Shock over Korean beauties' rage
Just when you could have begun to think that North and South Korea might have a glimmer of reaching some sort of rapprochement, you might want to get a load of this:
SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- For the most part, North Korea's cheering squad for the University Games in South Korea last month lived up to their reputation as "the army of beauties."
Singing and smiling, the women became the center of attention wherever they appeared.
But one incident, captured by South Korean media, has shocked many South Koreans.
It involved a busload of the North Korean cheerleaders who became extremely upset over, what some onlookers said, a very trivial matter.
The cause of the emotional distress was a banner with the picture of what North Koreans they call their "dear leader", North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, which was hung crooked and left out in the rain.
For those North Koreans, it was considered sacrilege.
"How could you place our general in such a place?" a cheerleader said. "He deserves only respect. We cannot stand for this."
You just can't make this sort of stuff up....
