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North Korea has been busy this last week and a half. Now, I’ve only ever read “The Prince” and “The Art of War”, so I’m having difficulty thinking of a pejorative that I haven’t already used to describe Kim Jong Il’s enfeebled brand of attempted warmongering. So, insert joke here. I’ve only been doing this for two weeks and I’m damn sure not going to repeat myself yet (give me another week and a half). Anyway, North Koreans held a rally in Pyongyang today to celebrate the anniversary of the Korean war and collectively express how pissed they are at – oh, guess who…

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea vowed Thursday to enlarge its atomic arsenal and warned of a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" in the event of a U.S. attack [Ed. Note: You have to build weapons that can reach us first.]…In Pyongyang, and estimated 100,000 packed the main square, shouting “Let’s smash!” in unison while punching clenched fists in the air, footage from APTN in North Korea showed[Ed. Note.: I did the same thing at the last Slayer concert]. A placard showed hands crushing a missile with “U.S.” written on it… State-run newspapers in Pyongyang ran lengthy editorials accusing the U.S. of invading the country in 1950 and of looking for an opportunity to attack again. The editorials said those actions justified North Korea's development of atomic bombs to defend itself. The North "will never give up its nuclear deterrent ... and will further strengthen it" as long as Washington remains hostile, Pyongyang's main Rodong Sinmun newspaper said. In a separate commentary, the paper blasted a recent U.S. pledge to defend South Korea with its nuclear weapons, saying that amounted to "asking for the calamitous situation of having a fire shower of nuclear retaliation all over South Korea."Historical evidence shows it was North Korea that started the Korean War by invading the South, but Pyongyang claims the U.S. was to blame. The totalitarian government apparently hopes to infuse North Koreans with fear of a fresh American attack to better control the hunger-stricken population [sigh].[Source: comcast.net]

I’m not surprised he’s pissed. The last few years must’ve been really frustrating for him. Imagine being the ruler of a country and committing unspeakable human rights atrocities, and the international community doesn’t even bat an eyelash – they’re too busy with your less militaristic cousins in the mid east. While they’re attacking people for maybe thinking about trying to start a weapons program, you can openly trash the anti-proliferation treaty you signed and flaunt your nukes and the worst response you get is “China will have a talk with him”. What does a brother gotta do to get a little attention? I know he can’t actually do anything to us yet, but it does concern me a little. I don’t think we should’ve been making a man with a severe Napoleon complex who was raised in a country where many believe him to be a God to feel impotent. But, what do I know? I make penis jokes on the internet…for free.