"These outdated techniques, ostensibly designed to extract confessions, were often so brutal that death was either a direct or an indirect result. How long it took for death to come could depend not only on the technique, but also on its application by the torturer."
"What photography comes out of North Korea is either state-produced, state-approved, or at the very least state-managed (visitors are restricted in their movement). Still, if you look over the following images with those restrictions in mind, one can still get some idea of life in North Korea in 2008. These photos were all taken within the past six months - some taken from the borders, peering in, others provided by North Korea itself..."
"Dirty tenant turned his home into a rubbish tip by cramming it with more than 1000 burger and Kentucky Fried Chicken cartons. Landlord Chris Dowling couldn't believe his eyes, or nose, when confronted with the squalor the man had left behind."
Likes - Films (especially 70's, indie and foreign), British sitcoms, music (alternative, britpop, grunge, country, bluegrass, classical, techno, motown, etc...), animals, video gaming, fishing, Dallas Cowboys, Boston Red Sox and my family.