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odiumestpuritas

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21. The people are starving, if reports are true and this is a way to get attention and

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 05:17 AM

Feb 2013

in the end food aid and China will look good for getting them to calm down because China seems to be about the only country who can talk to them.

This is not the first time NK has done this to get something they need.

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North Korea imposes martial law, orders troops to ‘be ready for war’ - report [View all] Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 OP

Has there ever been a time when NK wasn't under martial law? nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #1

Yeah, how can you tell the difference? MNBrewer Jan 2013 #7

No, but this is double secret martial law! R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2013 #9

Kim meet Dougie discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #11

Good one... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2013 #16

Maybe before 1910? (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #13

North Korea threatens war on a daily basis. iandhr Jan 2013 #2

I thought that NK was in a perpetual state of Martial Law? nick of time Jan 2013 #3

complete preparations for a nuclear weapons test <…>and carry it out soon”. Flashmann Jan 2013 #4

I think we already consider it "serious threat to world peace". NK is isolated diplomatically and pampango Feb 2013 #23

I think we already consider it "serious threat to world peace". Flashmann Feb 2013 #24

"Martial law"...I wonder how this is different from the normal dictatorship... NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #5

Does anyone think the N Korean generals like taking orders from this kid Richard_uk Jan 2013 #6

If it's the generals in charge, he's still useful. MNBrewer Jan 2013 #8

Can we all come back to this thread and laugh if he's still in power in 50 years? Ter Jan 2013 #18

The DPRK and ROK are still at war technically anyway. geardaddy Jan 2013 #10

I wonder if this is some sort of ploy or shake up by the top North Korean officials? Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #12

I figured that sort of thing was just called "Tuesday" there. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #14

When your population is starving... ...PREPARE FOR WAR!!! Kip Humphrey Jan 2013 #15

First, I am leery of that source davidpdx Jan 2013 #17

SK is such a wonderful place. Socal31 Feb 2013 #19

It's true people are mostly apathetic about North Korea davidpdx Feb 2013 #28

That is a problematic source but the news is at other sites. Here's the original SK 'media report' pampango Feb 2013 #22

Thanks davidpdx Feb 2013 #26

Wow Scairp Feb 2013 #20

The people are starving, if reports are true and this is a way to get attention and odiumestpuritas Feb 2013 #21

It's always 1984 in North Korea. humblebum Feb 2013 #25

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Feb 2013 #27