Monday, August 22, 2005

The Spreading Truth

When the D.P.R.K released a video to help it's "declining" tourism industry earlier this year, demand was rampant. I guess I should have been less careless in linking such a "high-profile" site. I should have had more respect for such a link, as my actions make "free" content such as this, less availible.
The perplexing circumstance is that North Korea HAS NO WEB HOSTING ABILITY.

Oh, and just some advice Kim... I think fixing your country's internet problems would not be quite as helpful in creating a demand for tourists, as alleveating THIS minor hitch...

Government security personnel closely monitor the activities and conversations of foreigners in North Korea. Hotel rooms, telephones and fax machines may be monitored, and personal possessions in hotel rooms may be searched. Photographing roads, bridges, airports, rail stations, or anything other than designated public tourist sites can be perceived as espionage and may result in confiscation of cameras and film or even detention. DPRK border officials routinely confiscate visitors’ cell phones on arrival, returning the phone only on departure. Foreign visitors to North Korea may be arrested, detained or expelled for activities that would not be considered criminal outside the DPRK, including involvement in unsanctioned religious and political activities, engaging in unauthorized travel or interaction with the local population.

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