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To: Mr. Kim Il Sung
From: US Ambassador to South Korea
Subject: Thank you for the 4th of July Gift


Dear Mr. Kim,

On behalf of the People of the United States, I wish to thank you and your country for your contribution to the celebration that is underway today in our country and around the world. Your fireworks display brought a great deal of joy to the members of Americas Navy and Air forces.

As our way of saying thank you, we would like to offer our own display of thanks for the People of North Korea by pointing out that On July 6th, 7th and 8th, The International Space Station and the United States Space Shuttle Discovery will be visible from your country. It should make quite a view from the ground. I know I speak for the crew of Discovery when I say that they certainly do most enjoy the unfettered and unobstructed view of your country from their vantage point.

Please enjoy the show.

Yours truly,

J. Allen Werthiemer Esq.
United States Ambassador to South Korea.

P.S. US Navy Seal Team 9 will be picking up the pieces of your "rockets" off the floor of the Sea of Japan for evaulation later today. Please let us know if you would like the debris shipped back to your labratories after we have finished looking at them. We understand you have some difficulty in rasing a Navy of your own and we are willing to help you out in any way we can in this matter. America has a large and capable Navy. Coincidentally, many of our ships are right off your shores at this time.

P.P.S. The United States also has a large holiday in September called "Labor Day". If you could try for another "fireworks display" on that holiday, we would appeaciate whatever you could manage to bring to brighten our day.

P.P.P.S. The Ambassador from Japan sends his love. Apparently his grandfather spent a great deal of time in Korea, and he is looking forward to visiting it in the near future.

Posted @ July 04, 2006 02:28 PM | Current Affairs

Comments

I'm pretty sure Kim Il-Sung hasn't been answering his mail for the past twelve years or so. Kim Jong-Il is slightly more responsive.

Posted by: Daniel at July 4, 2006 05:56 PM

They dont recognize that hes dead, so it would be rude of me to do so. I cant think of anything more insulting than to continue to either mispell or to misname a tyrannical leader. I Figure we are safe untl we start seeing third world maniacs with names like "Larry Smith".

Posted by: frank martin at July 4, 2006 06:32 PM

Now that's true diplomacy, may be even gun boat diplomacy Roosevelt style. Although it isn't equal to Franklin Roosevelt's power politics.

Posted by: Ymarsakar at July 5, 2006 10:37 PM