“The fervor and single-mindedness of this deification probably have no precedent in history. It's not like Duvalier or Assad passing the torch… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“The North Korean capital, Pyongyang, is a city consecrated to the worship of a father-son dynasty. (I came to think of them,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Kim Jong Il, incidentally, has been made head of the party and of the army, but the office of the presidency is… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Sooner or later, all talk among foreigners in Pyongyang turns to one imponderable subject. Do the locals really believe what they are… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Nobody knows how many North Koreans have died or are dying in the famine—some estimates by foreign-aid groups run as high as… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Playing pool with Korean officials one evening in the Koryo Hotel, which has become the nightspot for foreign businessmen and an increasing… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Rolf Ekeus came round to my apartment one day and showed me the name of the Iraqi diplomat who had visited the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“I saw exactly one picture of Marx and one of Lenin in my whole stay, but it's been a long time since… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“I was hungry when I left Pyongyang. I wasn't hungry just for a bookshop that sold books that weren't about Fat Man… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
