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Kim Hyon-hui
14 quotes
“In North Korea, I lived as Kim Il-sung's robot. In South Korea, I got to live a new life.”
Kim Hyon-hui (born 1962) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: She killed 115 people before the last Korean Olympics. Now she wonders: ‘Can my sins be pardoned?’" in The Washington Post (25 February 2018)
“Can my sins be pardoned? They probably won't be.”
Kim Hyon-hui (born 1962) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: She killed 115 people before the last Korean Olympics. Now she wonders: ‘Can my sins be pardoned?’" in The Washington Post (25 February 2018)
“I wasn't even allowed time to say goodbye to my friends, I was just told to pack. I was given one last night with my family.”
Kim Hyon-hui (born 1962) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Exclusive: My life as a North Korean super spy" in ABC News (Australia) (10 April 2013)
“I was told by a senior officer that before the Seoul Olympics we would take down a South Korean airliner. He said it would create chaos and confusion in South Korea. The mission would strike a severe blow for the revolution.”
Kim Hyon-hui (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I confessed, I did so reluctantly. I thought my family in North Korea would be in danger; it was a big decision to confess. But I began to realise it would be the right thing to do for the victims, for them to be able to understand the truth.”
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“Kim Il-sung was a god-like figure. Anything that was ordered by him could be justified. Any order would be carried out with extreme loyalty. You were ready to sacrifice your life.”
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“There is no other country like North Korea. People outside can't understand. The whole country is set up to show loyalty to the Kim royal family. It's like a religion. People are so indoctrinated. There are no human rights, no freedoms.”
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“North Korea is in a desperate situation. Discontent with Kim Jong-un is so high; he has to put a lid on it. The only thing he has is nuclear weapons. That's why he has created this sense of war, to try to rally the population. He's doing business with his nuclear weapons.”
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“North Korea is using the Olympics as a weapon. It’s trying to escape the sanctions by holding hands with South Korea, trying to break free from international isolation.”
Kim Hyon-hui (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I was given the mission, my role was to disrupt the Seoul Olympics. North Korea thought that hosting the Olympics would permanently divide the Koreas ... and make South Korea more economically powerful than the North. So I was ordered to harm the ‘South Korean puppets’ by hitting the flight.”
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“My mission was personally signed by Kim Jong-il. At the time, he oversaw all matters relating to South Korea. Living in North Korea is like being in huge prison and being treated like slaves. You didn’t question an order.”
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“I was brainwashed that giving my life carrying out a mission ordered by the Kim family is an honor. So I took the mission thinking that the bombing will bring revolution in Korea and will contribute to the reunification of the Koreas.”
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“North Korea won’t give up its nuclear weapons. They’re its lifeline.”
Kim Hyon-hui (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The moment I boarded the flight I was thinking, 'This is an enemy state'. But then, placing the bomb, I was nervous, anxious, scared of being caught. I had a brief moment thinking that all the people in this plane will die, but I was frightened to even have such feelings. I wasn’t supposed to have such feelings. I was trained only to take orders like a robot. I tried to get rid of the feelings by thinking that for the sake of reunification these people had to be sacrificed. In North Korea, you can’t have these doubts, because if you do, it means your ideology has been corrupted and you’ll be executed or sent to a prison camp.”
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