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November 22, 2024
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Drunken haze: How American soldiers are viewed in N. Korea

'I'm guessing he was four-legged because you were seeing the action as the drunk U.S. soldier was seeing it.'

NEW YORK CITY – On a trip to North Korea last month, Young Pioneer Tours group leader Joseph Ferris III took in a performance of the Pyongyang Military Circus.

“My understanding is everyone who is in that circus is in the military--including the trapeze girls,” Ferris tells NK News.

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