 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has admitted he failed to accomplish his late father Kim Il-sung's promise to feed the people with "rice and meat soup," the official Rodong Shinmun daily reported Saturday.
| Wow. Things are getting bad in Nork-land ... |
Since 1946, Kim Il-sung talked about "rice and meat soup" every year, but 60 years later the North is still dependent on international food aid.
| Socialism worked in Nork-land, so let's try it in the US! |
The daily quoted Kim as making the remarks during an "arduous march despite a snowstorm" last year, apparently one of his so-called on-the-spot guidance tours. "Now, our country has become a powerful nation in political, ideological and military terms, but we feel many things are still wanting in people's lives."
| Such as food, clothing, heat and clean water ... |
"In the past, the leader [Kim Il-sung] always said he wished to feed our people with rice and meat soup, clothe them in silk, and let them live in tile-roofed houses. But we haven't yet fulfilled his wishes. I will do everything to let our people live a content life by improving their lives in the shortest period possible," the daily quoted him as adding.
| Perhaps you could sell off a yacht or two ... |
A senior South Korean government official said it was unprecedented for Kim Jong-il to openly admit economic difficulties.
| Is it possible that we could have a Ceauşescu moment in Pyongyang? |
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