Saturday, February 3, 2018

Trump administration turning on the PR machine

This article makes a strong argument that the united states is building up to something.

If anyone saw the state of the union address the other day, they would have seen Ji Seong Ho up there on the stage.


Ji Seong Ho was badly hurt in a train accident as a teen and became an amputee but still managed to defect successfully. amazing story.
There were seven other defectors present as well to tell their stories and give an overview of just how bad the North Korean regime is.
Fair enough and I imagine Trump couldn't help but be moved by their ordeals.
Although it's a win for human rights activists, the defectors are also being used to push an agenda.
It's an old formula used throughout the centuries to get an emotional response from the populace and in this case, rightly so. we all know it's not fabricated.

The other indicator that something is being planned is the constant reference to North Korean nukes that can reach the united states. just another part of the PR program playing on fear and prompting another emotional response from the public.

quote from Trump

You conveniently forgot about the Stalin regime where North Korea got all its oppressive ideas from in the first place.
To be fair though, after reading many books on the subject, I think the North Korean punishment system and oppression is a bit worse.

But North Korean nukes being able to reach the United States homeland let alone hit a target with any accuracy is a bit of a stretch but again, it gets peoples attention.
Trump knows it but he's just reading a script.

Yet another indicator mentioned in the article points out that Victor Cha was slated to become the united states ambassador to South Korea but was dropped because of his disagreement with the administration's policy toward North Korea right now. That is the use of force.

quote from Victor Cha

In other words, Victor is not fitting in with the agenda so they'll find someone who will.

The article also cites that an anonymous source told the site of united states naval preparations for war in the area in the coming months. if that's the case, then we won't have long to wait before the fireworks begin.
It's an anonymous source so take that for what it's worth. I cant' find anything on it since it's no doubt top secret but I'll keep an eye out for reports of increasing naval activity in the area.

edit 5th February
found this today. the article dated January 24

the article states that they are considering bunker busters with mini nukes on strategic targets.

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-stealth-bombers-guam-tactical-nuclear-strike-north-korea-2018-1

No doubt this publicity has pissed the North Korean regime off to no end and it's good that the human rights abuses of the North Korean people is getting out there in a big way. I mean, what better way to tell the world about the abuse than through a presidential state of the union address.
Human rights activists can genuinely celebrate this but on the other hand, it could cause a rift in the potential healing process that might be achieved in the winter games and maybe this is part of the plan.
I cant' find any news about a response from the Kim regime yet but the timing of this is off considering the event is just around the corner. very suspicious.

I found this from the DPRK official site accusing the united states of trying to disrupt North and South relations during the Olympics.

http://naenara.com.kp/en/news/?0+103478



I don't know what to think here.
From the points mentioned above, it certainly looks like the administration is serious about taking kinetic action soon.
On the other hand, maybe they are trying to force China's hand in doing something too.
China values it's eastern border buffer zone highly. they definately don't want to see bombs being dropped close to their border so they might say ok ok, we'll do something about it. they themselves might enforce regime change.

Maybe a False flag blamed on North Korea.
With the public already feeling threatened by the nukes and disgusted with the regime for its gross human rights abuses, it would be an easy sell.
As I have stated in previous posts, false flags are nothing new.

On a side note, the false nuke alarms in Hawaii and Japan recently raised red flags among the skeptics. the general consensus is that it was to gauge the public reaction to such an event and to plant the nuke danger seed in everyone's minds.
News like this travels fast, so everyone in the world knows about it.
It's suspicious because many safeguards have been put in place to make sure this alert doesn't go out by accident and the explanation that one guy pushing the wrong button just doesn't cut it.
  
update 6th feb
false tsunami warning issued for east coast united states now.
strange things happening. why all these false alerts all of a sudden...



