At least, that’s the official account of the supernatural circumstances preceding Kim’s death last Saturday, as relayed by the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The news agency is one of the chief propaganda organs tasked with building up the quasi-religious mystique around the Kim family, which has ruled North Korea since its founding in 1948.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
‘Heaven sent’ Kims play up family and history legacy in claim to leadership -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-says-fierce-snowstorm-paused-sky-glowed-red-in-minutes-before-kims-death/2011/12/21/gIQAPFYVAP_story.html
Just before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died, the skies glowed red above sacred Mount Paektu and the impenetrable sheet of ice at the heart of the mystical volcano cracked with a deafening roar.
At least, that’s the official account of the supernatural circumstances preceding Kim’s death last Saturday, as relayed by the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The news agency is one of the chief propaganda organs tasked with building up the quasi-religious mystique around the Kim family, which has ruled North Korea since its founding in 1948.
At least, that’s the official account of the supernatural circumstances preceding Kim’s death last Saturday, as relayed by the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The news agency is one of the chief propaganda organs tasked with building up the quasi-religious mystique around the Kim family, which has ruled North Korea since its founding in 1948.
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