Posted on 09/30/2014 6:13:36 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Kim Jong-un 'Had Surgery on Fractured Ankles'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had surgery in Pyongyang in mid-September to treat fractures to both ankles and remains in hospital, a source claimed Monday.
The source, who recently visited the North, said, "I heard that Kim Jong-un injured his right ankle in June after pushing ahead with on-site visits and ended up fracturing both ankles because he left the injury unattended."
The source added Kim had surgery at the Bonghwa Clinic, an exclusive hospital for high-ranking party members, in mid-September and is now recovering there.
The source said bodyguards have been posted around the ward and security remains tight. "There's been a marked increase in the number of elite officials visiting the ward," the source added.
One intelligence official here said Kim's official car does not appear to have left Pyongyang, so it is likely he remains in the capital.
The official said Kim is overweight and appears to have sprained his ankles during a grueling tour of military bases and factories in Cuban heels. Kim is around 170 cm tall and has become noticeably overweight since he came to power.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was seen limping in footage shown Friday on North Korean Central TV.
There has been speculation that his obesity and binge drinking brought on gout. The official Rodong Sinmun daily recently said Kim "labored on" by visiting various facilities braving the hot summer weather.
Kim missed a regular session of the Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang on Thursday.
A government official here said, "It's unlikely that a young man like Kim Jong-un would have missed the Supreme People's Assembly just because he has gout."
State TV in a rare admission on Thursday showed footage of Kim limping and admitted he is ill. South Korean intelligence also learned that a team of doctors from Europe recently went to North Korea.
englishnews@chosun.com / Sep. 30, 2014 09:21 KST
Well, I guess he won’t be skydiving or doing PLFs.
Bonghwa Clinic. Have to wonder if this is the real place recently fictionalized in the South Korean drama “Doctor Stranger”? I am kidding, of course, but I am curious if such a place actually exists in the north?
A think tank in Seoul claims Kim’s sister is in charge while he recovers from his ailments. Very interesting if true, but I don’t know what to make of it.
http://thediplomat.com/2014/10/kim-jong-uns-sister-takes-control-in-north-korea/
A rabbi is sitting on an airplane next to a Korean guy. After they have been flying together in silence for a while, the rabbi leans over and says, “You know, I’ve never forgiven you Chinese for what you did at Pearl Harbor.”
The Korean looks shocked and replies, “What the hell are you talking about?!?!? It was the Japanese the bombed Pearl Harbor, not the Chinese. And besides, I’m not Chinese or Japanese, I’m Korean!”
The rabbi says, “ Korean, Japanese, Chinese, what’s the difference?”
A little while later, the Korean man says, “You know, I’ve never forgiven you Jews for sinking the Titanic.” The rabbi looks confused and mad and says, “What are you talking about? The Jews didn’t have anything to do with that! An iceberg sank the Titanic!”
The Korean guy replies, “Iceberg, Goldberg, Greenberg, what’s the difference?”
Lttle Kim is said to have roared with laughter “that just cracks me up!!”
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