Monday, April 8, 2013

With Tensions Rising On The Korean Peninsula, What Are The North Korean Soldiers Thinking?

A photo taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 14, 2012 shows army soldiers celebrating the successful launch of the Unha-3 rocket at Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang. Herald Sun

North Korea: Ex-Soldiers Recall 'Golden Days' Of Military Drills -- The Guardian

Annual exercises between US and South offered a rare chance to eat well and a break from hard labour.

Before his escape from North Korea, Lee Gi-chul served as a lieutenant in the Korean People's army, part of the second war training unit responsible for guerrilla warfare.

He said that although the outside world might not enjoy growing animosities between North Korea and the west, it was something his fellow soldiers looked forward to. Not because they were overly patriotic, but because this was the only time they were fed properly.

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My Comment: An army always marches on it's stomach .... as for the North Koreans .... there does not appear to be much "marching".

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