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New North Korean Leader Makes First Public Speech
AP via Yahoo News ^ | 15 April 2012 | Jean H, Lee

Posted on 04/15/2012 8:06:58 AM PDT by edpc

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing to place top priority on his impoverished nation's military, which promptly unveiled a new long-range missile.

The speech was the culmination of two weeks of celebrations marking the centenary of the birth of his grandfather, national founder Kim Il Sung — festivities that were marred by a failed launch Friday of a rocket that generated international condemnation and cost North Korea a food aid-for-nuclear-freeze deal with Washington.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kimjongun; northkorea
Cha Myong Hui, a journalist with the government-run Minju Joson newspaper, said she was struck by how much he resembles his father and grandfather.

"I can tell you every person in my country cried when they heard his voice," she said.

I believe that. It was partly out of the fear of death and the realization their national nightmare of the Kim seemingly has no end.

1 posted on 04/15/2012 8:07:04 AM PDT by edpc
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To: edpc

National nightmare of the Kim legacy, that is.....


2 posted on 04/15/2012 8:08:06 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: edpc
ten bucks says he'll double in size in less than five years...
3 posted on 04/15/2012 8:19:41 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: edpc

His first words were- I just had a Big Mac and fries and they were great!


4 posted on 04/15/2012 8:20:28 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: Chode

He shops at “Plus Size” now...


5 posted on 04/15/2012 8:20:50 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Chode

Have you noticed his tiny hands ?


6 posted on 04/15/2012 8:21:52 AM PDT by molson209
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

There’s only ONE fat person in all of North Korea.......


7 posted on 04/15/2012 8:26:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
gonna be DOUBLE Plus pretty soon
8 posted on 04/15/2012 8:37:02 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: molson209
somethings never change
9 posted on 04/15/2012 8:39:55 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: edpc
vowing to place top priority on his impoverished nation's military, which promptly unveiled a new long-range missile.

More nukes, less food. I feel for the long-suffering North Korean people.

10 posted on 04/15/2012 8:45:02 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Shut up and drill.)
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To: edpc

Kim Jong Un: “SHE TOUCHED MY MISSILE, AND IT EXPLODED! THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TIP YOUR WAITRESS!”


11 posted on 04/15/2012 8:45:05 AM PDT by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; Jet Jaguar; monkapotamus; Cindy; LUV W; SandRat

CHIA CHUB Talks LOL!


12 posted on 04/15/2012 9:36:00 AM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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Click

13 posted on 04/15/2012 10:38:28 AM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93)
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To: edpc

cost North Korea a food aid-for-nuclear-freeze deal with Washington.

Want to bet?
I say it still goes through, just watch.
Obama has to have something anything he can
wave at voters as a success.


14 posted on 04/15/2012 12:38:06 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: SevenofNine; TigerLikesRooster
Japanese TV last night analyzed with a fine tooth comb and discovered the following:

a) He has been coached to sound JUST LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER, dictator and DPRK founder Kim Il Sung. They noted his vote ranges, at 125hz, where it rose and fell, the wavelength, tone, etc, and apparantly he practiced mimicking the grandfather. This is why he adhered so much to reading the text, not looking up and heaven forbid, ad-libbing it. I am sure it had the voice inflexion tones. I listened and he did sound like old grand dad (R.I.H.)

b) Nonetheless KJU (Chia Chub) was as nervous as a chronic diarreah outpatient on cross New Mexico desert trip with only one pit stop scheduled. The Japanese TV researchers noted that KJU pivoted or rocked/swayed from one foot to the other, nervously swaying during the 00:22 speech, for no less than 110 times. They did fast motion to show this. (Of course, it could also be he shifts to keep the weight off his knees, looks to be to be well over 120 kgs.

Just FYI.

15 posted on 04/15/2012 11:29:56 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Study closely socialist Hugo Chavez' usage of 'popular masses' in the streets to thwart 1992 coup)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Yes, I notice that he is swaying side to side, sometimes rotating himself side to side. It is really odd. Won’t inspire confidence. His clock is ticking fast.


16 posted on 04/16/2012 12:14:49 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

He sound nervous I did watch on Al Jazeera english news BTW I saw Pyongnang Patty the time that rocket launch she was little embarrased


17 posted on 04/16/2012 9:39:42 AM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: SevenofNine
Check THIS:


18 posted on 04/17/2012 12:53:27 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Study closely socialist Hugo Chavez' usage of 'popular masses' in the streets to thwart 1992 coup)
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To: struggle

19 posted on 04/17/2012 12:58:05 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Study closely socialist Hugo Chavez' usage of 'popular masses' in the streets to thwart 1992 coup)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

OH MAN that sooo funny ROFL


20 posted on 04/17/2012 9:18:26 AM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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