North Korea's Pride: 'Dear Leader' makes Time's top 100 influential people list

East Asia Intel ^ | 04.26.05 | East Asian Intel

[Dr. Marten]

North Korea's Pride: 'Dear Leader' makes Time's top 100 influential people list

East-Asia-Intel.com, April 26, 2005

North Korea's state media have said some 1,200 titles and phrases have been created by world leaders to refer to Kim Jong-Il, such as the "Guardian deity of the planet," "Sun of the 21st century," "Lode star of humanity" and "Saint of saints."

Now, Pyongyang has seized upon a recent Time Magazine report to validate its claims that its enigmatic dictator is adored as the "Dear Leader" both at home and abroad.

Kim is listed in the subcategory: Leaders & Revolutionaries

In its April 18 issue, Time listed Kim in its section of leaders and revolutionaries among the world's 100 most influential people. No rankings within that category were published.

"Aside from Osama Bin Laden, there's probably no one George W. Bush would rather be rid of than Kim Jong-Il, North Korea's dictator," stated the Time article, "Dear Leader Goes Nuclear."

"Kim runs a Stalinist police state, with political prisons housing tens of thousands, many of whom, survivors have testified, are either beaten or starved to death," Time stated.

"North Korea is also a serial proliferator, selling ballistic missiles and, U.S. intelligence believes, peddling critical ingredients for making nuclear weapons."

But the North Korean state media read the article differently.

 

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Chia Ping!

[Finalapproach29er]

The left wing media never met a Commie they didn't adore.

See also: Stalin, Castro, Mao, Allende, etc.......

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