| Feature article in The Atlantic this month, by Robert Kaplan. Very long and worth the read. |
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| 2006-09-08 | |
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 What does the article say? I can't subscribe. |
| Posted by: Korora 2006-09-08 12:45 |
| #5 Love the pic, Steve. Oh! Hewwo! |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-08 12:41 |
| #4 "A popular anti-Japanese guerilla leader." That's hillarious! He was an officer in a Soviet Army anti-Korean infiltration unit Stalin created in case the Soviets invaded Korea. He was a captain in the Red Army. His rise to power was due entirely to Soviet sponsorship. Along the way he supressed factions that fought alongside Mao's Army and Homegrown Communists (who fled south). Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2006-09-08 11:44 |
| #3 From the precis: Kim senior, "a popular anti-Japanese guerilla leader." Kim junior, a "canny operator." Coulda been big in Hollywood if only... Get the picture? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2006-09-08 08:51 |
| #2 Interesting. My Atlantic cookie looks dead. I need to find a mag and type it back in. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-09-08 03:54 |
| #1 The article is available only to subscribers. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-08 02:36 |