- Bend Bulletin main site
- Bend Bulletin archives
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
- Contact the Bulletin
- Comments/Questions?
Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By William J. Broad __utf2022__ New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
May 3, 2009
Many Western analysts greeted North Korea’s failure to put a satellite into orbit in early April with scorn, with one joke complimenting the dictator for a successful launch into the deep sea.
“Pacific plankton will forever live in fear of the mighty reach of Kim Jong....