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Posted At : April 21, 2010 9:15 PM | Posted By : Alan McCollough
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Snipped from "NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 103 (April 22, 2010)"...

N. Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Sees Art Performances by Security Organs

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il enjoyed performances by the art squads of the country's two key security agencies for two days running, shortly after the 98th anniversary of the birth of his late father on April 15, state media reported.

In a report monitored in Seoul, the (North) Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on April 18 that Kim watched a performance given by the art squad of the (North) Korean People's Army (KPA) Unit 10215 on the occasion of the Day of the Sun.

"Art Squad"? In the military? Hm. I mean, I'm sure they're formidable combatants, and all, but... how do you end up in the Art Squad? Bust a move while in basic training I suppose. "Hey look, either you dance or you clear the unexploded mines out of that rice paddy over there." Who knows?