Thursday, July 25, 2013

Instagram Clips Reveal The Extent Of Military Oppression In North Korea

 

You Won't See This In The Propaganda: Stark Video Portrait Of The Real North Korea - Driven By Blackouts And Brutal Military Oppression -- Daily Mail 

* Clips reveal terrifying extent of military oppression in North Korea
* Also reveal desolate living conditions and endless blackouts
* Footage of the Unha-3 ballistic missile also included in the film
* In March, North Korea threatened a nuclear strike on the USA
* It has since backtracked but neighbouring countries remain uneasy

Despite food shortages in rural areas, reports of concentration camps and rising tensions between it and its neighbours, North Korea is a wonderful place to be - according to its rulers at least.

Now the ridiculous nature of their claims has been laid bare by a series of Instagram videos created by Associated Press photojournalist, David Guttenfelder.

From bleak country dwellings covered in peeling paint to a girl eating lunch under a television showing a military parade, it offers a rare look at the realities of life inside the Hermit Kingdom.

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My Comment: These clips unfortunately only show a small and brief look at what life is like in North Korea .... my Chinese friends who have traveled to North Korea in the past have explained to me on more than one occasion that life is truly bleak in the 'hermit kingdom'.

2 comments:

oldfatslow said...

I read the following on communist Korea from Reason mag.

http://reason.com/archives/2013/07/23/my-week-in-north-korea

War News Updates Editor said...

Thank you for the link oldfatslow