Another possibility is that it could be goading the NK regime into firing the first shot and China has said that it will stand aside if North Korea starts it. very unusual for them to say this.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-warns-north-korea-youre-on-your-own-if-you-go-after-the-us/2017/08/11/a01a4396-7e68-11e7-9026-4a0a64977c92_story.html?utm_term=.a804aa31bf7a


So why all this emphasis on North Korea now?
They haven't got any valuable resources that I know of like oil that the west likes to exploit.
they're not doing it to liberate the thousands of North Koreans in the gulags. (even though the administration pretends that it cares). that doesn't make any money.

Well, for anyone watching economics, you might have noticed that the united states central bank, the federal reserve has been slowly raising interest rates and is expected to do so more aggressively with the new fed chair coming in soon.
This means loans will cost more, the money supply will shrink, the stock market will drop and confidence in the United States. The economy will falter.
the United States's. the economy has been on life support because of the fed stimulus program and now it is pulling it back.
When the economy finally tanks, (probably this year), the banks don't want to be blamed for their gross manipulation of the markets. they need a distraction. what better distraction than North Korea with its deadly nukes.
if an invasion does happen, it will bog the United States military down in a costly war of attrition and Kim Jong Un gets the blame and maybe trump himself as well for getting us into this mess.

for those who don't know how the money really works, the above reasoning won't make any sense to you but make no mistake. it's the central banks that really run the global show.

and if you have any doubts, look here


http://alt-market.com/articles/3349-as-no-one-watched-trump-pardoned-5-megabanks-for-corruption-charges

All wars are bankers wars.
Here is the article.


http://theantimedia.org/us-bomb-north-korea/

Friday, February 2, 2018

Trump 미국 대통령께서 중국 정부에 북한난민의 인신매매 중단 요청

Trump 미국 대통령께서 북한난민을 백악관으로 초청해서 북한의 인권문제에 대해서 경청했다. Trump 미국 대통령은 중국으로 탈출했다가 인신매매를 당하는 북한난민을 보호하기 위해서 중국 정부에 북한난민의 인신매매 중단 요청하기로 하셨다.

열악한 환경의 중국 시골로 시집을 오려는 중국 여성이 적다.  그래서 이런 중국 시골로 인신매매 되어 반강제적으로 결혼해서 아기를 낳고 사는 북한난민 여성이 많다. 마음이 아픈 것은 중국 시골의 경제적 상황이 북한 보다 훨씬 좋은 것이다.

Trump 미국 대통령은 약속을 아주 잘 지키는 분이므로 배고픔과 인권 박해를 피해서 중국으로 탈출한 북한난민 여성의 인신매매를 중단하도록 요구하실 것이다.

http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/02/03/2018020300438.html



Things keep getting better in the north

This is just out of Asiapress site recently.
Look at the officer in the picture below. it's dated back to 2013 so a bit old now but look at how malnourished he is.
This is an officer too. not a private or corporal.


Anyway, the article is about the high price of gasoline and how the army is reduced to using oxes and charcoal driven trucks.

Here is what a wood gas (charcoal driven) truck looks like.

notice the drum like thing at the back on the left of the truck

Oil smuggling has supplemented the oil gap but the economy is still feeling the pinch.

http://www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/report/gasoline-price-jump/

Thursday, February 1, 2018

The great manure marathon!

You know things are bad in the north when people are fighting over manure.
The good news is that according to this report, high ranking officials are forced to harvest manure as well as ordinary residents.




http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14976&cataId=nk01500

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Swine flu and Cold weather in North Korea

  News reports that North Korea is recently being 'invaded' by Influenza A / H1N1, also known as 'swine flu'. There are already more than 80 thousand confirmed cases.
World Health Organization (WHO) will aid DPRK 35,000 vaccines, currently 5000 have reached the country.

  International Sanctions seem to work, as recently the country is suffering from sky-rocketing oil price and lack of electricity and heat. There is still a month left for winter season on calendar, but the winter in North Korea has still a long way to go.
Flu breaks out every winter. Keep warm and don't catch a cold!

Sunday, January 28, 2018

3 deaths daily in North Korean concentration camp

  We all know and some even remember the notorious crime of Holocaust and Jewish concentration camps in history, but unfortunately humans seem not learning from history, and repeat the mistakes.

