http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/09/14/italy-seizes-liquor-bound-for-dprk/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/09/14/italy-seizes-liquor-bound-for-dprk/#comment-156548 Chuck Anziulewicz Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:17:46 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/09/14/italy-seizes-liquor-bound-for-dprk/#comment-156548 It's very sad that the DPRK's "Inner Party" elite see fit to import expensive liquors and luxury yachts at a time when most citizens are afflicted by chronic poverty and malnutrition, and even Pyongyang doesn't have a reliable electric supply. And yet most North Koreans will never hear a word of this. It’s very sad that the DPRK’s “Inner Party” elite see fit to import expensive liquors and luxury yachts at a time when most citizens are afflicted by chronic poverty and malnutrition, and even Pyongyang doesn’t have a reliable electric supply. And yet most North Koreans will never hear a word of this.

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