Tuesday - February 20, 2007

Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day (so far)

In case you haven’t noticed, Kim Jung Il is seriously mentally ill - or as my cousin Leroy would put it, he is batshiat crazy. And he is in charge of an entire country. And he has nukes. Today he is pissed at Toyota and Nissan and any other Japanese car. Who knows what will irritate him tomorrow - perhaps jelly beans or flavored condoms. It’s anybody’s guess. Stay tuned ...

Kim Jong-il Orders Japanese Cars Confiscated
_{(KOREA TIMES) - February 19, 2007}

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has ordered most Japanese cars in the communist country seized in a sign of his growing discontent with Japan imposing severe sanctions after the North’s detonation of a nuclear bomb last October, the Yonhap News Agency reported Monday quoting informed sources.

“After he paid tribute to the Kumsusan Memorial Palace on Jan. 1, he saw a Japanese car that wasn’t working blocking the road and gave a National Defense Committee edict to seize Japanese cars,” Yonhap quoted a source familiar with the North Korean situation as saying, asking to remain anonymous.

In North Korea, senior government officials have German-made Mercedes-Benzes, while midlevel officials and Japanese North Koreans drive Japanese cars. Most North Korean institutions also operate Japanese cars for official purposes.

Under Kim’s order, all Japanese cars are to be seized or banned from the streets, except for ones given as gifts to secret service agencies, prestigious movie stars and athletes, Yonhap reported quoting the sources.

“Since the measures took effect, the discontent of car owners in Pyongyang has been growing. It remains to be seen whether the authorities will be able to implement them fully, because most of the cars operating in North Korea are Japanese,” another source was quoted as saying.

According to the report, Kim’s sudden order might be connected with Japan’s push for sanctions against North Korea since the country staged its first-ever nuclear weapon test in October.

Japan’s sanctions included banning the Mangyongbong-92, a North Korean ferry that served as a major trade conduit between the two countries, from entering Japanese waters.

It has also adopted a series of measures against a pro-North Korean residents’ association in response to its suspected role in North Korea’s nuclear and other weapons programs.

The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, better known as Chongryon, the group’s official Korean name, acts as North Korea’s de facto representation in Japan, which does not have formal diplomatic relations with the communist country.

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