Meanwhile in North Korea

[sublight]

There is a sudden swarm of cars at the North Korean embassy in Beijing. Then Chinese bloggers started saying Kim Jong Un was killed....

http://s.weibo.com/weibo/%E9%87%91%E6%AD%A3%E6%81%A9?topnav=1

http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-weibo-light-kim-jong-un-death-rumors-170718049.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/02/10/kim-jong-un-dead-thats-the-rumor/

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10374846-rumors-repeat-rumors-north-korean-leader-shot

Even if its not true, somebodies having a killer party at the embassy.....

 

[CJGibson]

Looks like Fred Mulley got off lightly back in 1977.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11572789/Satellite-images-capture-North-Korea-executions-carried-out-with-anti-aircraft-guns.html

Chris

 

[Arjen]

Bit of a throwback, that.
http://www.executedtoday.com/2011/12/22/1793-joseph-fouche-executioner-of-lyons/

 

[TomS]

Looks like Fred Mulley got off lightly back in 1977.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11572789/Satellite-images-capture-North-Korea-executions-carried-out-with-anti-aircraft-guns.html

Chris

I wouldn't bet much on this being accurate. There's quite a history of such horrific execution stories from North Korea and they often prove to be complete bunk. For example, note that this article has a link to another Telegrpah story about a lover of Kim-Jong Un being executed. It dosen't include a link to the later story (on the same site) showing that she appeared on television alive and well some time after her supposed "execution."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/10837897/Executed-Kim-Jong-Un-girlfriend-reappears-on-North-Korea-television.html

I can think of reasons for such a setup that don't involve gruesome executions. For example, a firepower demonstration with mannequins as targets, possibly dressed up to represent US and ROK armed forces.

 

[CJGibson]

for younger readers....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Mulley

Chris

 

[Abraham Gubler]

for younger readers....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Mulley

Chris

He was lucky. Since the UK Forces didn't have heavy MGs at that time they would have had to get him with a barrage of Rapier missiles or Bloodhounds... the later would have made quite the mess.