The great Dear Leader Kim Jong-il goes on display in North Korea, North Koreans clap their hands - Polidicks

[img]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2012/12/17/1355747146029/anniversary-of-Kim-Jong-I-008.jpg[/img] North Koreans clap as their country's flags are flown at half mast during a reopening ceremony at the Kumsusan palace in Pyongyang which houses the body of former leader Kim Jong-il. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP [quote] North Korea has unveiled the embalmed body of Kim Jong-il, still in his trademark khaki jumpsuit, on the anniversary of his death. Kim lies in state a few floors below his father, national founder Kim Il-sung, in the Kumsusan mausoleum, the cavernous former presidential palace. Kim Jong-il is presented lying beneath a red blanket, a spotlight shining on his face in a room suffused in red. Wails echoed through the chilly hall as a group of North Korean women sobbed into the sashes of their traditional dresses as they bowed before his body. The hall bearing the glass coffin was opened to select visitors on Monday – including the Associated Press – for the first time since his death. North Korea also unveiled Kim's yacht and his armoured train carriage, where he is said to have died. Among the personal belongings featured in the mausoleum are the parka, sunglasses and pointy platform shoes he famously wore in the last decades of his life. A MacBook Pro lay open on his desk. North Koreans paid homage to Kim and celebrated last week's launch of a long-range rocket that sent a satellite named after him to space. The launch was condemned in many other capitals as a violation of bans against North Korea developing missile technology. But in the country it was portrayed not only as a gift to Kim Jong-il but also as proof that his son, Kim Jong-un, has the strength and vision to lead North Korea. The elder Kim died last 17 December from a heart attack while travelling on his train. His death was followed by scenes of North Koreans wailing in the streets of Pyongyang, and of his 20-something son leading ranks of uniformed and grey-haired officials through funeral and mourning rites. The mood in the capital was decidedly more upbeat a year later, with some of the euphoria carrying over from last Wednesday's launch. The satellite bears one of Kim Jong-il's nicknames, Kwangmyongsong, or "Lode Star," a moniker given to him at birth according to the official lore. North Koreans across the country stopped in their tracks at midday to bow their heads and honour the former ruler as the national flag fluttered at half-mast along streets and from buildings. Earlier, Kim Jong-un attended a solemn ceremony to reopen the sprawling granite mausoleum. Tens of thousands of North Koreans gathered in the frigid plaza outside, newly transformed into a public park with lawns and pergolas. Speaking outside the mausoleum, the military's top political officer, Choe Ryong-hae, said North Korea should be proud of the satellite, calling it "a political event with great significance in the history of Korea and humanity". Much of the rest of the world, however, was swift in condemning the launch, which was seen a cover for testing missile technology that could some day be used for a nuclear warhead. The test, which potentially violates a UN ban on North Korean missile activity, underlined Kim Jong-un's determination to continue with his father's hardline policies even if they draw international condemnation. Some experts worry that Pyongyang's next move will be to press ahead with a nuclear test in the coming weeks, a step towards building a warhead small enough to be carried by a long-range missile.[/quote] [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/17/kim-jong-il-body-display[/url] What about admission fee?

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The Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il will be missed. ;(

It's so weird that hes dead. It had to happen eventually, but it felt like he was always just going to be there, everyone's favorite Hennessy drinking short-tempered dictator. No one will ever be able to look at things the way Kim Jong-il did.

[QUOTE]North Koreans clap their hands.[/QUOTE] Execution. :v:

[QUOTE=SirDavid255;38942112]Execution. :v:[/QUOTE] The glorious country that is North Korea would never do such a thing. On another note: Nice avatar!

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;38942080]It's so weird that hes dead. It had to happen eventually, but it felt like he was always just going to be there, everyone's favorite Hennessy drinking short-tempered dictator. [B]No one will ever be able to look at things the way Kim Jong-il did.[/B][/QUOTE] and man did he love to look at things [IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mel11eUdGK1qewv1lo1_500.jpg[/IMG]

I'm pretty sure Apples User Agreement bans the use of their product in countries under a UN embargo

Also it is forbidden to use iTunes to produce weapons of mass destruction. But Kim stands above things for puny people like User Agreements.

[QUOTE=Solomon;38942071]The Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il will be missed. ;([/QUOTE] That's what the sniper said.[B] Dumb x 8[/B] and counting...

he invented the technique of using multiple cameras at once

Have to add that to my list, I've already seen Mao and Lenin.

God rest his righteous soul Are there no heroes left in man

[QUOTE=WhatAmI;38942753]God rest his righteous soul Are there no heroes left in man[/QUOTE] Insinuating Kim Jong Un isn't the hero North Korea deserves?

Dear Leader 2: The Reckoning

The North Remembers

He was just a candle in the wind...

yeah but wheres the picture of the body

[QUOTE=Raizo;38947787]yeah but wheres the picture of the body[/QUOTE] He's too glorious to be pictured,it wouldn't do his infinite beauty justice

[quote]North Korea also unveiled Kim's yacht and his armoured train carriage, where he is said to have died. Among the personal belongings featured in the mausoleum are the parka, sunglasses and pointy platform shoes he famously wore in the last decades of his life. [b]A MacBook Pro lay open on his desk.[/b][/quote] Wait what I thought the US were the mortal enemy

[QUOTE=leach139;38948221]Wait what I thought the US were the mortal enemy[/QUOTE] kim jong il invented computers

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;38942080]short-tempered[/QUOTE] [quote] short [/quote] heh

[QUOTE=leach139;38948221]Wait what I thought the US were the mortal enemy[/QUOTE] Him and China aren't

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;38942080]It's so weird that hes dead. It had to happen eventually, but it felt like he was always just going to be there, everyone's favorite Hennessy drinking short-tempered dictator.[/QUOTE] Short-tempered? I thought he was rather calm person

[video=youtube;UEaKX9YYHiQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEaKX9YYHiQ[/video] ;-;7

[QUOTE=Hiccuper;38946354]The North Remembers[/QUOTE] for one second.

[QUOTE]North Korea also unveiled Kim's yacht and his armoured train carriage[/QUOTE] This pisses me off for some reason. Living in luxury as the people starve. Such is life in NK I suppose.

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;38942080]It's so weird that hes dead. It had to happen eventually, but it felt like he was always just going to be there, everyone's favorite Hennessy drinking short-tempered dictator. No one will ever be able to look at things the way Kim Jong-il did.[/QUOTE] Thread Music: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Z_mh3JvHw[/media]

[QUOTE=download;38942192]I'm pretty sure Apples User Agreement bans the use of their product in countries under a UN embargo[/QUOTE] If you lead a country you can pretty much get anything you want.

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;38951211]If you lead a country you can pretty much get anything you want.[/QUOTE] Including nuclear weapons it seems.