Words for the wise from the mouth of a fool.

Wednesday, May 07, 2003

"The tour consisted of room after room of gifts to Kim Il-sung from around the world, broken down by geographic area. Here gifts from Russia, there gifts from Africa, another room for the Americas, etc. ... The winners here were easily the armored train cars presented by the Soviet Union and China back in the glorious days of communist brotherhood."

Via Metafilter, "Journey Into Kimland", an incredible travelogue by an American living in South Korea going to visit North Korea.


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