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Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:39 am ]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced.

Mr Kim, who has led the communist nation since the death of his father in 1994, died on a train while visiting an area outside the capital, the announcement said.

He suffered a stroke in 2008 and was absent from public view for months.

His designated successor is believed to be his third son, Kim Jong-un, who is thought to be in his late 20s.

The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul says Mr Kim's death will cause huge shock waves across North Korea.

I just hope his son will show a more caring attitude to his people, but I doubt it.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:09 am ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
News CLICKY
Quote:
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced.

Mr Kim, who has led the communist nation since the death of his father in 1994, died on a train while visiting an area outside the capital, the announcement said.

He suffered a stroke in 2008 and was absent from public view for months.

His designated successor is believed to be his third son, Kim Jong-un, who is thought to be in his late 20s.

The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul says Mr Kim's death will cause huge shock waves across North Korea.

I just hope his son will show a more caring attitude to his people, but I doubt it.


The son that he hand picked (and has presumably been giving instructions to)? I suspect the people of North Korea will be seeing more of the same or perhaps even worse.
Author:  adidan [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:17 am ]
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davrosG5 wrote:
The son that he hand picked (and has presumably been giving instructions to)? I suspect the people of North Korea will be seeing more of the same or perhaps even worse.

Indeed. Considering that the neighbouring Nations have gone on high alert doesn't bode well. Hopefully he won't try and make too big a mark to initiate his 'Presidency'.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:34 am ]
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adidan wrote:
davrosG5 wrote:
The son that he hand picked (and has presumably been giving instructions to)? I suspect the people of North Korea will be seeing more of the same or perhaps even worse.

Indeed. Considering that the neighbouring Nations have gone on high alert doesn't bode well. Hopefully he won't try and make too big a mark to initiate his 'Presidency'.


I suspect it will depend on how well and how quickly he can consolidate control of the military. I seem to recall Une (spelling?) was made a General by his father relatively recently (last two years or so) so he's relatively new 'in post' as a General.
Still, if I was South Korean I would be rather twitchy at the moment.
Author:  Spreadie [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:11 pm ]
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Golf has lost a real talent then. ;)

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North Korean golfing legend (and oppressive dictator) Kim Jong Il passed away over the weekend. He was just 69 years old, but laid claim to golfing skills that would make greats like Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Walter Hagen weep with envy.

Back in 1994, the man set a record that is likely to stand forever. Playing his first round of golf on a regulation, PGA-style, 18-hole course, Kim Jong Il scored 11 holes-in-one while he carded a stunning 38 UNDER par. Seventeen bodyguards were on hand to witness and attest the score. Regarding the 11 holes-in-one on a single round, that feat will only be repeated on putt-putt golf courses as most regulation-sized courses.
Author:  james016 [ Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:47 pm ]
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Wherever he has gone to, he won't be so ronery now.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:03 pm ]
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davrosG5 wrote:
The son that he hand picked (and has presumably been giving instructions to)? I suspect the people of North Korea will be seeing more of the same or perhaps even worse.

Kin Jong-Il was in charge, but what I'm actually expecting now is for his gormless looking son to be a puppet leader for the communist military government. He'll be their poster boy while they make the decisions. So I'm expecting more missile tests, more attacks on foreign ships and more secret nuke development.
Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:23 am ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
davrosG5 wrote:
The son that he hand picked (and has presumably been giving instructions to)? I suspect the people of North Korea will be seeing more of the same or perhaps even worse.

Kin Jong-Il was in charge, but what I'm actually expecting now is for his gormless looking son to be a puppet leader for the communist military government. He'll be their poster boy while they make the decisions. So I'm expecting more missile tests, more attacks on foreign ships and more secret nuke development.


+1 ...
Author:  adidan [ Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:50 am ]
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MrStevenRogers wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
davrosG5 wrote:
The son that he hand picked (and has presumably been giving instructions to)? I suspect the people of North Korea will be seeing more of the same or perhaps even worse.

Kin Jong-Il was in charge, but what I'm actually expecting now is for his gormless looking son to be a puppet leader for the communist military government. He'll be their poster boy while they make the decisions. So I'm expecting more missile tests, more attacks on foreign ships and more secret nuke development.


+1 ...

I have to agree that he may have trouble keeping or using any power in reality.

Whether that's a good or bad thing we have yet to see. There are reformists quietly lurking, apparently (how can you really tell?). The mood of the public isn't what it was going by some of those speaking who managed to leave NK. One of those said I saw interviewed said that people either pinch themselves or laugh in order to create fake tears.

I just hope things get better for the North Koreans, they've been starving to death for far too long.
Author:  KRKux [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:27 am ]
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this was INEVITABLEEEEE
Author:  ProfessorF [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:31 pm ]
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http://kimjongildroppingthebass.tumblr.com/
Author:  james016 [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:51 pm ]
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http://thechive.com/2011/12/19/good-nig ... 23-photos/
Author:  belchingmatt [ Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:50 am ]
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According to North Korean press, Kim Jong Il has entered a sleeping contest...
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:16 am ]
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http://kimjongunlookingatthings.tumblr.com
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