  A former North Korean prisoner "Eun Sook"(anonym) described the situation in the concentration camp she was in. Prisoners were frequently beaten, and forced labor. Thousands of people were in the camp, and it was very difficult to even move a bit during sleep since so many people were placed in small rooms. Life conditions were extremely bad, and 3 people died per day on average. She was placed in a camp near Chinese border, "Kyo-hwa-so No.12". Prisoners in this camp were mainly those who tried to escape to China but repatriated. The products they were made under forced labor were later sold to China.

Yesterday, January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
May those souls rest in peace, and Never Again.

Holocaust rememberance day. Rex Tillerson comments


I have got news for you buddy. it's happening right now in North Korea.

I do not think he does not know about it either

Also, here is another good article by Robert Park written way back in 2011 about the genocide in North Korea


http://hir.harvard.edu/article/?a=2849

Saturday, January 27, 2018

북한이탈주민이 미국으로 이민을 가고자 할 때 난민 신청 서류

북한이탈주민이 미국으로 이민을 가고자 할 때 무엇을 해야 할까?
UNHCR (UN난민기구)에 미국으로 난민을 가고 싶다는 난민 신청 서류를 접수해야 한다.
직접 방문해도 되지만 Online으로도 접수가 가능하다.

http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/how-to-apply.html


난민신청 서류를 접수받은 UNHCR에서 서류의 진실성을 조사한 후 Interview를 한다.
난민으로 인정을 받으려면 남한에서 인권 침해를 받은 것을 증명해야 한다.
북한이탈주민이라는 이유로 차별을 받았거나, 모욕을 당했거나, 폭력의 피해를 입었다는 증거를 꾸준하게 모아야 한다.  난민으로 인정받으려면 인권 침해의 증거가 필요하다.



Thursday, January 25, 2018

Event at Harvard Kennedy school, Cambridge, Massachusetts this Saturday


Finally, a North Korean event in my area, Massachusetts, and I will attend
Just putting it out there if anyone is around the area this Saturday.

https://www.nkinusa.org/updates/2018/01/voices-of-north-korean-refugees-with-vice-president-grace-jo-and-board-member-andrew-hong-this-saturday-january-27/



Wednesday, January 24, 2018

The abandoned elderly of North Korea

Sadly, this shows a degradation in morality in North Korean society

This is another good article from DailyNK and below that, there is the Asiapress six-part series.


http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14717&cataId=nk02900

Here is the Asiapress series on the abandoned elderly


http://www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/tag/elderly/

South Koreans burn Kim Jong Un posters

If you watch this short report by RT (Russia Today), notice that the focus is on the nukes. not about the human rights abuses


Tuesday, January 23, 2018

People getting frostbite after being forced to work on state projects

Working without compensation and no protective gear provided, people are turning to the markets for protective winter gear.

Temperatures are in the minuses now


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Pyongyang
Tuesday, 23 January
See 7-Day Forecast
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Monday, January 22, 2018

North Koreans forced to pay for building elderly facilities

  North Korea is recently building some more care facilities for elderlies, to save face and "look good" from the outside world.

  According to a local resident, fees needed for construction, such as workers' payments and materials, are withdrawn directly from people's money. It is said that people have to pay more taxes and even contribute 10kg of corn per family member, to support the construction.
The state wants more and more from people, but not giving anything in return.

  Meanwhile, the supreme leader enjoys daily cuisines, with caviar, cheese, XO liquor and heavy smoking. Is this the definition of "Communism", to "smash the classes"?

Friday, January 19, 2018

북한이탈주민이 미국으로 이민을 오고 싶을 때 어떤 절차를 밟을까?

북한이탈주민은 대한민국 국민이다.  대한민국은 헌법에서 대한민국의 영토에 한반도 전체를 포함하고 있다. 북한도 대한민국의 한 부분이다. 그렇다면 북한주민은 북쪽 지역에 살고 있는 대한민국 국민이다.

