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kleinbl00  ·  4021 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Two explosions at Boston marathon finish line.

In that North Korea is a "Hermit Kingdom" that faces entirely inward. Their actions abroad are almost entirely related to counterfeiting and narcotics. North Korea lacks the foreign muscle to deal with their own dissidents, let alone attempt terrorism.

But more importantly, North Korea gains nothing from a small-scale terrorist attack against a sporting event in a city most North Koreans don't even know exists. Remember - they've released at least two propaganda videos in the past month in which they triumphantly nuke the United States out of existence. What value is there in demonstrating that they can cause less harm and horror abroad than they can in their own prison camps?

North Korea is a piss-poor bogeyman. This can be solved by inspection. There is nothing in their behavior - in the past 50 years - that demonstrates the slightest inclination towards terrorism. More importantly, there is no demonstrable advantage to their initiating terrorist tendencies now.

However, the movies are full of "North Korean terrorists" this week so that's immediately where you go.

So I repeat. You do not understand North Korea. More than that, you're believing exactly what the media wants you to believe.