North Korea cuts daily food ration - Democratic Underground

Newsjock

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Tue Jan-25-05 12:44 AM
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North Korea cuts daily food ration

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/01/24/nkorea050124.html

PYONGYANG - North Korea has cut daily food rations to its people to almost starvation levels.

The World Food Program says the cut from 300 grams to 250 grams per person leaves just half the minimum daily energy requirement.

The United Nations food agency's country director for North Korea, Richard Ragan, says the cut appears to be temporary and is not unprecedented in a country where fluctuations in public food distribution have been a regular occurrence.

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theboss

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Tue Jan-25-05 12:47 AM
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1. Well, as long as it's just temporary....

My God, what a fucked up place....

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alittlelark

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Tue Jan-25-05 01:09 AM
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2. - sigh-

:-(

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Old and In the Way

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Tue Jan-25-05 01:17 AM
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3. Now this is a country that could use some democracy.

I don't understand why China isn't applying pressure to the NK government....seems they have plenty of motivation to see that country reformed.

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ogradda

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Tue Jan-25-05 02:11 AM
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4. o well that's o.k. then!

what goddamn fucktards:mad:

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