세계에서는 어떤 시각으로 북한을 바라볼까? 북한은 UN에서 하나의 국가로 가입되어 있다.  그렇다면 북한도 하나의 국가일까? 물론 남한은 북한을 하나의 국가로 인정하지 않고 있다.

북한이탈주민이 남한에 자유를 찾아 왔지만 차별과 불이익을 당할 수 있다. 어떤 사람들은 남한에서 경제적 또는 정신적으로 고통을 받다가 북한으로 다시 돌아가는 사람도 있다. 정말 미안하고 답답한 마음이 든다. 도대체 얼마나 큰 견딜 수 없는 고통을 받은 것일까?

북한이탈주민이 남한에 적응하지 못하고 제3국으로 가고 싶을 때 어떤 절차를 밟을까?

특히 북한이탈주민이 미국으로 이민을 가고 싶다면 어떤 절차를 밟을까?
어디에 물어보아야 할까?



Thursday, January 18, 2018

New article out of Asiapress documenting Jongdori detention camp

The Asiapress website has been sporadic lately with pages half loading or not loading at all so i did snapshots of the whole article. two pages.

http://www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/report/horrific-north-korean-prison/

first time seeing one of these camps at ground level



Wednesday, January 17, 2018

2nd sodier crossing DMZ reveals NK regime's shaky credibility


  In recent months, 2 soldiers from the North fearlessly crossed the DMZ into South Korea. Facing multiple sanctions, starvation has severed even People did not fear death to embrace freedom. To some of them, perhaps death is more fortunate than living under this type of ordeal.

  Former NK diplomat to UK who defected the countries says the ones NK regime fears most is its PEOPLE. This is same for all the world's evil regimes.

  Kim Jong Un has used several extreme measures to prevent NK soldiers from further defection, which reveals his anxiety and fear. His days are not so peaceful either, fearing that anyone can give him a coup anytime.

"Freedom House" 's new statistics 2018

  International Human Rights organization "Freedom House" released the new statistics on degree of Freedom. Not surprisingly, North Korea only scored 3 out of 100, although not the worst among the world. Indeed, North Koreans are still ensured with some freedom - the freedom to eat, freedom to sleep, and freedom to breathe.
 
  China also gained a notoriously low score of 14. Russia was 20, while South Korea has 84.

  The link is below where you can have a more comprehensive picture:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018

Green states being Free, yellow ones partially free, and purple ones not free.



 

Crackdown on foreign media continues

This is a sign that the regime feels a real threat to their authority.
Sadly, ordinary people trying to communicate with friends and relatives or do business are stifled by the threat of severe punishment.
If caught and if they don't have the money to bribe their way out of it, they know they are in real trouble.



nice huh?



Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Countries now afraid of upsetting China by bringing up human rights issues

because China is such an economic power now, it looks like the trend is to not upset china in favor of trade deals.
Again. it's all about the money and human rights abuses come second.

The article gives several examples of which countries are looking the other way if favor of China



http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2101795/how-china-buys-silence-worlds-human-rights-critics

Newsletter from Suzanne Scholte from the defence forum foundation (affiliate of NKinUSA)

Suzanne sends out newsletters with news and events from time to time so I am just passing along in case anyone is in Washington, D.C. and wants to attend a hearing and briefing regarding human rights issue in North Korea.

She mentions a book called "the accusation" which is worth reading.
it was written by a north korean living in north korea. it highlights the failure, betrayal, etc of the north korean state in seven individual stories.

