Dissident Activity Reported in N. Korea

[Blue Diadem]

By Associated Press

January 17, 2005, 11:31 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea -- A human rights group claimed Tuesday that it has obtained video footage showing dissident activities in North Korea, with demands for freedom and democracy written over a poster of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il.

If authentic, it would be the first time images of dissent in the highly secretive North have come to light. But there was no way to independently confirm the validity of the footage.

The 35-minute videotape, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, shows written statements posted on a wall, urging North Koreans to fight to retrieve freedom and democracy.

A man is heard, but not seen, reading a statement, demanding Kim Jong Il be removed from his post. "The North Korean people are suffering from hunger and poverty because of Kim Jong Il's dictatorship and dogmatic politics," the man says.

more:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-nkorea-dissident,0,1133078.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

[LynnTheDem]

1. Sure...then bush can say the N Koreans WANT us to "liberate" them, and

voila! Another nation he can order invaded & occupied. Let's see; US Military experts say likely 1 million dead within the first 24 hours of any US attack on N. Korea...

GOOD LUCK with that one, America!