Kim Jong-Il Was an "Internet Expert" 238
pigrabbitbear writes "The late Kim Jong Il made many bizarre claims and bestowed upon himself many extravagant titles during his iron-clad rule over North Korea. But here's one that's particularly interesting in light of the recent SOPA debate – 'Internet expert.' The DPRK's Dear Leader fancied himself as such during an international summit in 2007. Seven years prior, he had asked U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright for her email address, indicating that the North Korean internet black hole was perhaps not as thoroughly opaque as we made it out to be — at least not for those at the top."
Re:Sure, Al Gore may have INVENTED it (Score:5, Interesting)
And, unlike Gore, Glorious Leader at least put his money where his mouth was on global warming.
But not so much as the Democratic Republic of the Congo [informatio...utiful.net], world leader in renewable energy.
Awesome picture (Score:5, Interesting)
That looks like another fine picture for http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com/ [tumblr.com].
Footage of Kim (Score:5, Interesting)
I've noticed a few things from all the news footage available of Kim Jong-Il:
1. Kim is generally doing one of three things: pointing/gesturing at something, watch someone pointing/gesturing at something, or clapping. Never speaking, never doing something actually interesting.
2. People in North Korea LOVE clapping for some reason. All the political footage involving Kim tends to involve a shitload of clapping. If the leader is clapping at something, everyone else is that's for sure. Maybe everyone's really happy over there?
Either the guy has never bothered to speak on camera, or the regime was afraid he'd say something stupid.