The National Post today has a downright dangerous editorial today advocating the worse sort of international bully tactics, implicitly endorsing mass murder. North Korea is a problem and a rogue nation lead by a mad mad; no doubt about that. It may eventually require external military intervention, but to advocate mass murder is wrong on so many levels. Even the most basic level, effectivty, fails the test. This is a country lead by a crazy person, threats make no difference to someone who considers himself immortal. I was serious in the implication that this would be a gift to the bad people too: as it was to Castro and so many others having an external enemy that can be painted as aggressive will bring out nationalistic tendencies and keep even the most ineffective dictator in power long after natural forces would have left them looking for a job.

I had to be sarcastic in my reply, if I was serious it would have been "assured destruction" on them ; -)

Hi:

I want to thank you for your advocacy for "assured destruction" by the U.S. of the workers paradise of North Korea in your editorial. Perhaps with such support we can convince those running dog Americans to adapt such a policy. By having the threat of mass murder by an immeasurably more powerful foe I can silence any fools who question "Juche" as morally too aggressive. I would regain the control that had been slipping.

As you may know it has been increasingly tough lately trying to maintain my god on earth status. With starvation common and my last friend (China) less supportive it was looking like a revolution here could dethrone me or my son with any mild push internally, or with a surgical military strike from the South. To expose the U.S. as simply wannabe mass murders who have learned nothing from the last century would be a great gift.

Again a heartfelt "Komapsumnida".

Kim Jong-il