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Judi Lynn

(160,631 posts) Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:38 AM Jan 2013

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N Korea grants rare citizenship to American

Source: Agence France-Presse

N Korea grants rare citizenship to American
Posted 33 minutes ago

North Korea has granted a rare honorary citizenship to the US boss of an automobile company partly run by the communist state in a bid to encourage new investment by him.

Park Sang-kwon, the CEO of Pyeonghwa Motors, a joint venture run by North Korea and the Unification Church of South Korea, told South Korea's Yonhap news agency that he received the citizenship in Pyongyang last month.

"This means that North Korea has acknowledged the trust they had put in me," he said.

"They were also encouraging me to start new projects in the North, more freely and aggressively."

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-22/north-korea-grants-rare-citizenship-to-american/4479254

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N Korea grants rare citizenship to American (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2013 OP

And the first time he pisses them off and they throw him in prison davidpdx Jan 2013 #1

"Here's some newspapers, a Bible and a carton of cigarettes, call us when you get out." marble falls Jan 2013 #2

No doubt! davidpdx Jan 2013 #3

Nothing like christx30 Jan 2013 #4

That way they can keep a better eye on him. Turbineguy Jan 2013 #5

Trust? More like control. Daniel537 Jan 2013 #6

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

1. And the first time he pisses them off and they throw him in prison

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 08:28 AM

Jan 2013

The American US State Department should say, you made your bed now lay in it.

marble falls

(57,275 posts)

2. "Here's some newspapers, a Bible and a carton of cigarettes, call us when you get out."

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 10:01 AM

Jan 2013

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

3. No doubt!

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 10:21 AM

Jan 2013

LOL

christx30

(6,241 posts)

4. Nothing like

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 10:55 AM

Jan 2013

a North Korean famine for the ol' diet. I'd just advise him to bow toward Pyongyang two or three times a day.

Turbineguy

(37,372 posts)

5. That way they can keep a better eye on him.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 12:14 PM

Jan 2013

He may try to steal their poverty and starvation.

Daniel537

(1,560 posts)

6. Trust? More like control.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 07:11 PM

Jan 2013

These Marxist thugs like to keep a close eye on their partners, who will usually end up on their bad side at the end of the day anyhow.

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