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2015-05-16 China-Japan-Koreas

Apparent Drought in North Korea Brings Fear of Famine

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Posted by Steve White 2015-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Another one of those "droughts" that plagued the USSR all those years. Does NK allow little private gardens like the Russkies did? Those suckers never seemed to have a problem and fed most everyone.

Posted by AlanC 2015-05-16 08:33|| 2015-05-16 08:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Look for Pudgy to execute the Minister of Agriculture using an appropriate tool like the last execution; in this case a combine perhaps

Posted by USN, Ret. 2015-05-16 09:49|| 2015-05-16 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Look for the Norks to start waving around nukes and making threats. The know Zero will fold like a soggy wet noodle and give them all the food and energy they want.

And we go yet another turn around the dance floor...

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-05-16 10:44|| 2015-05-16 10:44|| Front Page Top

#4 soggy wet noodle

Ramen!

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-05-16 11:07|| 2015-05-16 11:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Please see following Rantburg article for solution to NK Famine

Posted by Millard Fillmore1859 2015-05-16 11:09|| 2015-05-16 11:09|| Front Page Top

#6 next up? Flooding and Mudslides

Posted by Frank G 2015-05-16 11:16|| 2015-05-16 11:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Does NK allow little private gardens like the Russkies did?

Not exactly. The Norks recently broke up some collectives and distributed the land to groups of families. But that won't have any short-term (or medium, for that matter) positive effect.

In general NorK agricultural policy is at the mercy of both the army and rural 'mandarins'. As 38 North put it, "Grand pronouncements followed by grudging implementation and eventual rescission when it seemed like central control was being weakened."

Posted by Pappy 2015-05-16 12:28|| 2015-05-16 12:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Will no one rid us of this turbulent troll?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-05-16 17:17|| 2015-05-16 17:17|| Front Page Top

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