Following the death of dictator Kim Jong-il, Charles Armstrong, director of the center for Korean Research at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), discusses what's next for North Korea and the region.
Following the death of dictator Kim Jong-il, Charles Armstrong, director of the center for Korean Research at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), discusses what's next for North Korea and the region.
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Speaker says of course people are crying in the streets...They have been so brainwashed to revere their leader, and they are afraid of what is coming next. But aIso, I read that when his father died, it was REQUIRED that people go out into the streets and tear their clothes, hair, show grief - they were being monitored closely for their loyalty. It is quite a chilling society. Excellent book: "Nothing to Envy," by Barbara Demick.
When will the UN be able to deal with these clown countries??
Any thoughts about the nuclear weapons North Korea possesses?
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