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2006-01-11 China-Japan-Koreas

Kim Jong II disappears in China amid financial woes

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Posted by JAB 2006-01-11 15:28|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe he's there for his liver transplant.

Posted by Penguin 2006-01-11 15:39|| 2006-01-11 15:39|| Front Page Top

#2 "Kimmie's still visiting with Hu?"
"Now don't you start with THAT again!"
"With WHAT?"
(TOGETHER)"SECOND BASE!"

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-01-11 16:20|| 2006-01-11 16:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe he's off shooting Covassier commercials for the Chinese market?

Posted by tu3031 2006-01-11 16:23|| 2006-01-11 16:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe Team America is hot on his tail!!

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-01-11 16:26|| 2006-01-11 16:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe they stuck him in a factory making widgets for Wal-Mart.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-11 16:27|| 2006-01-11 16:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe he's having more poofy added to his hair?

Posted by tu3031 2006-01-11 16:29|| 2006-01-11 16:29|| Front Page Top

#7 "Marco."

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-11 16:31|| 2006-01-11 16:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe his replacement's plastic surgery is now complete, so after the voice lessons....

Posted by wxjames 2006-01-11 16:36|| 2006-01-11 16:36|| Front Page Top

#9 disappeared in the Beging triangle

Posted by mhw 2006-01-11 17:05|| 2006-01-11 17:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Ah so, Chief, it's the old disappearing train act.

Posted by Maxwell Smart 2006-01-11 17:35|| 2006-01-11 17:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Maybe Kimmy is on his way to a retreat to find himself, ya know. Job stress and all that.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-01-11 18:28|| 2006-01-11 18:28|| Front Page Top

#12 Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please ...

In reading the cited article, what's very interesting is the information about the bank involved in Macao. Didn't know that.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-01-11 19:00|| 2006-01-11 19:00|| Front Page Top

#13 No big explosion to explain where the train went.

No dramatic announcement by the Chinese regarding restart of the six party talks (sans Kim).

No spittle flecked official releases from the North Koreans.

If there weren't dozens of major players that all want Kim out of play and taking the dirt nap, this might be a mystery.

As it is, I have a suspicion that this may be more of a Jimmy Hoffa scenario.

Too bad there's no chance of North Korea's second tier leadership suddenly showing up in Seoul for reunification talks. A united democratic Korean peninsula would be the ultimate New Years gift for Asia.

Posted by Zenster 2006-01-11 19:31|| 2006-01-11 19:31|| Front Page Top

#14 Mr. Hu, in the railroad station, with C4.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-01-11 19:54|| 2006-01-11 19:54|| Front Page Top

#15 Well, the counterfeits did kinda piss off the Treasury boys. They're the ones who "got" Capone, y'know...

You have to wonder what other nastygrams got delivered to un-named Chinese officials.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-01-11 21:28|| 2006-01-11 21:28|| Front Page Top

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