Now only Kim can booze and sing

Kim's adorable smile

President Trump has declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism. The first time North Korea was put on the U.S. terrorism sponsor list was for the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air flight that killed all 115 people on board.

Former President George W. Bush removed Pyongyang from the list in 2008 for what he perceived as progress in denuclearization talks. Like Bill Clinton before him, North Korea seems to have a way of fooling our presidents, both Republican and Democrat.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un keeps his people on a tight leash, according to those lucky enough to have defected and lived to tell about it. 

Now Kim has gone even further in his control of his citizens--he has banned them from drinking and singing, according to a recent report. That is, citizens have been banned from participating in "any gatherings related to drinking, singing and other entertainment (especially the singing of "Gangnem Style").

The North Korean regime is also censoring non-North Korean information and news and calls it "strengthening control of outside information." The reason for the ban is reportedly an effort to quash "a possible negative impact" of sanctions against North Korea in response to its incessant nuclear tests.

Pyongyang has also taken steps against its military by "undertaking an inspection of the military politburo" due to an "impure attitude toward the party leadership," according to Reuters.

Several top military officials, including bureau chief Hwang Pyong-so and deputy chief Kim Won-hong, were punished as a result of the investigation, but it's not known how they were disciplined. It's possible they were forced to do the Electric Slide in a minefield.

This investigation was the first in two decades. It was carried out by Choe Ryong Hae (aka Judas), who was promoted in October to the regime's Central Military Commission. 

North Korea last launched an ICBM over Japan in September.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke on Monday at the White House press conference and explained that before anything hits the proverbial "fan," we will exhaust all diplomatic strategies with North Korea. 



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