Reuters Friday.
South Korea's air force has begun dropping news leaflets across North Korea containing information on uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa, in a bid to enourage the public to think about change.
South Korea’s air force has been dropping leaflets in North Korean cities informing the local people of mass uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, a member of parliament told
The South has been dropping news releases to inform the people of North Korea of unprecedented events in North Africa and the Middle East as part of a psychological effort aimed at mobilising the people to call for change.
Along with the leaflets, the South Korean military has also dropped packages containing food, medicine and radios, said parliament member Song Young-sun, who insisted they aren’t trying to incite a revolution, but are encouraging the people to think about change.
North Korea, like Myanmar, is one of the most tightly-controlled and repressive regimes in the world. The government has vast control over the people, making an Egyptian-style uprising unthinkable.
Along with the leaflets, the South Korean military has also dropped packages containing food, medicine and radios, said parliament member Song Young-sun, who insisted they aren’t trying to incite a revolution, but are encouraging the people to think about change.
North Korea, like Myanmar, is one of the most tightly-controlled and repressive regimes in the world. The government has vast control over the people, making an Egyptian-style uprising unthinkable.
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“You’re never going to be able to predict a collapse until the day it happens, but even then, this is a much more perfectly closed society with control over information and travel,” said Cho Min of the Korea Institute for National Unification.
Cho Min added that the leaflets were likely to cause fear rather than calls for change, especially if they contain any criticism of Kim Jong-il.
South Korea has dropped leaflets in the North before, usually in packages containing anti-North Korea messages, as well as foreign currency.
Cho Min added that the leaflets were likely to cause fear rather than calls for change, especially if they contain any criticism of Kim Jong-il.
South Korea has dropped leaflets in the North before, usually in packages containing anti-North Korea messages, as well as foreign currency.
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