http://austrianindependent.com/news/Politics/2010-03-19/1657/In_the_service_of_the_dictator
The dictator himself refused to eat Korean food - insisting on having everything from abroad.
"The dictator Kim Jong-il even had a Coca Cola factory imported all for himself.
"He has 1,500 cars. To maintain them, I travelled all over North Korea, to all the factories. The workers drank some brew on their lunch break, saying ‘that’s our meals, that way it only takes half a minute. We are hungry before, during and after our meals and our children are malnourished.’ What right does Kim have to build villas then, and to have food from all over the world?"
Friday, March 19, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
“김정일 비자금 40억弗 룩셈부르크 은행 예치” 英일간 텔레그래프 보도
http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20100316002002&spage=1
김정일 북한 국방위원장이 해외로 강제도피하는 비상상황에 대비해 40억달러(약 4조 5380억원)의 비자금을 룩셈부르크 은행에 예치하고 있다고 영국 일간 텔레그래프가 14일(현지시간) 보도했다.
신문은 한국 정보기관 관계자의 말을 인용해 극심한 빈곤에 시달리는 북한 주민들이 김 위원장의 비자금에 대해 알게 된다면 반정부 투쟁이 벌어질 것이라고 전했다.
비자금의 대부분은 원래 스위스 비밀계좌에 보관되어 있었다. 그러나 돈 세탁 규제가 강화되자 김 위원장의 측근이 기록을 남기지 않기 위해 현금으로 인출한 뒤 룩셈부르크의 은행에 이체한 것으로 알려졌다.
신문은 비자금의 출처로 핵무기·미사일기술 수출, 마약 밀거래, 보험사기, 노동력 착취, 외화위조 등을 지목했다.
●NHK “北 외화교환 재허용”
한편 북한이 지난해 화폐개혁의 후속조치로 금지했던 외화 교환을 최근 다시 허용했다고 일본 NHK가 15일 보도했다. 물가 급등 등 화폐개혁 후유증으로 생긴 주민들의 불만을 무마하기 위한 조치로 풀이된다. 앞서 북한은 지난해 11월 북한 원화를 100대1로 교환하는 화폐개혁을 실시하면서 중국의 위안화와 달러화 등 외화를 사용할 수 없게 했다가 부작용이 커지자 관련조치를 점차 해제하고 있다.
오달란기자 dallan@seoul.co.kr
김정일 북한 국방위원장이 해외로 강제도피하는 비상상황에 대비해 40억달러(약 4조 5380억원)의 비자금을 룩셈부르크 은행에 예치하고 있다고 영국 일간 텔레그래프가 14일(현지시간) 보도했다.
신문은 한국 정보기관 관계자의 말을 인용해 극심한 빈곤에 시달리는 북한 주민들이 김 위원장의 비자금에 대해 알게 된다면 반정부 투쟁이 벌어질 것이라고 전했다.
비자금의 대부분은 원래 스위스 비밀계좌에 보관되어 있었다. 그러나 돈 세탁 규제가 강화되자 김 위원장의 측근이 기록을 남기지 않기 위해 현금으로 인출한 뒤 룩셈부르크의 은행에 이체한 것으로 알려졌다.
신문은 비자금의 출처로 핵무기·미사일기술 수출, 마약 밀거래, 보험사기, 노동력 착취, 외화위조 등을 지목했다.
●NHK “北 외화교환 재허용”
한편 북한이 지난해 화폐개혁의 후속조치로 금지했던 외화 교환을 최근 다시 허용했다고 일본 NHK가 15일 보도했다. 물가 급등 등 화폐개혁 후유증으로 생긴 주민들의 불만을 무마하기 위한 조치로 풀이된다. 앞서 북한은 지난해 11월 북한 원화를 100대1로 교환하는 화폐개혁을 실시하면서 중국의 위안화와 달러화 등 외화를 사용할 수 없게 했다가 부작용이 커지자 관련조치를 점차 해제하고 있다.
