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| N Korea 'in urgent need of food' |
| 2005-05-17 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #21 Kimmie's regime has been propped up over these years by aid from mainly: 1. Chicoms 2. Skor 3. USA. The US govt finally grew a brain and stopped the aid. So now we have the Chicoms and SKor left. We do not have much leverage left with these guys. IMHO, a blockade won't do much as things will just get rerouted through China. If the Chicoms and SKor want to enable Kimmie, then there will be consequences in our relations with SKor and China, and we should make that clear, no nuances™. The world will not stand by a flegling parliamentary govt like Iraq, but they are content to stand by and say nothing about a murderous dictator like Kimmie. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-05-17 20:18 |
| #20 Let them eat radioactive death |
| Posted by: Cassie 2005-05-17 19:23 |
| #19 For all his witlessness I think it was Catuh that laid on the wheat embargo. It didn't work. Wheat's fairly fungible too. Not to mention that you can sell in a lot of places liquid like. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-05-17 16:48 |
| #18 Actually nuclear blackmail was a trick they learned from the soviets. They never grew enough food to feed their people so they had to import. When threatened with sanctions, they would just build more bombs. Reagan not only slapped santions on them, he started an arms race for which they could not win. We all know hte outcome from that. If I were Bush I would tell Kimmie and the gang to go chew on those nukes until they are full. In addition I would throw up a blockade to stop any mamby pamby countries from giving them any aid (insert Phrance here). A couple of months we would be dealing with a whole new leadership in Pyonyang. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-05-17 16:28 |
| #17 Yet they can still afford their Nuclear program and keepup on their massive military..... What utter BS. And of course the USA, SKOR and UN will finance their military by sending them food (so they can spend what money they have on the military) -- which either goes to their military, his |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-05-17 15:32 |
| #16 Well, in that case, tenderloin - medium rare, please! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-17 14:48 |
| #15 Remember to keep your dog on a leash, and try not to leave him out in the yard when you're not at home. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-05-17 14:48 |
| #14 Thanks, .com. I live to serve. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-17 14:00 |
| #13 Lol, Barb! Cutting all the way to the bone, as usual, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-17 13:57 |
| #12 "Japan, the US and South Korea are key contributors to the WFP programme, but Mr Ragan says donations have slowed in the last two years. " Notice who gives the aid? Why don't the Soddies and Brazilians and Iranians and Russians and French and the rest of the bloviating self-important bozo nations jump in? Gotta wait for Uncle Sap and friends yet again? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2005-05-17 13:50 |
| #11 Our correspondent says that Seoul believes Pyongyang is raising nuclear tensions to extract a better aid offer. Nuclear blackmail is not a very smart way to do that. Seems to me that calling on his Chinese protectors would be Kimmy's best bet.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-17 13:49 |
| #10 "Market reforms introduced in North Korea in recent years mean most people only get about half the food they need through the state and have to buy the rest themselves." "But rampant inflation inside North Korea is making it increasingly difficult for people to make up that shortfall." So there you have it -- the problem is "market reforms" and "rampant inflation". Clearly the fault of those capitalists and capitalist-wanna-be's. Standard communist crap -- missing the main points that (1) slaves to the state have no incentive to work hard only to lose their bounty and (2) inflation is due to demand exceeding supply, in this case due to slaves to the state having no incentive to work hard only to lose their bounty. Their system failed. South Korean fertilizer and food only delays the resolution of the problem and keeps the tyrants in power. |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-05-17 13:43 |
| #9 Kimmie looks like he's got some fat on him. He'd feed at least a few people.... ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-17 13:24 |
| #8 The North is expected to call for more fertiliser Send 'em several tons of the latest issue of Newsweek. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-05-17 12:53 |
| #7 Chavez may want to jump on the Juche bandwagon since it is working obvious wonders in Lil Kim's troll hermit kingdom. They do export Juche but haven't found a way to make it work or pay even after 50 years of benevolent beloved leader #1 and #2. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-05-17 12:49 |
| #6 Little Kimmy looks pretty fat! Perhaps some experts from New Guinea have some good LONGPIG recipes for the Norks? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-05-17 12:34 |
| #5 Coming soon, the All New and Juche Improved Edible Stone!. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-05-17 12:28:34 PM |
| #4 The restaurant in Pyongyang supposedly sucks, so I wouldn't expect the UN to be jumping on this anytime soon. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-05-17 12:27 |
| #3 Save your grass clippings! |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-05-17 12:24 |
| #2 Will Trade Nukes for Food? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-05-17 12:22 |
| #1 Can't feed their military, might not be able to invade the South and provoke the US. UN must ride to the rescue. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2005-05-17 12:06 |