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Arrest for Insufficient Mourning at Funeral of Kim Jong Il? Unlikely Media Hype

September 9, 2012 by wpfixit

Arrest for Insufficient Mourning at Funeral of Kim Jong Il? Unlikely Media Hype January 16, 2012 By Nate Thayer The story that North Korea has launched a sweeping campaign arresting and punishing people who didn’t mourn sufficiently at the death of Kim Jung Il has gone viral, published in virtually every major media outlet worldwide. […]

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All of Kim Jong-un's men

September 9, 2012 by wpfixit

All of Kim Jong-eun’s men April 3, 2012 Asia Times By Nate Thayer WASHINGTON – The top managers of North Korea’s clandestine nuclear and ballistic missile program have been methodically promoted and now dominate the inner circle of Kim Jong-eun’s new government, confidential foreign government documents and official media reports from Pyongyang show. The shadowy […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Kim Jong-un, Nate Thayer, North Korea, North Korea sanctions Kim Jong-un

North Korea IDs Mystery Woman as Kim Jong-Un’s Wife—But Who Is She, Really?

September 9, 2012 by wpfixit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (2nd L) and his wife (red), who was named by the state broadcaster as Ri Sol-ju (KCNA / Reuters) North Korea IDs Mystery Woman as Kim Jong-Un’s Wife—But Who Is She, Really? Jul 26, 2012 The Daily Beast By Nate Thayer After weeks of speculation, state media has revealed that […]

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THE CAMBODIAN CONUNDRUM

March 15, 2002 by wpfixit

THE CAMBODIAN CONUNDRUM Cambodia represents a case study of what can happen when U.S. drug policy and U.S. foreign policy interests collide FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL March 2002 By Nate Thayer (This article details the way the U.S. war on drugs is actually played out in the real world, the hypocrisy between the rhetoric to hunt […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cambodia, Corruption, Journalism, Nate Thayer, organized crime

POL POT: THE END Far Eastern Economic Review

August 7, 1997 by wpfixit

  POL POT: THE END COVER STORY Far Eastern Economic Review (This is a five story cover package detailing the first time Pol Pot was seen and photographed in nearly two decades after I encountered him at a jungle trial after he had lost a power struggle within the top core power elite of the […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cambodia, Journalism, Khmer Rouge, Nate Thayer, Pol Pot, Sympathy for the Devil

Tycoon Says He Financed Hun Sen Coup

July 24, 1997 by wpfixit

Tycoon Says He Financed Hun Sen Coup; $1 Million Underwrote Cambodian Takeover The Washington Post July 24, 1997 By Nate Thayer A powerful Cambodian businessman and suspected drug kingpin says he gave more than $1 million in cash and gold to co-prime minister Hun Sen and his allies to fund a coup that ousted rival […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cambodia, Corruption, Journalism, Nate Thayer, organized crime, Smuggling

Drug Suspects Bankroll Cambodian Coup Leader

July 22, 1997 by wpfixit

Drug Suspects Bankroll Cambodian Coup Leader; Narcotics Traffic Booms as Loans, Gifts Flow Washington Post July 22, 1997 By Nate Thayer When a prominent businessman and senior adviser to Cambodian co-prime minister Hun Sen was implicated in an attempt to smuggle seven tons of marijuana out of the country recently, a top official in the […]

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Cambodia: Asia’s New Narco-State? Medellin on the Mekong

November 23, 1995 by wpfixit

 Cambodia: Asia’s New Narco-State? Medellin on the Mekong Far Eastern Economic Review COVER STORY (Three story package below) 23 Nov 1995 By Nate Thayer Has Cambodia become a mafia state? Nate Thayer reports that in the two years since UN-run elections, criminal syndicates protected by high-ranking have turned the country into a major centre for […]

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Thai Border: A Wild West of Anarchy

November 20, 1992 by wpfixit

Thai Border: A Wild West of Anarchy By Nate Thayer Phnom Penh Post Friday, 20 November 1992 BANGKOK, Thailand-Thai officials, black market traders, and U.N. workers who have operated on the Thai-Cambodian border for years say U.N. efforts to impose economic sanctions against the Khmer Rouge will be virtually impossible to enforce. The U.N. hopes […]

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