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US Boy gets a Rare visit to North Korea
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100819/ap_on_re_as/as_china_north_korea_visit_3
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Writer – Thu Aug 19, 7:37 am ETBEIJING – A 13-year-old American boy who made a rare visit to Pyongyang says officials there welcomed his idea for a "children's peace forest" in the demilitarized zone dividing North and South Korea, although they said it would only happen if the countries signed a peace treaty first.Jonathan Lee returned Thursday from an eight-day visit to the reclusive country during which he was taken on a tour of the DMZ. A hoped-for meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il did not materialize, although Lee said the officials forwarded to Kim a letter from him."On this trip, I discovered that both sides want reunification and that Korea is one, so I see hope on the Korean peninsula," Lee, who made the visit with his parents, Kyoung and Melissa Lee, told The Associated Press.Impoverished North Korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world and its hard-line communist regime is under United Nations sanctions for launching missiles and refusing to comply with nuclear weapons inspections. Since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with a cease-fire and not an armistice, the U.S., South Korea and North Korea remain technically at war.Lee, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, said the officials told him his proposed children's forest was dependent on North Korea first signing a peace treaty with the United States to formally end the war — a longstanding demand of Pyongyang's.
What a lucky boy! I just wished he got sample pics of North Korea. I want to see what it looks like up there. Is it gloomy or full of factories and military presence is all over the area are seen?
How did he got that rare visit? And i wonder what would have happened if he got a audience with NK's Strongman?
North Korea apparently limits internet time.
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They have their own internet interface. They don't have any contact with anyone outside of their country.
They'll probably build a "peace garden" out of skulls.
"The boy was "invited" back the next day to north korea, to live in his "peace garden" for ten years, harvesting "peace crops" for North Korea."
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Which means nuclear materials in the uranium mines.
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Kim Jong Il announced today that "ace101" was interfering with his "peace program". The internet poster was hunted down by North Korean "Peacemakers" and was "Brought To Peace".hahahahawell yeah I heard that north korea is a pretty brutal place at the moment.
they shoot people that try to leave
fucking jim kong il
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lol jim kong il
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People have snuck camera's into North Korea and took videos. It looks like any other place somewhat, except filled with brainwashed people. North Korea doesn't limit internet time, normal people in NK don't have the internet, i think only the higher ups and NK military have internet, their lights are shut off at like 9 PM too,
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Man, I feel so bad for them. What a terrible place to live.
Off topic post: Which Korea has the most population of MMORPG addicts? Was it North or South?I remembered that one games news article where that Player Killer who killed someone's in game character & then looted the victim's rare sword got beat up by his victim who tracked him down to get even with him. Talk about having no life LOL!
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south korea. North korea has no internet and most people dont even own a computer.
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ace1o1 · #3They have their own internet interface. They don't have any contact with anyone outside of their country.They'll probably build a "peace garden" out of skulls.
Damn... that was my ideal! What the hell!? Mine was more of a Piss off! garden than "peace" wonder if I can return the pikes and torches....
Loonylion · #12south korea. North korea has no internet and most people dont even own a computer.
Ouch Communist fascism much :(
Technically they do have internet, gotta get them happy propaganda videos and websites somehow, i think only the higher ups or whatever have internet
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they have a country wide LAN that they call the internet. It has no connections to the outside world. Very few citizens can afford a computer anyway.
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http://www.korea-dpr.com/
North Korea's official website.
They also have youtube videos of NK propaganda, like Fast food places there.
So they either have the internet to some degree to post their propaganda website, or they have people in other countries making them a website.
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Or the internet is blocked off to their citizens.
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Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_North_Korea
A few of the government elite are connected to the internet via a link to China.[4] Kim Jong-il himself is said to love "surfing the net"Although that is the same dude who has NK people thinking he can control the weather
when he dies that day will be a public holiday
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