North Korea, that Stalinist dictatorship ruled by a stunted little gargoyle with bad hair from a long line of stunted little gargoyles with bad hair, has long been something of an enigma. This is mostly because the only reliable information to come from that place is brought out by the few defectors who trickle out. But now, we have some solid information that North Korea is, for some reason, closing down embassies around the world.