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'The story about the souvenir picture which was not taken will go down long to the posterity as a legend of the leader's love for the KPA soldiers along with Mt. Kuwol, a famous mountain of the people.'
It looks like, though the twiter messages (tweets?) were from real DPRK news releases (headlines), the account was a fake, set up by some prankster perhaps. See here for more.
How strange:
ReplyDelete'The story about the souvenir picture which was not taken will go down long to the posterity as a legend of the leader's love for the KPA soldiers along with Mt. Kuwol, a famous mountain of the people.'
i thought ordinary Koreans did not have access to the web? So these messages of propaganda are meant for others?
ReplyDeleteI believe so, TP, though it seems like a strange use of time and resources...
ReplyDeleteWhat are they really useful for, though, is the interesting question.
ReplyDeleteIt's to prove they're hip and up with the new technology, probably. Or like to think they actually have followers.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like, though the twiter messages (tweets?) were from real DPRK news releases (headlines), the account was a fake, set up by some prankster perhaps. See here for more.
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