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The North Korea You Won’t See on a Propaganda Tour [Sad]

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Time Out New York ‘s back cover this week is a glossy, upbeat travel ad for tours in… North Korea . We decided to take a look at eyewitness reports of life inside the country’s brutal gulags to provide some context. More

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What We Know About North Korea, and Kim Jong Il, From His Defected Staff [Dictator Style]

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Another former employee of North Korea ‘s secretive dictatorship — a personal shopper — has escaped to tell his story. Here’s a roundup of the bizarre details he, and two chefs, told of their time working for the world’s weirdest dictator. More

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Triumphant Return … to Burbank

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

After nearly 5 months in North Korean captivity, journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee finally returned to Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California.The photo on the right was taken moments after Laura was reunited with her sister, former “View” host …

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Triumphant Return … to Burbank

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