Posted on 06/08/2007 4:49:49 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
S. Korean government official, "We have no particular indication of Kim's health trouble"
Yonhap News
2007.06.08 16:29
Japanese weekly news magazine 'Shukan Gendai' reported that Kim Jong-il suffered myocardial infarction (heart attack) last May and was hospitalized at Kim Man-you hospital in Pyongyang, and had an operation.
In its June 13th issue, the latest edition, the magazine reported, "Kim suffered a heart attack in early May and had a coronary bypass surgery in secret. Those involved were put on strict gag order, but it is the medical team dispatched from German Heart Institute Berlin who performed the surgery."
The magazine claimed that they secured the testimony from a German surgeon with close links to the institute, and said, "The operation was a success and the German medical team had returned on May 19th."
According to the surgeon, Kim was moved to Bong-hwa Clinic and hospitalized there for 10 days after the operation. After being released from the clinic, he is recovering at a villa in Mt. Myong-hyang.
The operation was performed in a special operating room at Kim Man-you Hospital. They performed coronary bypass surgery in order to reroute blood around a constricted blood vessel, according to Shukan Gendai.
The magazine pointed out that this could be consistent with the fact that reports on Kim had disappeared from (the state) media since the report of his visit to military unit on May 5th, and It was not before June 1st that KCNA, the state wire services, reported Kim toured industrial facilities in Kang-gye, Jagang. Even then, the report was not dated, and it is possible that his tour was made prior to May, the magazine went on to say.
In a telephone conversation with Shukan Gendai, a public relation's officer of the German Heart Institute Berlin said, "It is true that six doctors from our institute visited Pyongyang from May 11th to 19th for the first time(in our history.) However, they did not perform operation on Kim Jong-il. We did an operation on a (N. Korean) worker, but we cannot divulge his name. At any rate, the operation was a success."
A S. Korean government official, upon being asked about this report, responded, "(Kim's activities have been) sparse for a while but are picking up lately. We do not see any particular indication of Kim's health trouble."
KCNA reported on June 7th that Kim gave on-site guidance at enterprises and co-op farms in N. Pyongan Province, such as N. Korea-China Allied Machine Enterprise.
That did all of this for a common everyday worker. Commieland is a workers paradise I tell ya'.
/heavy sarc
I blame all that duck chow mein, egg fried rice, kung po pork etc. Its bound to take its toll eventually.
Theres a chiney a few miles from where I live and its great once in a while, but quite greasy.
I heard he eats like a pig while his people have to eat tree roots.
If this is true, I only hope his final moments are painful.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aKYn5Qe8D0q4&refer=germany
There were several doctors and nurses in Pyongyang who took the training at this E. German clinic, but they were unable to deal with Kim's problem.
It seems almost certain that those who were operated upon are not ordinary folks, but very important figures, despite denial from heart institute. After all, 6 doctors were flown in to do a surgery. If not Kim Jong-il, they must be Kim's most trusted confidante or his immediate family member. However, I won't rule out that it was actually Kim Jong-il himself.
He has a heart?
Inquiring minds want to know...
Brilliant. And lets hope it comes true!!
Thanks, Tiger. I wonder who is running the show in North Korea now?
You know Am.InTokyo the thing that really winds me up is that British lefties worship this freak, the same ones that founded the Stalin Society, but they slag off Britain and America, a lesser extent Israel.
I was in a pub at lunctime last summer, and I bumped into a lefty, I suppose you could call him an aquaitence. Cant remember how the subject came up, but he starts blagging on about this Kim Freak - saying “you know hes not perfect but he is good for Korea and his people love him. Did you know Ed ? Them bloody Yanks want to split Korea in two ? Aye honest !”
I thought about this and asked him if he knew where Korea was.
His answer ?
Of course I do you conservative tosser Me and the wife flew over it on the way to Singapore!
I have very little knowledge of the Far East - but unlike the moonbats as you call them over there, if I dont know about a subject I dont spout off about it.
Well its Sunday lunchtime Im off down the village pub for 10 bottles od Bud and a barbeque
Take care Yank !
Speak to you soon
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.