-TV (Channel 83, Cable 12), sending two female journalists to North freaking Korea?

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-21 10:21|| 2011-06-21 10:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh, and I'd like to add that North Korea knew they were coming, and specifically warned them, as individuals, not to come.

The real purpose of this seems to be, based on what happened, to embarrass Obama. Now why would Al Gore be willing to sacrifice two women to do that?

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-21 10:40|| 2011-06-21 10:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Uh, because Al Gore is a douche bag?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-06-21 12:44|| 2011-06-21 12:44|| Front Page Top

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