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2010-06-17 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea's World Cup fans who are really 'volunteers' from China

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Posted by gorb 2010-06-17 01:14|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Democratic People's Republic of North Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Just plain Korea. Typical journalist, getting basic, easily verifiable facts COMPLETELY WRONG.

Posted by gromky 2010-06-17 04:55|| 2010-06-17 04:55|| Front Page Top

#2 After his prowess on the golf course, I'm surprised Kimmie hasn't shown up with the soccer team to lead them to victory, scoring all goals and blocking all opponents shots.

Posted by Spot 2010-06-17 08:17|| 2010-06-17 08:17|| Front Page Top

#3 I didn't think that Dear Leader would let out too many "Fans" to go to the world cup. I mean why on earth would they return? Evil the dung heap that is South Africa is better than than Pyonyang.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-06-17 09:13|| 2010-06-17 09:13|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't know...North Koreans trusted to return probably have pretty cushy lives. Or else they know their families will be imprisoned. Either way, there are a lot of plausible reasons for North Koreans to go back home. Not all of them are peasants, they have a ruling class just like us, and if they weren't in North Korea then they wouldn't a ruling class, eh?

Posted by gromky 2010-06-17 10:50|| 2010-06-17 10:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Spot , we haven't seen what the rpopaganda pages of the papers in NK have written yet. Remember they have no toher outlet too find out anything so they may here that dear leader scored their goals(s)

Posted by chris 2010-06-17 12:30|| 2010-06-17 12:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Anyone see the sign by the fan:

Kim Jong Il thinks I'm at work!

Laughed my ass off.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-06-17 13:06|| 2010-06-17 13:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Dubbed the "fans volunteer army", they included dancers, musicians and other artists and said they were happy to don the North Korean national colours.

Beats pretending to be homeless or an illegal for a night, like our arts-and-croissants crowd is wont to do.

Posted by Pappy 2010-06-17 16:26|| 2010-06-17 16:26|| Front Page Top

#8 At least they weren't blowing those stupid vuvuzela horns

Posted by john frum 2010-06-17 17:04|| 2010-06-17 17:04|| Front Page Top

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