오달란기자 dallan@seoul.co.kr
Kim Jong-Il's Emergency Fund
Kim Jong-il keeps $4m 'emergency fund' in European banks
Kim Jong-il, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, has a $4 billion (£2.6 billion) “emergency fund” hidden in secret accounts in European banks that he will use to continue his lavish way of life if he is forced to flee the country.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7442188/Kim-Jong-il-keeps-4m-emergency-fund-in-European-banks.html
Kim Jong-il, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, has a $4 billion (£2.6 billion) “emergency fund” hidden in secret accounts in European banks that he will use to continue his lavish way of life if he is forced to flee the country.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7442188/Kim-Jong-il-keeps-4m-emergency-fund-in-European-banks.html
한국어 관련기사
http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20100316002002&spage=1
By Oliver Arlow in Tokyo
Published: 9:26PM GMT 14 Mar 2010
Kim Jong Il has taken elaborate measures to escape in the event of a military invasion by forces from the United States and South Korea Photo: PHOTOSHOT
South Korean intelligence officials told The Daily Telegraph that much of the money was held in Swiss banks until authorities there began to tighten regulations on money laundering.
Mr Kim’s operatives then withdrew the money - in cash, in order not to leave a paper trail - and transferred it to banks in Luxembourg.
The money is the profits from impoverished North Korea selling its nuclear and missile technology, dealing in narcotics, insurance fraud, the use of forced labour in its vast gulag system, and the counterfeiting of foreign currency.
“I believe this is the most extensive money-laundering operation in the history of organised crime, yet the final destination of the funds has not been given the proper attention it deserves,” said Ken Kato, the director of Human Rights in Asia.
“Somewhere in the world, there are bankers who are earning a large sum of money by concealing and managing Kim Jong-il’s secret funds, and at the same time, almost nine million people in North Korea are suffering from food shortages,” he said. “I believe the secret bank accounts are now in Luxembourg, or have recently been transferred from Luxembourg to other tax havens.”
A spokesman for the Luxembourg government said that it was obliged to investigate all transactions involving Stalinist North Korea.
“The problem is that they do not have 'North Korea’ written all over them,” he added. “They try to hide and they try to erase as many links as possible.”
Peter Lilley, author of Dirty Dealing: The Untold Truth About Global Money Laundering, International Crime and Terrorism, describes Luxembourg as “one of the great dark horses” of banking.
He said that there was evidence that Colonel Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein had made use of Luxembourg-based banks.
Mr Kato said: “If Kim Jong-il’s $4 billion secret bank accounts are frozen, it would change the course of history. He has no choice but to respect human rights, give up his nuclear weapons and beg the international community to release the funds because he needs that money to buy the loyalty of high-ranking officials.”
A South Korean intelligence official said: “If the North Korean people were aware of this money while they have suffered, then it is possible they could rise up against the regime.”
Despite a vice-like grip on North Korea since he assumed the post of Supreme Leader when his father, Kim Il-sung, died in 1994, Mr Kim, 68, has in place elaborate measures to escape in the event of a military invasion by a foreign power, with China his most likely destination.
By Oliver Arlow in Tokyo
Published: 9:26PM GMT 14 Mar 2010
Kim Jong Il has taken elaborate measures to escape in the event of a military invasion by forces from the United States and South Korea Photo: PHOTOSHOT
South Korean intelligence officials told The Daily Telegraph that much of the money was held in Swiss banks until authorities there began to tighten regulations on money laundering.
Mr Kim’s operatives then withdrew the money - in cash, in order not to leave a paper trail - and transferred it to banks in Luxembourg.
The money is the profits from impoverished North Korea selling its nuclear and missile technology, dealing in narcotics, insurance fraud, the use of forced labour in its vast gulag system, and the counterfeiting of foreign currency.
“I believe this is the most extensive money-laundering operation in the history of organised crime, yet the final destination of the funds has not been given the proper attention it deserves,” said Ken Kato, the director of Human Rights in Asia.
“Somewhere in the world, there are bankers who are earning a large sum of money by concealing and managing Kim Jong-il’s secret funds, and at the same time, almost nine million people in North Korea are suffering from food shortages,” he said. “I believe the secret bank accounts are now in Luxembourg, or have recently been transferred from Luxembourg to other tax havens.”
A spokesman for the Luxembourg government said that it was obliged to investigate all transactions involving Stalinist North Korea.
“The problem is that they do not have 'North Korea’ written all over them,” he added. “They try to hide and they try to erase as many links as possible.”
Peter Lilley, author of Dirty Dealing: The Untold Truth About Global Money Laundering, International Crime and Terrorism, describes Luxembourg as “one of the great dark horses” of banking.
