With Kim Jong Il trying his hardest to show that he is crazier than a sh*t house rat, North Korea is beginning to reap the benefits of his lunacy. The United Nations has agreed to implement sanctions against the xenophobic nation and that could include losing their internet access.
The country is already one of the most isolated in the world when it comes to communications and media and any sanctions would make it even more remote.
There are only a handful of international telephone circuits into North Korea and many telephones cannot be reached by direct dialling. Instead calls are routed through switchboards where foreign language skills lack, service is curt and calls are likely to be dropped at any moment. Only a few companies and government departments have phone or fax numbers that can be reached from overseas.
This will undoubtably hurt the citizens of North Korea more than the ruling junta but, that will be of little concern when having food to eat is a greater priority.
So, what is a reasonable response to a nation that is controlled by paranoid impotent men?
[tags]North Korea, UN Sanctions, Telecom, Internet Access[/tags]
