Saturday, December 15, 2012

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Puffs On A Cigarette As He Oversees His Country's Rocket Launch

Conference: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) talks with officials at the General Satellite Control and Command Center before the launch of the Unha-3 rocket

This Looks Like Another Job For 007: Looking Like A Bond Villain, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Puffs On A Cigarette As He Oversees The Rocket Launch That Has Terrified The World -- Daily Mail

* Success comes eight months after leader Kim Jong Un was publicly humiliated when a satellite launch ended in failure
* North Korean state media said Kim himself issued the order to fire rocket

Leaning casually on the table with a cigarette in one hand as he watches his country’s satellite soar into space, Kim Jong Un’s pose is oddly familiar.

Worryingly familiar, in fact – for it lends him a distinct resemblance to Dr No, the original Bond villain.

North Korea’s rocket launch on Wednesday earned Kim virtual global condemnation, alienating even long-standing allies such as China and Russia, while reports in the US suggested that the spacecraft might be ‘tumbling out of control’.

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My Comment:
There is a lot of cool pics in this post.

2 comments:

D.Plowman said...

"Terrified The World", gotta love the Daily Mail for its overdramatic headlines...

War News Updates Editor said...

Their "end of the world" headlines always get my attention. :)