He said that there was evidence that Colonel Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein had made use of Luxembourg-based banks.
Mr Kato said: “If Kim Jong-il’s $4 billion secret bank accounts are frozen, it would change the course of history. He has no choice but to respect human rights, give up his nuclear weapons and beg the international community to release the funds because he needs that money to buy the loyalty of high-ranking officials.”
A South Korean intelligence official said: “If the North Korean people were aware of this money while they have suffered, then it is possible they could rise up against the regime.”
Despite a vice-like grip on North Korea since he assumed the post of Supreme Leader when his father, Kim Il-sung, died in 1994, Mr Kim, 68, has in place elaborate measures to escape in the event of a military invasion by a foreign power, with China his most likely destination.
NATO Head Urges Creation of Missile Shield
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20100315_9193.php
"We must develop an effective missile defense," Rasmussen said during a conference in Warsaw."In the coming years we will probably face many more countries and possibly even some nonstate actors armed with long-range missiles and nuclear capabilities."
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Kim Jong-il's personal shopper reveals how the North Korean leader lives in luxury
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7418727/Kim-Jong-ils-personal-shopper-reveals-how-the-North-Korean-leader-lives-in-luxury.html
A North Korean colonel has revealed that he spent two decades going on lavish shopping sprees in Europe for his country's leaders, while ordinary people starved to death in the impoverished nation.
By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai
Published: 7:00AM GMT 11 Mar 2010
A North Korean colonel has revealed that he spent two decades going on lavish shopping sprees in Europe for his country's leaders, while ordinary people starved to death in the impoverished nation.
By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai
Published: 7:00AM GMT 11 Mar 2010
Kim Jong Ryul, 75, has spent the last 16 years in exile in Austria after fleeing North Korea and still fears for his life. In a new book, At the Dictator's Service, he recounts the luxury in which North Korea's leaders live.
Using the code name Emil, Kim travelled through Europe on a diplomatic passport and with a suitcase full of cash, procuring cars, planes, guns and special food for both Kim Il-sung and his son, Kim Jong-il.
The goods and money would be channelled through Vienna, to take advantage of banking secrecy, lax trade rules and minimal checks on aircraft.
Mr Kim said the North Korean leaders had dozens of villas, some of which were built underground, that were stuffed with chandeliers, silk wallpaper and expensive furniture. He said some of the villas were equipped with special ventilation systems in case of a nuclear attack.
He said Kim Il-sung would "only eat foreign food". He added: "In Vienna, there was a special attache, a friend of mine, who only procured special foreign food for the dictator." Troupes of chefs would be sent from North Korea to Austria to study how to cook.
"'Learn everything!' that's what they were told," revealed Mr Kim "The crazy dictators heard rumours that Austrian cuisine was world famous and that's why they wanted (the cooks) to come here." He also said that despite public denunciations of Western imperialism and decadent culture, the ruling family has an extensive car collection including models from Mercedes, Fords, Cadillacs and Lincolns. A special Romanian secret service contact helped procure hunting rifles and even a light Cessna aeroplane. Other devices that made their way to Pyongyang included heartbeat monitors that could detect people hiding behind walls and gold-plated pistols.
Meanwhile, said Mr Kim, the general population of North Korea were starving. The former army man said it was this injustice that drove him to fake his death in 1994 and begin a new life in Austria.
Although he initially hoped for regime change, he admitted that Kim Jong-il's rule was unlikely to end soon. "It is unthinkable," he said.
Having revealed his secrets, Mr Kim said that he could now "die with a clean conscience".
‘김정일 비자금관리인’ 이철, 30년 만에 스위스 떠난다는데…
제네바 대사 이달 말 이임說
“고령 감안” “후계 관련” 분분
http://news.donga.com/Politics/New/3/00/20100311/26763609/1
이 대사는 1980년 제네바 주재 북한대표부 공사로 부임하며 제네바와 첫 인연을 맺었고, 북한이 유엔에 가입하기 전인 1987년부터 제네바 유엔사무국 주재 상임대표부 대사로 활동했다. 1998년부터는 주스위스 대사를 겸임해 왔다.
