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North Korean leader's sister emerges as policymaker in spat with South Korea
Reuters ^ | 06/09/2020 | Josh Smith

Posted on 06/10/2020 2:07:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin

During the 2018-2019 flurry of international diplomacy, Kim Yo Jong garnered global attention by leading a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Later, she was often seen dashing about to make sure everything went well for her older brother, including holding an ashtray for him at a train station on his way to a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam.

But this year, Kim has taken on a more public policy role, cementing her status as an influential political player in her own right.

Kim has worked behind the scenes in North Korea’s propaganda agencies, a role that led the United States to add her to a list of sanctioned senior officials in 2017 because of human rights abuses and censorship.

In March, state media carried the first ever statement by Kim, in which she criticised South Korean authorities. That was followed by several more, including a response to comments by Trump, and last week, a warning that the North would cut communications with South Korea.

Lee said Kim’s statements have a unique style, showcasing her wit and underscoring her powerful position.

When state media announced on Tuesday that the hotlines between North and South Korea would be severed, they said Kim Yo Jong and a longtime hard-liner, Kim Yong Chol, championed the decision at a meeting.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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1 posted on 06/10/2020 2:07:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

She’s got those high cheekbones someone was raving about last year...


2 posted on 06/10/2020 2:10:06 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: BenLurkin

I don’t think she has any trouble “staying frosty.”

She looks like she’s made of ice in every picture I’ve seen of her.


3 posted on 06/10/2020 2:13:12 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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4 posted on 06/10/2020 2:16:53 PM PDT by cartan
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I pity the man that looks at her askew, and a few have—now buried somewhere.


5 posted on 06/10/2020 2:19:31 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: BenLurkin

Many here think she’s hot ... idiots


6 posted on 06/10/2020 2:29:22 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turnWhen is the next election and can any republican stan)
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To: cartan

Of the males pictured, only Kim Un remains alive


7 posted on 06/10/2020 2:30:56 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turnWhen is the next election and can any republican stan)
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To: cartan

So true


8 posted on 06/10/2020 2:32:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: PIF

She is very hot, imo.

I doubt if she is “witty” though folks around her no doubt laugh at her jokes.


9 posted on 06/10/2020 2:33:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: PIF

Are you sure?


10 posted on 06/10/2020 2:34:47 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
She's got that Lucy Liu thing going for her....


11 posted on 06/10/2020 2:37:56 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Aaahhh..... a knowledgeable person

I’ve heard of high cheek bones more or less for ever.

What constitute high cheek bones and how are they measured, identified?


12 posted on 06/10/2020 2:39:20 PM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: BenLurkin
Looks like she is whitefacing.

Someone is microagressed in some safe place somewhere.

13 posted on 06/10/2020 3:04:45 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Lazamataz; BenLurkin

Hey Laz!

I'd say she's hot in an "off-the-charts" Hot-Crazy-Matrix way.

"...Lee said Kim’s statements have a unique style, showcasing her wit and underscoring her powerful position..."
What say you, Laz? Are you ready to help "underscore her powerful position"? And in what position will _you_ be?
14 posted on 06/10/2020 3:12:34 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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What constitute high cheek bones and how are they measured, identified?

It makes you a Cherokee silly.

15 posted on 06/10/2020 3:21:48 PM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: BenLurkin

Not a speck of makeup.


16 posted on 06/10/2020 3:25:31 PM PDT by TalBlack
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To: beethovenfan

Are you sure?


Well no but i did not want to push the point


17 posted on 06/10/2020 3:50:18 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: BenLurkin

hot if you like women who enjoy bloody executions ... the folks that don’t laugh or laugh the wrong way at her one joke are never seen again


18 posted on 06/10/2020 3:53:19 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: BenLurkin

I’ll water she has a red hourglass on her back.

5.56mm


19 posted on 06/10/2020 3:55:32 PM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
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To: M Kehoe

Water=wager.

Sheesh

5.56mm


20 posted on 06/10/2020 3:57:30 PM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
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