[TigerLikesRooster]

Paranoia is consuming Kim Jong-il's mind. This will lead him to self-destructive decisions like this. With another round of widespread severe food shortage, something is bound to snap.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[.cnI redruM]

It's a question of what gives first. N. Koreans' ability to withstand their own horrible government or S. Korea's ability to tolerate the continued presence of a large, foreign army on their soil.

[Sthitch]

The found shortages are a terror weapon used by Kim's government to control its population while it is using the arable land to grow poppies. There is a plethora of evidence that much of the food that is sent to PDK ultimately finds its way either into the hands of the military, or on the black market to the financial benefit of the ruling class. All of this helps keep the killing machine going.

[Starve The Beast]

Banbury urged Pyongyang to relax curbs on monitoring activity...

Between mouthfuls of roast duck, Dear Leader Kim Jong Il said, "Never! You capitalist dogs do not frighten us!"

[BJClinton]

I would guess that much of this food aid simply feeds his army. Once the army goes hungry it will be over. Although the death-throws of the regime will likely take millions of lives.

[nuconvert]

I hope you're right.

[conserv13]

...vegetable oil is an important source of protein for North Korea...

You know you are in trouble when you are getting your protein from vegetable oil.

[joesnuffy]

The American tax payers continue to 'enable' our enemies to spend money on weapons that will ultimately be used against us or our allies... instead of using their own money in the feeding of their own people...

imo

[nw_arizona_granny]

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