이 대사는 김정일 국방위원장의 ‘비자금 관리인’으로 알려진 데다 김 위원장의 세 아들인 정남(39) 정철(29) 정은 씨(27) 등이 모두 스위스에서 국제학교와 공립학교를 다닌 점 때문에 ‘측근 중의 측근’으로 알려져 왔다. 또 고 김일성 주석과 김정일 위원장 등 북한 최고위층의 지병 치료를 위해 1991년부터 프랑스 의료진을 연결시키는 데도 핵심 역할을 한 것으로 보도됐다.
2006년 4월에는 크리스토퍼 힐 당시 미국 국무부 차관보가 서울에서 북한이 스위스에 40억 달러를 비밀리에 예치하고 있다고 발언한 사실이 보도되자 ‘공화국의 영상(이미지)을 손상시키기 위한 미 행정부의 상투적인 모략’이라며 강하게 반발하는 성명을 내기도 했다.
스위스 주재 각국 외교관 가운데 최장수인 이 대사의 교체 배경을 놓고 다양한 해석이 나오고 있다. 올해 75세의 고령이라는 점이 감안된 것이라는 분석이 우세하지만 북한 내부의 권력승계 문제와도 관련이 있을 것이라는 관측도 나온다.
전승훈 기자 raphy@donga.com
“고령 감안” “후계 관련” 분분
http://news.donga.com/Politics/New/3/00/20100311/26763609/1
북한 김정일 국방위원장의 최측근인 이철 주제네바 북한대표부 대사(75·사진)가 30여 년의 스위스 생활을 마치고 이르면 이달 하순 이임할 것으로 알려졌다. 10일 스위스 베른의 외교소식통에 따르면 이 대사가 교체될 것이라는 소문이 현지 외교가에 널리 퍼졌으며 그 배경을 놓고 여러 해석이 나오고 있다. 이 관계자는 “스위스 주재 외교관 중 최장수인 이 대사의 이임 소식에 각국이 높은 관심을 보이고 있다”며 “이 대사의 이임 시기가 수주일 내가 될지, 한두 달 정도 더 걸릴지는 아직 분명하지 않다”고 말했다.
이 대사는 1980년 제네바 주재 북한대표부 공사로 부임하며 제네바와 첫 인연을 맺었고, 북한이 유엔에 가입하기 전인 1987년부터 제네바 유엔사무국 주재 상임대표부 대사로 활동했다. 1998년부터는 주스위스 대사를 겸임해 왔다.
이 대사는 김정일 국방위원장의 ‘비자금 관리인’으로 알려진 데다 김 위원장의 세 아들인 정남(39) 정철(29) 정은 씨(27) 등이 모두 스위스에서 국제학교와 공립학교를 다닌 점 때문에 ‘측근 중의 측근’으로 알려져 왔다. 또 고 김일성 주석과 김정일 위원장 등 북한 최고위층의 지병 치료를 위해 1991년부터 프랑스 의료진을 연결시키는 데도 핵심 역할을 한 것으로 보도됐다.
2006년 4월에는 크리스토퍼 힐 당시 미국 국무부 차관보가 서울에서 북한이 스위스에 40억 달러를 비밀리에 예치하고 있다고 발언한 사실이 보도되자 ‘공화국의 영상(이미지)을 손상시키기 위한 미 행정부의 상투적인 모략’이라며 강하게 반발하는 성명을 내기도 했다.
스위스 주재 각국 외교관 가운데 최장수인 이 대사의 교체 배경을 놓고 다양한 해석이 나오고 있다. 올해 75세의 고령이라는 점이 감안된 것이라는 분석이 우세하지만 북한 내부의 권력승계 문제와도 관련이 있을 것이라는 관측도 나온다.
전승훈 기자 raphy@donga.com
Monday, March 1, 2010
Syria Received North Korean "Yellowcake" Uranium, Report Says.
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20100301_3546.php
Forty-five tons of yellowcake could be converted into 196 to 287 pounds of bomb-grade uranium, according to Institute for Science and International Security President David Albright.
"In any case, 45 tons of yellowcake is enough for several nuclear bombs," he said (Kyodo News/iStockAnalyst.com, Feb. 28).
Forty-five tons of yellowcake could be converted into 196 to 287 pounds of bomb-grade uranium, according to Institute for Science and International Security President David Albright.
"In any case, 45 tons of yellowcake is enough for several nuclear bombs," he said (Kyodo News/iStockAnalyst.com, Feb. 28).
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