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"South Korean officials have been forced to deny that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is gravely ill following suspected heart surgery..."

Forbes reports.
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....

২৪টি মন্তব্য:

DarkHelmet বলেছেন...

Some diagnosis. "Well, it's either your ankle or your heart. We need to do a few more tests."

BarrySanders20 বলেছেন...

Cheese futures plunge

Laslo Spatula বলেছেন...

Burning up his fuse over there alone.

I am Laslo.

Original Mike বলেছেন...

The heart is connected to the ankle-bone…

tim maguire বলেছেন...

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.

Original Mike বলেছেন...

Couldn't read the article. Why would South Korean officials be forced to deny the rumors?

narciso বলেছেন...

Becausr kims their tango partner.

ga6 বলেছেন...

How do you say "night of the long knives" in Mandarin or Korean?

Meade বলেছেন...

“sister Kim Yo Jong”

Any relation to Erica?

Meade বলেছেন...

“known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Fluing”

mikee বলেছেন...

Erica would change NK i to a very different place. I vote for her.

David Begley বলেছেন...

Have a real election. Or appoint Prince Harry.

The Godfather বলেছেন...

So South Korea is now acting as the press office for North Korea?

Roger Sweeny বলেছেন...

The Kims have done what was once thought impossible: created a communist monarchy.

Balfegor বলেছেন...

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.

Balfegor বলেছেন...

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."

William বলেছেন...

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.

narciso বলেছেন...

there are no reliable sources but I consulted Gordon chang and victor cha, they didn't have anything on this,

daskol বলেছেন...

Maybe he's the asshole who got caught with all those May delivery oil contracts. That's worse than cancer.

narciso বলেছেন...

the leadership structure is byzantine, I learned that from a Robert Kaplan piece in the atlantic around 2013

Bill Peschel বলেছেন...

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.

Openidname বলেছেন...

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.

Readering বলেছেন...

Don't see woman ruling military dictatorship.

walter বলেছেন...

Not surprised if its his ankle. Dude's an animal on the court.

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