Thursday, January 06, 2005
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Don't be Ronery - Keep the Dear Reader's Picture Close By

The North Korean government issued "Detailed Wartime Guidelines" in April of last year, ordering its citizens to prepare for a war with the United States.

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has ordered its citizens to be ready for a protracted war against the United States, issuing guidelines on evacuating to underground bunkers with weapons, food and portraits of leader Kim Jong Il...

The manual urged the military to build restaurants, wells, restrooms and air purifiers in underground bunkers, which government offices and military units will move into if war breaks out.

When North Koreans evacuate to underground facilities, they should make sure that they take the portraits, plaster busts and bronze statues of Kim and his parents so that they can "protect" them in a special room, the guidelines say.

I happen to like this picture of the Dear Leader myself:


Dear Reader Kim Jong-il

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