re: #503 NJDhockeyfan

UN holds ‘minute’ of silence for Kim Jong-il

[puke]

A 25 second minute of silence. Almost as short as Kim Jong Il himself. What that’s called is protocol. You have to recognize the passing of Kim Jong Il if you want his successor to join the international community. We’re at a point where we may see a sea change in North Korea (if Kim Jong Il was, in fact, the one factor keeping that country as rogue-ish as it was). If his son is more western-friendly, we could see conflicts with two members of the Bush Axis of Evil become things of the past.