Posted on 09/13/2008 5:37:01 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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Kim Jong-il Occasionally Losing Consciousness Since April [Mainichi]
Yonhap News
N. Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who is said to be ill, have been in a serious condition since April, occasionally losing consciousness, which made him unable to deal with important matters promptly, according to Sept. 14 report by Mainichi Shimbun of Japan.
The paper quoted credible Chinese source versed in N. Korean affairs.
Kim tends to work at night and in early morning, but his illness got worse in May and June. He was unable to work at night, and his judgment has been impaired. That is why N. Korea was unable to cope flexibly with matters like 6-party talks.
Xi Jin-ping, China's Vice President, was about to visit N. Korea on last April, the time when he started to exhibit the symptom of frequently losing consciousness. He wanted to do everything to make Xi's visit a success. Kim drastically curtailed his workload for two months prior to the visit and focused on his treatment and convalescence.
According to the source, Kim's condition had progressively worsened since the summer last year, with his multiple internal organs such as kidney and heart developing problems
2008.09.14 07:28 / update : 2008.09.14 08:17
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Hmmmm... That's a tough one... Trying to figure out how someone would be able to tell the difference between that and his normal routine... Still trying...
“He will meet his dad.”
Rumors had it that he may have killed his dad, when he found out his dad was getting ready to replace him in the succession and start an opening to the South. (His father was actually getting ready to make a visit to Seoul.)
Wow, same thing with Bidens tongue.
Right. It is said that his dad was more or less retired from day-to-day running of the country. One day, he found out that folks at important industrial sector were starving and raw materials for factories were not supplied for a long time. The dad realized that his son was running economy to the ground, and decided to take charge again. The first thing he wanted to do is to improve ties with S. Korea to get his country out of economic disaster. That pretty much sealed his fate, because Kim Jong-il knew that he is a toast if his dad went through such a plan. Then the dad died in rather murky circumstances. So does the story go.
They must be going through various scenarios. Someday all these details behind the scene would come out as a book and it would make a fascinating read.
“his judgment has been impaired”?
For years and years.
Where do we send our “Get Wear” cards?
Bump.
Interesting, thank you for pinging me.
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