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North Korean rocket in epic fail……. 1 comment
It appears that North Korea’s determination to do whatever the fuck they like has left them with egg on their faces. Evidently, the BIG DONG rocket* they launched over the weekend with the declared intention of putting a satellite into space never reached orbit. This has fueled international suspicion that the satellite vibe was just cover for a test launch of a military missile.
If that’s the case, you’d think North Korea could come up with a more plausible cover story than they did. The satellite’s role, we are told, was to “broadcast revolutionary songs” (by which we can suppose they mean songs about communist revolution, not acid jazz, trip hop, house and other ahead-of-their time genres…..). According to MSNBC songs included:
“……..the melodies of the immortal revolutionary paeans ‘Song of Gen. Kim Il Sung’ and ‘Song of Gen. Kim Jong Il’………”
Whatever. It put me in mind of another song, sung by Kim Jong Il in the hilarious movie Team America. Take it away, Supreme Leader….:
* The North Koreans also have a missile called NODONG………..