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The new Italian restaurant in North Korea, and other international news

Not exactly The Olive Garden

EDITORIAL: Book your flight to Pyongyang!
North Korea opens its first Italian restaurant, thanks to Dear Leader

“Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il, a gourmand, has opened an Italian restaurant after sending cooks to Naples and Rome to learn how to cook authentic Italian pizza and pasta.

Would you like some fries with that, Kim?

The Saudis would have you believe that Islam in Latin America began with Muslim journeys to the continent even before the arrival of Columbus. I guess they heard about it from the Vikings.

“If there is another election” in the UK. At least there’s one place where the porkbusters got there first.

There’s First-person Socialism, and then there’s being there:

The Anchoress likes Mike Rowe, and I love him, too – and he can sing.

Denny awarded the AOTW to this guy, who richly earned it.

Joe Biden, however, was thanking Zapatero for Spain’s help in Iraq. Biden’s statement is so far beyond stupid that for a moment I thought Biden was trying to punk ZP, but Ed makes a better point,

No, I think Biden would have been blunt enough to just say, “Thanks for ticking off George Bush.” It should be noted that the Spanish Finger to the US didn’t just include pulling out of Iraq, but also refusing to train Iraqi security forces

One way in which the Enron scandal differs from the AIG scandal.

If you aren’t worried yet, maybe you should read that UN offers aid for Bolivia to exploit uranium. In the meantime, read this article asking, Iranian Influence Also Connected With Mexican Drug Cartels And FARC?

Doug is brilliant.

More blogging later.

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One Response to “The new Italian restaurant in North Korea, and other international news”

  1. Shane from PV Radio Says:
    March 30th, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    Mike Rowe is one of the most talented, intelligent, insightful men worth listening to these days. My girlfriend and I have been watching dirty jobs since its first season, and while it offers a glimpse into the world of people we’ll never meet and can never come to know, his humor and the questions he asks make the show a people-watchers delight.

    I work construction – running a crew that builds commercial buildings in Southern California. I’ll repeat what Rowe did just now – those grimy, calloused hands, sun-wrinkled faces you see on sites aren’t neanderthals pounding nails – they’re hard working people who have the skill to bring what is in their imagination into this world. They bring theory to life, and blueprints into realization. Countless times during a typical workday we’ll come upon a conundrum that takes dimensional creativity to solve – and don’t be surprised if it’s the lug with neck like a bull who concocts an elegant solution. Some call that art. I agree. Some of the finest artists I’ve ever met wear a tool belt and boots.

    Thanks Mike.