A problem in North Korea?...


 


Megapundit thinks there might be. Go read his excellent analysis.

Update (11/18 0040 MST):

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has ordered the removal of his portrait from display throughout the Stalinist state, signaling a scaling back of the decades-old adulation of the supreme ruler, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported yesterday.

The order to take down portraits was issued three weeks ago by Mr. Kim himself, who was concerned that he "has been lifted too high," the agency said.

Also yesterday, North Korea's official press dropped the glorifying description of "dear leader" for Mr. Kim, Kyodo News Service reported, citing the Japanese monitoring agency Radiopress.

The United States yesterday brushed off both reports.

"I'll leave it to the analysts," State Department spokesman Adam Ereli told a press briefing when asked about the reports. "Don't have a reaction."

A State Department official, speaking separately on the condition of anonymity, said, "I don't see anything to get worried about."

We shall see...


Posted: Wednesday - November 17, 2004 at 11:13          

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