12.11.2004

Why is Kim Jong Il the only fat man in North Korea?

Here is a sweet travelogue about the third prong of W's 'axis of evil'.

"Under North Korean law, every male must spend 10 years in the military. Women spend seven."

Now that sounds like something to look forward to.

While in the country, I desperately tried to talk to some actual North Koreans. But all outsiders travel in a virtual bubble, as a way to just about eliminate contact between North Koreans and outsiders. Except for the hotel's doormen, all the staff we encountered were recruited from ethnic Korean communities in China - and they are rotated back to China every three months.

Say that again? Quick, how do you spell p-a-r-a-n-o-i-a?

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