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N. Korea: Roof of Kim Jong-un's Jerry-Built Luxury Villa Caves In
Chosun Ilbo ^ | Apr. 04, 2014

Posted on 04/06/2014 6:02:18 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Roof of Kim Jong-un's Jerry-Built Luxury Villa Caves In

The roof of a luxury villa in Wonsan belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has collapsed, apparently due to faulty construction.

A comparison of a photo of the villa taken by South Korea's Arirang 3 satellite and an earlier image of the area on Google Earth shows a building in the compound with a collapsed roof.

One U.S. satellite image expert who analyzes photos of the luxury villas and government buildings used by the North Korean elite said the building appears to be an aquarium that was built in 2011.

A satellite photo (left) on Google Earth in 2012 shows a building with a complete roof in North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s villa compound in Wonsan, while in another taken by South Korea's Arirang 3 in March this year the roof has gone.

Kim had the aquarium built with materials imported from Italy and Germany and filled with US$3.3 million worth of marine life, including dolphins brought in from China.

According to North Korean defectors, military engineers are responsible for building Kim's villas. Experts say that Kim has engaged in massive construction drive since coming to power, and the push for speed is leading to faulty construction.

One source said, "Once Kim Jong-un sets a completion date, there is no arguing. This frantic push to meet deadlines is everywhere causing problems with quality."


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kimjongun; nkorea; qualitycontrol
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To: Army Air Corps

Are you guessing, or did you read they were shot?


41 posted on 04/06/2014 7:51:44 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

It was an homage to the opening credits to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.


42 posted on 04/06/2014 8:01:42 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: JPG; TigerLikesRooster

Seeing this picture tells me Jong Un is behaving like Michael Jackson, e.g., spending money like a drunken sailor and on things a child likes.

I wonder how many times he has actually visited this cave? I’d bet the thrill wore off fairly quickly unless he takes VIPs there to try to impress them. Be hard to do without a roof.


43 posted on 04/06/2014 8:56:27 PM PDT by miele man
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To: JPG

Kim Jong-un formally seals a military pact with one of Cthulhu’s minions at the Old One’s deep-sea base in R’lyeh! Dinner is being...prepared...in the background.


44 posted on 04/06/2014 10:41:02 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Obama under the sea.
45 posted on 04/07/2014 12:38:14 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Looks like one of th TAs of the Ta-TAs has deflated. That’s what one should expect when they have falsies !


46 posted on 04/07/2014 3:29:12 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now)
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To: hoosiermama

Heads are going to roll!


47 posted on 04/07/2014 4:35:11 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Any body want to take on the warranty work?


48 posted on 04/07/2014 4:53:10 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Talisker

It does seem that way...


49 posted on 04/07/2014 6:26:06 AM PDT by GOPJ (.'Dog Shit' could be sold to 7 million citizens if the IRS fined those who refused to buy it...)
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To: Progov

Just the first of many!


50 posted on 04/07/2014 8:54:52 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

You just can’t get good slave labor anymore.


51 posted on 04/07/2014 1:03:08 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Army Air Corps

“It was an homage to the opening credits to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

Did they shoot the moose trainer as well?


52 posted on 04/07/2014 2:52:32 PM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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