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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 11:51 AM Original message |
North Korea appeals to foreign governments for food aid (NK Has ordered all its embassies to appeal) |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. Imagine the culture shock if NK suddenly opened to the world. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Bring it on |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. A comparison could be children who grew up in concentration camps |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. NK needs to stop it's military build-up and put that money into food. Criminals. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Sadly they don't |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. What if we gave them food with no strings? |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. It would go primarily to the military and the rest would be sold by |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. What if that's just propaganda from our side? |
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Stella_Artois (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. What if they attacked their neighbour and then asked for help ? |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I suppose we could always see what kind of stories |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Then we'd be living in a fictional world. (nt) |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 01:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
36. You can always go and find out for yourself. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. Do we feel sorry for a country that spends it's lunch money on... |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Yeah, you would think they would just fight 2 wars and give money to the rich |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Feel sorry for the USA? |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. What? Dear Leader can't provide? nt |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. I imagine NK is blacking out any coverage of Egypt. That would be |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. The nightmare scenario for both SK and China is an abrupt end to |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Won't happen |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. NK blacks out foreign coverage, period, aside from a few carefully sanitized things |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Well the USA is blacking out Al Jazeera ain't it? |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Really? News to me. I've been watching it most of the last couple of days |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. * |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Not being part of a cable package isn't the same as being "blacked out" |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Not here (Northern California) they aren't |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. * |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. No. (nt) |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. * |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. So? |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. No it is not being blacked out. Anyone with free to air satellite equipment can get it on |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Sending their ambassadors out like schoolkids who are forced to sell candy/magazines |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. A terrible crime has been committed on the NK people, the sooner they go all Egypt on Kim's ass... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
14. typical pattern of the passive aggressive north korean government... |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
20. But they have plenty of money for soldiers and bombs. hmm. nt |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'd tell them we'd be perfectly happy to sell them some food |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
34. What would everyone think |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
37. Global Post: Does North Korea deserve aid? |
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