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john commented on the word hermit kingdom
“The Web reports have been especially eye-opening for South Koreans, providing a rare glimpse of the aptly named Hermit Kingdom untainted by their own government’s biases, whether the anti-Communists who present the North in the worst light or liberals who gloss over bad news for fear of jeopardizing chances at détente. ”
The New York Times, North Koreans Use Cellphones to Bare Secrets, by Choe Sang-Hun, March 28, 2010
March 29, 2010