Here is her email.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. 
The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.   
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A lie cannot live.  
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dear Friends:
As those of us in the USA celebrate today the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, I begin this message with two quotes above - of so many great ones - he made during his lifetime!  
Thank you to all of you who helped this past year with our efforts to promote the freedom, human rights and dignity of the North Korean people.  I am pleased to report that the December expanded broadcast of Free North Korea Radio was hugely successful.  Frankly speaking, partnerships between the defector NGOs in South Korea with people and organizations outside the Korean peninsula, will be absolutely critical in 2018.  So, this will be a huge focus for us this coming year because as the defectors keep telling us the key to peaceful change in North Korea is information: the truth will set them free.  Thank you for those who volunteered with your time and talent to lead efforts in cities around the world for international events like Save North Korea Refugees Day and for those who walked the halls of the U.S. Congress with us last month to deliver petitions from American citizens, and to those of you who have given your treasure to support the work of the defector NGOs getting information to North Korea through many methods.
And now for some upcoming events and important announcements:
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade and on Asia and the Pacific: will host a hearing on Wednesday, January 17, at 2 pm in Rayburn 2172 on the topic: "More Than a Nuclear Threat: North Korea’s Chemical, Biological, and Conventional Weapons."  Witnesses will include Anthony Cordesman, Ph.D. of the Center for Strategic and International Studies; John Parachini of RAND Corporation, andAnthony Ruggiero of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.  The hearing is open to the public, but you can also watch online at http://www.ForeignAffairs.house.gov
The U.S. Congressional International Religious Freedom Caucus will host a briefing on Thursday, January 18, at 2:30-3:30 pm in Rayburn 2456 on the topic: "Imprisoning Their Minds: How the Lack of Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion and Belief Keeps North Koreans Living in the Dark."  Witnesses will include the world's leading expert on Juche (North Korea's state religion), Dr. Thomas J. Belke (Capt, USNR. etc) and Choe Gwankhyuk, who led an underground church in North Korea.  The briefing is  open to the public.  If you want to understand how North Koreans think, this is a must attend event. RSVP to: Miranda.Robinson@mail.house.gov
IBA's Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Political Prisons, which was released in December, is now available on line at this link Inquiry Report  Spearheaded by Michael Maya, Director of the International Bar Association’s North America Office, the findings of this nearly two-year inquiry conclude that Kim Jong-un and members of his regime have committed ten of the eleven crimes against humanity enumerated in the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Accusation -- Now Also Available in Paperback: I ordered more copies of The Accusation! just for you.  We now have both paperback and hard back copies of the only dissident book from North Korea.  It was written by someone still living in the DPRK who uses the pseudonym BANDI, which means Firefly in Korean as he is shining a light out of the darkness.  If you would like to order a copy, donate $15.50 for paper back or $20.50 for hard back on line at www.defenseforumfoundation.org
More Partners Needed for Free North Korea Radio's Daily Broadcast: We need more partners for the short wave transmission costs of Free North Korea Radio for 2018.  This amazing partnership between American citizens, Korean Americans, churches in the USA, who pay for the shortwave transmission, and the North Korean defectors in South Korea, who prepare the broadcast, has made it possible for Free North Korea Radio to remain the most popular single program broadcasting to North Korea and to remain on the air every day!   Our goal is to spread the burden to many so that it will be light.  For example, some folks donate $10, $25, $50 a month while some churches donate $50, $250,$500 a month.  If you want to become a partner in this amazing work, please visit www.defenseforumfoundation.org  ; If you need more information to make a decision, you can also hear directly from Han Ga Hee of FNKR's staff who testified as the 2nd witness at this Congressional hearing in December at this link:
North Korea Freedom Coalition, North Korea Freedom Week 2018: The first meeting of 2018 for the North Korea Freedom Coalition is next week!   We will be hosting special guests, Lou and Lisa Gallo and their daughter, Alyssa, who will share about their work transforming the lives of young North Koreans at the remarkable Jangdaehyun School founded by Pastor Changho Lim.  We will be discussing plans for the 15th annual North Korea Freedom Week and other activities for 2018.  If you are not a member yet and are interested in joining, visit www.nkfreedom.org
ACTA NON VERBA,
Suzanne

Suzanne Scholte
Seoul Peace Prize Laureate
President, Defense Forum Foundation
Chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition

UN plans vaccine aid to North Korea

  According to Japanese news today, South Korean government announces that United Nations (UN) is aiding North Korea with 60 million vaccine...