tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post8341659388083924977..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: What the hell are the North Koreans playing at?jams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-55902728149158131862010-11-26T01:58:41.701+00:002010-11-26T01:58:41.701+00:00From what I've read in the Financial Times Kim...From what I've read in the Financial Times KimJong-il, who's known to suffer heart disease, hasn't appeared in public much since a probable stroke in 2008. His third son, Kim Jong-eun, at 28 has been rushed through the succession process with the help of powerful family members. The two recent attacks on South Korea have been a way for him to solidify his credentials. For the first time in its history, power in North Korea isn't in the hands of one person but the best way for the regime to stay in power is to keep the country on a permanent war footing.<br /><br />They have nukes and are very paranoid so the Chinese probably aren't happy about the situation either.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-49181038712022768492010-11-23T22:21:33.560+00:002010-11-23T22:21:33.560+00:00Now that is true Sean!Now that is true Sean!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-14799017592240715722010-11-23T22:19:50.203+00:002010-11-23T22:19:50.203+00:00It's not nice sitting on a powder-keg and othe...It's not nice sitting on a powder-keg and others sitting at the end of the fuse, playing with their matches.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-9547370648871157842010-11-23T21:39:47.927+00:002010-11-23T21:39:47.927+00:00They certainly do scare Francis. Ah now lletting o...They certainly do scare Francis. Ah now lletting off an atom bomb in Ireland is a serious offence<br /><br />Detonating an A bomb in Ireland carries a 12 month sentence and a 5000 Euro fine<br /><br />se here:<br /><br />http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/2008/05/detonation-of-nuclear-weapon-to-carry.html<br /><br />James I feel that they might just be in for a shock if they think that will happen!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-11996753965422060662010-11-23T18:35:04.479+00:002010-11-23T18:35:04.479+00:00They do - they do want war, backed by China, again...They do - they do want war, backed by China, against the U.S. They think this is the time to move.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-2297446460804307222010-11-23T17:13:10.218+00:002010-11-23T17:13:10.218+00:00Generations of Kims seem to have lost all contact ...Generations of Kims seem to have lost all contact with reality but then so had Honecker and Ceausescu as well. People like this with atom bombs are frightening.<br /><br />Come to think of it, even the elected Irish representatives show how power and privilege can alienate from reality. Ireland can be glad they didn't have the bomb ... not that they'd have used it, but they would surely have managed to break it!Francis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422476000328664994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-24807811065256584512010-11-23T15:18:18.109+00:002010-11-23T15:18:18.109+00:00Now that's true!Now that's true!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-77956788109359587242010-11-23T15:00:20.789+00:002010-11-23T15:00:20.789+00:00It's not worth trying to understand the Kims; ...It's not worth trying to understand the Kims; you'll just get a headache...Silent Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137831715628442620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-38771502879756283142010-11-23T13:50:45.582+00:002010-11-23T13:50:45.582+00:00Sheer insanity on his part!Sheer insanity on his part!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-17378207588036519622010-11-23T13:46:08.943+00:002010-11-23T13:46:08.943+00:00Maybe the people of the DPRK but in the long runMaybe the people of the DPRK but in the long runjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-26810718830428083672010-11-23T13:46:07.020+00:002010-11-23T13:46:07.020+00:00Madness seems to accurately describe KJI...Madness seems to accurately describe KJI...Traveling Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676508973837237488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-39447453028693529592010-11-23T13:45:43.946+00:002010-11-23T13:45:43.946+00:00It will benefit absolutely nobody... I just can...It will benefit absolutely nobody... I just can't get my head around them SHjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-63669609013266006392010-11-23T13:40:36.070+00:002010-11-23T13:40:36.070+00:00Excellent point; I can't see how anyone benefi...Excellent point; I can't see how anyone benefits from a restarting of this war; even the Chinese.Silent Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137831715628442620noreply@blogger.com