Second, a possibility..
He's preparing to "retire", and turn rule of the country over to his son.. ( 2nd wife, younger brother? )
This would probably be a "transitional" turnover, much like his was..
Reason? Possibly health reasons.. Possible Mental health..
Loss of Father, Mother, 2 ? wives, since '94, may have taken it's toll on him.. ( I get the idea he suffers from severe bouts of depression.. )
Despite all of the derisive remarks, Kim is not a stupid man, if reports from russian sources are true..
He is, according to those reports, quite intelligent.
Possibly he sees a need for a "percieved" regime change in order for N. Korea to survive, in the short term.
He undoubtedly knows N. Korea has no hope of surviving in the long term..
Im thinking the Generals think that Bush is going to bomb NK to a parking lot and assasinated the little dictator.
Aha the great kimchi, no that's polish, but anyway he looks lika cabbage ready for fermenting. Sighohnora great one.
Interesting idea. The guy is, despite his reputed intelligence, an ego monster of the first order and as much a prisoner of his cult of personality as Saddam turned out to be. Can he step down and continue breathing?
I have no more ghost of an idea of what's really going on than anyone, but something certainly is.