In his latest awe-inspiring yet improbable feat, Kim Jong Un has apparently scaled North Korea’s highest mountain, tackling the snow-clad peak in brogues, warmed only by his revolutionary fervour.
State-run media said today, in typically bizarre language, that “Climbing Mount Paektu provides precious mental pabulum [nourishment] more powerful than any kind of nuclear weapon”. The KNCA news agency stated that the country’s despotic leader had climbed the sacred 2,750m mountain, which lies on the border with China, to pay tribute to his fighter pilots.
Official photographs showed Mr Kim at the summit, clad in his trademark city outfit of black coat, suit and leather shoes, addressing legions of pilots, all of whom appear to be laughing uproariously at their leader’s jokes.
According to KNCA, Mr