Still no word from N. Korea about conference delay, but much speculation

The Washington Post ^

[jhpigott]

By Chico Harlan Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 13, 2010; 12:26 PM

SEOUL - One week after delegates from across the country arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea has issued no word about a landmark party conference that once seemed imminent. The presumed delay in the Workers' Party conference - viewed by outside experts as a means to solidify a hereditary power transfer - has raised concerns that something is amiss, with one South Korean television news station on Monday attributing the holdup to health problems of leader Kim Jong Il.

[jhpigott]

ping

[Red Badger]

They are waiting for rigor mortis............

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Doesn’t he have several “doubles” who can stand in for him ?

[2111USMC]

He’s still at the taxidermist.

[Red Badger]

How can we tell? They all look alike to me.........

[Red Badger]

Gotta get those glass eyes just right.......

[TigerLikesRooster]

Some story tricking out of N. Korea suggests that the conference won't convene, but as to why, it is rather murky. On the other hand, the story also suggest that they are working on some decent rationale for calling off the conference. That is, it could end up another exercise to look Kim Jong-eun look good among party officials. So the story goes.

I will wait until Sept. 15. If it still won't convene, something is seriously wrong inside N. Korea whatever nice-sounding excuse they announce.