Various rumours about the state of the leader’s health have emerged from South Korean lawmakers, including claims that he underwent heart or ankle surgery, to rumours he may be infected with coronavirus, Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun said....
[A] list of potential successors... includes sister Kim Yo Jong, his estranged brother, and his aunt....
April 21, 2020
"South Korean officials have been forced to deny that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is gravely ill following suspected heart surgery..."
Forbes reports.
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Some diagnosis. "Well, it's either your ankle or your heart. We need to do a few more tests."
Cheese futures plunge
Burning up his fuse over there alone.
I am Laslo.
The heart is connected to the ankle-bone…
Too bad Un whacked the brother who tried to go to Disney World. By Kim standards, he may have been an actual human being capable of being a non-homicidal totalitarian maniac.
Couldn't read the article. Why would South Korean officials be forced to deny the rumors?
Becausr kims their tango partner.
How do you say "night of the long knives" in Mandarin or Korean?
“sister Kim Yo Jong”
Any relation to Erica?
“known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Fluing”
Erica would change NK i to a very different place. I vote for her.
Have a real election. Or appoint Prince Harry.
So South Korea is now acting as the press office for North Korea?
The Kims have done what was once thought impossible: created a communist monarchy.
While I'm skeptical of reports that Kim Jong-un is gravely ill/dying/dead/whatever, I'm also skeptical of any news that we get from the Moon Jae-in administration. If you recall, back when Trump was actively meeting with Kim, Moon was constantly making statements about how North Korea was going to agree to this and that that the North Korean representatives then had to correct. This administration is not a trustworthy voice on North Korean matters.
re: ga6:
How do you say "night of the long knives" in Mandarin or Korean?
I think the word to use would be 肅清 (숙청/sookcheong), or "purge."
I don't think the Mafia has ever produced any Lincolnesque bosses. I don't expect the Kim family to produce Gorbachev, but their current leader seems remarkably stupid.....Did you ever notice those pictures of Kim taken at public events. The people in the background are in awe of him. Some of them are in tears just to be near the great man. I don't think they're putting it on. Not much of a government, but this has to be the most successful cult in world history.
there are no reliable sources but I consulted Gordon chang and victor cha, they didn't have anything on this,
Maybe he's the asshole who got caught with all those May delivery oil contracts. That's worse than cancer.
the leadership structure is byzantine, I learned that from a Robert Kaplan piece in the atlantic around 2013
The Forbes article mentions possible successors as Kim's sister, aunt, and estranged brother. Not a good sign for the family.
And, as mentioned above, why "forced"? Odd choice of words.
I rejoiced when Kim Il-Sung died. I was glad when Kim Jong-Il died.
Now, I know that if Kim Jong-Un dies, he'll just be replaced by another evil dictator.
Don't see woman ruling military dictatorship.
Not surprised if its his ankle. Dude's an animal on the court.
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