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'North Korea leader Kim Jong Un missing for another 12 days
2020-05-13
Nothing to see here, literally. Go about your business, Zek
[NY Post] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been missing for another 12 days ‐ leaving US intelligence only able to guess this week that he is "probably" alive and well.

The Hermit Kingdom released photos of its dictator at a red-ribbon event on May 1 to quash escalating rumors that his three-week absence was a sign that he was dying or even dead.

But he has not been seen since ‐ making it a dozen days and counting from the release of the images, which US intelligence has been unable to verify.

"He seems to be out and cutting ribbons on fertilizer factories," White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien told reporters in Washington on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg.

"So, you know, our thinking is he is probably doing well."

However, he conceded that intelligence "can't say one way or the other" whether the recent "open source" photos of Kim were real.
They're not. A bad double
Posted by:Frank G

#4  DNC's taking notes. Could come in handy wrt to Plugz this fall.
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-13 15:27  

#3  Or maybe that's what they want us to think...
Posted by: Raj   2020-05-13 15:14  

#2  Dead and power struggle? Absolutely possible, but his international problems are otherwise occupied. Add into the mix he has his own resort, a yacht, a couple of thousand whores, a mid size remuda of chefs and wine/intoxicant cellar one must imagine to be extensive. Time will tell, but there are a great many things he could be doing.
Posted by: Cesare   2020-05-13 13:08  

#1  Wait, wasn't there a sighting just this last weekend?

Damn you gravitational time dilation!
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-05-13 11:02  

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