“Capitalism Has No Future” North Korea Announces: “It is a matter of time for Capitalism to disappear from history.” North Korea declared in a headline “Capitalism Has No Future” today in official media, saying “It is a matter of time for capitalism which outlived its days to disappear from the arena of history.” In a […]
North Korea Announces 2013 Slogan is “building of an economic giant” as “Space Conquerors”
North Korea Announces 2013 Slogan is “building of an economic giant” as “Space Conquerors” The ruling Korean Workers Party organ, Rodong Sinmun, has an article announcing this year’s new slogan is “Let us bring about a radical turn in the building of an economic giant with the same spirit and mettle as were displayed in […]
Reuters Story on Google Head Visit to Pyongyang Datelined Seoul Devastates AP report from North Korea Bureau
Reuters Story on Google Head Visit to Pyongyang Datelined Seoul Devastates AP report from AP North Korea Bureau Here is a comparison between the Reuters report from Seoul, South Korea and the Associated Press report from their “bureau” in Pyongyang, North Korea of the visit of the chairman of Google to North Korea. AP was […]
Analysis of What Topics Interest Readers of My Blog Alarming: Sex, British Royal Murder Plot, CIA Mistress Outperform North Korea, Cambodia, Pol Pot, Journalism
Analysis of What Topics Interest Readers of My Blog Alarming: Sex, British Royal Murder Plot, CIA Mistress Outperform North Korea, Cambodia, Pol Pot, Journalism I have analyzed the reasons people arrived at my blog, the topics that interested them, and the search terms used that pointed them my way. It is not reassuring. They overwhelmingly […]
AP Exclusive: U.S. News Agency Sells Reputation to North Korea for Access to Exactly No News
AP Exclusive: U.S. News Agency Sells its Former Good Name to Serve as a Propaganda Arm of the World’s Most Repressive Govt in Exchange for Access Which has Produced Exactly No News and Undermined the Principles of a Free Press The Associated Press Korea coverage is nothing short of a stain on, and an embarrassment […]
Somalia Pirates Hijack North Korean Ship, Then Decide it Isn't Worth it and Turn Themselves In
Somalia Pirates Hijack Norean Ship, Then Decide it Isn’t Worth it and Turn Themselves In December 20, 2012 By Nate Thayer Somalia pirates hijacked a North Korean ship on Tuesday only to have second thoughts after the hijackers decided it wasn’t worth the hassle or effort and have turned around and now headed back to […]
North Korea Falls for Internet Hoax Kim Jong Un named Time Magazine 'Man of the Year'
North Korea Falls for Internet Hoax that Kim Jong Un named Time Magazine ‘Man of the Year’: Newsweek/Daily Beast commissions story but decides to not publish because while a “good news story” it is not “not very funny”. By Nate Thayer Here is a short example of the day in the life of a freelance […]
North Korean Rocket Launch to Test Capability to Reach U.S. imminent in Coming Days
North Korea plans Testing Nuclear Bomb Delivery System Capable of Reaching Continental United States in Coming Days If there are any illusions that North Korea, arguably the single biggest threat to global stability, continues to march unimpeded forward toward a fully operational nuclear weapons state to further strengthen what is already the fourth largest standing […]
Chinese Official People's Daily Reports as Serious the Onion's Spoof Naming Kim Jong Un 'Sexiest Man Alive'
Chinese Official People’s Daily Reports as Serious the Onion’s Spoof Naming Kim Jong Un ‘Sexiest Man Alive’: Voice of the Chinese Communist Party Joins Legions of Others with No Sense of Humour In an excellent example of enterprising hard spot news reporting, China’s Communist Party newspaper, not known for its keen reporting antenna for detecting […]
Oops. That Hits a Bit Close to Home: Second Thoughts on North Korean Propaganda
Oops. That Hits a Bit Close to Home: Second Thoughts on North Korean Propaganda By Nate Thayer I had my finger on the enter button to post a snarky comment about recent satellite photos from Google Earth which revealed a message of praise, each letter measuring 49 feet wide and 65 feet high, carved into […]
The Spy Sub, A Poisoned Diplomat in Russia, and a Naked, Drunk American Preacher in Pyongyang
The North Korean Spy Sub, a Poisoned Diplomat in Vladivostok, and the Naked, Drunk American Preacher in Pyongyang The 1996 secret mission that caused tremors from Washington to Seoul to Vladivostok By Nate Thayer#north Kore On a lonely stretch of coastal highway on September 18, 1996, South Korean cab driver Lee Jin Gyu noticed a […]
North Korea Launches Missive Against Foreign media 'Rat-Like Imbeciles'
North Korea Launches Missive Against Foreign Media ‘Rat-Like Imbeciles’ September 19, 2012 By Nate Thayer North Korea has gone ballistic again and launched a long-range missive targeting the foreign media as “mental patients and rat-like imbeciles”, who they said were acting as the “first-line shock brigade” for foreign governments to “bring about a ‘regime change’” […]
