This can only mean that Kim Jong-il cannot afford to have succession-related complication while he is facing multitude of dangers domestically and internationally.
The talk of succession inevitably leads to high officials forming rival factions around competing successors. Ensuing power struggle could undermine N. Korean political system, especially when it is in seriously weakened state as it is now.
To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; OahuBreeze; yonif; risk; Steel Wolf; nuconvert; MizSterious; ...
2 posted on
01/05/2007 10:59:34 PM PST by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, kae jong-il, chia head, pogri, midget sh*tbag)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Is it ever possible to reliably predict what this man will do?
3 posted on
01/05/2007 10:59:56 PM PST by
onyx
(DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Since succession remains an objective fact whether it is being talked about or not, succession-related factions among high officials are inevitable. The only thing he could accomplish is to drive it underground - to an extent.
4 posted on
01/05/2007 11:01:24 PM PST by
GSlob
To: TigerLikesRooster
To quote Mel Brooks....
It's good to be the King!
7 posted on
01/05/2007 11:08:13 PM PST by
VanB
To: TigerLikesRooster
This is good news that Kim Jung Il has banned succession talks. That means he can only be removed by assassination. So you can bet your bippy that somewhere in N. Korea, there are groups of people plotting to put Kim out of his " I'm so ronery" misery.
And whoever it is had better be prepared to sign a peace treaty with the UN, and open the nation to trade with the rest of the world.
Kim is a short timer for this world. I give him 2 more years tops , before soomeone does him in.
12 posted on
01/05/2007 11:32:36 PM PST by
Candor7
(Into Liberal flatulance goes the best hope of the West, and who wants to be a smart feller?)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The source commented that such discussions have totally disappeared afterwards. As well as the folks who were having those discussions I'll wager.
L
13 posted on
01/05/2007 11:34:27 PM PST by
Lurker
(Europe killed 6 million Jews and as a reward they got 40 million Moslems. Karma's a bitch.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Somebody needs to print large quantitys of Kim il Jong cartoons and drop them in populated places in North Korea...
The laughter will be quiet at first but will rise in tempo..
Eventually the people will laugh themselves sane..
Cartoons cross language and even dialect lines..
Thats WHY the Muslim Mullahs despise cartoons..
Even if you cannot read... "YOU GET IT"...
14 posted on
01/05/2007 11:36:21 PM PST by
hosepipe
(CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole)
To: TigerLikesRooster
16 posted on
01/06/2007 4:51:46 AM PST by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Lots of tyrants don't like to have an obvious successor, since it gives the successor's faction a motive to "advance" their candidate, if you know what I mean.
17 posted on
01/06/2007 4:58:46 AM PST by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(The artist doesn't have to have all the answers; he must, however, ask the right questions honestly.)
To: TigerLikesRooster; Jet Jaguar; All
OH MAN seriously Tiger
I doubt dude live to be 90
20 posted on
01/06/2007 9:25:57 PM PST by
SevenofNine
("Step aside Jefe"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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