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| North Korea's Kim Jong Un in grave danger after surgery, or so they say | |
| 2020-04-21 | |
| Rumors abound. Even Katy "Whut?" Tur at MSNBC is on it Gastric bypass? [NY Post] Earlier Monday, a South Korean media report said that the 36-year-old despot was being treated following a cardiovascular procedure earlier this month. The reclusive leader missed the celebration of his grandfather’s birthday, the nation’s founder, Kim Il Sung, on April 15, sparking speculations about his health. Kim underwent the surgery April 12 at a hospital in the Mount Kumgang resort county of Hyangsan and was recovering at a villa there, reported Daily NK, a website run mostly by North Korean defectors, citing unidentified sources inside the hermit kingdom. The diminutive dictator’s health has deteriorated in recent months due to heavy smoking, obesity and overwork, the report said.
Update (2240ET): Bloomberg is now reporting that Kim is in a 'critical state,' according to a US official speaking on condition of anonymity. US officials are now studying the North Korean line of succession. Trump administration officials are looking into who would be in the line of succession if Kim Jong Un dies or is already dead, I'm told. ‐ Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 21, 2020 Related: Kim Jong Un: 2020-04-18 North Korea's replica of South Korea's Blue House has been circled once again as a target for a military drill Kim Jong Un: 2020-04-16 Rocket Man a 'no-show' at annual commemoration of North Korea's founder Kim Jong Un: 2020-04-16 China Impressed By Michigan Governor's Totalitarian Policies | |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #19 Pyongyang has nukes. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-04-21 12:10 |
| #18 Y'know, it doesn't make the international news when the mayor of Harbin has a heart attack. Why should it if it's the mayor of Pyongyang? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2020-04-21 11:31 |
| #17 "Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!" |
| Posted by: Warthog 2020-04-21 09:25 |
| #16 #14 - there's nothing like a little Col. Nathan Jessup in the morning! |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-04-21 08:57 |
| #15 Paul Roderick Gregory, Hoover Inst. "We have the experience of some thirty regime changes in the aftermath of the fall of communism and the collapse of Yugoslavia. Few have occurred without the direct or tacit support of the ruling elite. ... The Hermit Kingdom’s elite likely thinks in a similar way. A capitalist North Korea would be materially more rewarding than their measly handouts from Macao banks and their rickety ZiL limos. The inner circle might be willing nascent liberals and capitalists, but they are held back by the Great Leader’s penchant to kill off members of his inner circle on the slightest suspicion of disloyalty. If they were somehow relieved of this fear, I am confident in which way they will turn." |
| Posted by: b 2020-04-21 08:43 |
| #14 A little bat soup he should try, I hear it has amazing restorative powers. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2020-04-21 07:46 |
| #13 is he in danger yes grave danger is there another kind |
| Posted by: lord garth 2020-04-21 07:26 |
| #12 Setting up the NK news for Super Turd's "miraculous" recovery? |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-04-21 06:55 |
| #11 @10 - Good one! |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-21 05:00 |
| #10 #9 holding > golfing Darned autocorrect! |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-04-21 04:49 |
| #9 Kim Jong Ill? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2020-04-21 04:32 |
| #8 Not too shabby for having performed the surgery on himself while holding. |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-04-21 04:07 |
| #7 Gromolet Craiting5425 - removed |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-04-21 01:12 |
| #6 How is Dennis Rodman handling this? |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-21 01:09 |
| #5 SEOUL (Rooters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was not seriously ill, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said citing a government official on Tuesday, contradicting a CNN report he was in “grave danger” after a surgery. |
| Posted by: Dr. Wheat Faartz007 2020-04-21 00:34 |
| #4 There have been some indicators that his sister may be next should he buy the farm. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-21 00:23 |
| #3 South Korea denies. 24 hour (days?) rule. |
| Posted by: Gromolet Craiting5425 2020-04-21 00:16 |
| #2 So who takes the reins if KJU snuffs it? |
| Posted by: classer 2020-04-21 00:10 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-04-21 00:04 |