On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Bill Stewart wrote:
The news says that North Korea's government says they were blowing the top off a mountain as part of hydroelectric construction.
Yes, I heard it driving home this afternoon. Blowing up a mountain without any kind of warning (assuming that this isn't a case of universal coverup, which it doesn't look like) is a sure fire way to make your neighbors nervous! Nice to know Kim has a [warped but effective] sense of humor :-)
They don't quote any unnamed officials saying "Whoops"...
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