The other day, someone in our group asked: "At this particular moment in time, who, do you think, is the most dangerous man in the world?' Jokingly, a friend whispered: "The unbeatable Joseph Muscat.'" Another said: 2Donald Trump'". Our group leader replied: "There is one man who is planning the world's destruction, my friends... He is Kim Jong-Un of North Korea!"

Kim Jong-Un was only 28 when he succeeded his father Kim Jong-Il in 2011. There were many who discreetly thought that Kim Jong-Un was too young to take on the mantle of leadership. Yet, despite  the disapproval of many behind the scenes, Kim Jong-Un acceded to the throne vacated by his father.

Proud, selfish, cruel, Kim Jong-Un sports the most comical of hairstyles known to man, (like Donald Trump), but he has shown himself to be as ruthless as his forebears. His main hobby is playing with fire! The hydrogen bomb has been on his mind for ages and recently this device was successfully developed and has been tested with complete success to his great enjoyment. Of course, he is always present when such tests are conducted.

Though he is neither a scientist nor a real soldier, nothing is beyond the extraordinary capabilities of the man who rejoices in the title of "Supreme Leader of North Korea". Dissenters are purged without compunction, even when they are his own relatives. He not only ordered the killing of his older brother, who was injected with a lethal injection at Malaysia airport on his way back to China, but also had his uncle killed and ordered the execution of other members of his uncle's family - his uncle's sister, brother-in-law and nephew!

Who is going to stop this tyrant? Donald Trump, with his idiotic outbursts and lies? China?

Or Joseph Muscat... fresh from an outstanding triumph at the polls? Something must be done, the sooner, the better.

 

Jos Edmond Zarb

Birkirkara