Posted on 04/18/2020 8:52:54 PM PDT by bitt
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was absent from a national celebration dedicated to the nation’s founder and Kim’s grandfather, Kim Il Sung, on Friday, raising questions about the state of his health.
According to reports from KCNA, the country’s state-run media, North Korean leaders paid tribute to Kim Il Sung’s preserved body at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun but did not mention Kim Jong Un’s presence, according to Reuters.
Kim was also not present in official photos of the celebration.
This was the first time in decades that the country's leader has not made an appearance during the national holiday, referred to in North Korea as the “Day of the Sun.” It is difficult to glean what Kim’s absence could mean for the leader and the country, which has rendered itself an information and intelligence black hole since its inception in the 1950s.
However, top analysts said that Kim’s absence is highly unusual considering the family’s dedication to its patriarch.
“He has been going there on the birthdays of his grandfather and father to flaunt his royalty to them and sacred bloodline,” Cheong Seong-chang, a senior fellow at South Korea’s Sejong Institute, told Reuters.
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rona rirus?
He must be ronery.
Trump Curse!?
Any idea who is in line to take over if ‘lil kim has the kungflu?
WHOs on first.
C’mon FReepers. Hold off on the jokes. If Trump met him twice and even stepped foot in his country, then he’s probably not the evil miscreant we all thought he was
He is.
If I observed correctly, his sister was pretty much 2nd in command
Wasn’t he seen with Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, D.C. last night?
I’m not so sure the military will accept a female dictator. Who really knows, though.
Probably whoever is willing to kill the most people
blocking his way to the office.
Hope note. I didn’t get to hear much of Trump’s news briefing today; I think someone mentioned that Trump said something about NK?
Liddle Kimmie got the Wu Hu Flu.
He’s hunkering down in his virus bunker.
He’s the poster boy of someone who would die from it if he got it.
“then he’s probably not the evil miscreant we all thought he was”
WTF is wrong with you?
L
It will be a long time before Kim and DJT meet. Kim is securely ensconced in the Xi camp, He has no other place to go. Two commies under one blanket.
He took a bicycle though but simply couldn't bring himself to peddle by the barber's shop, then the baker's shop. Time was getting on and the bike needed a new seat. He's still with the candle stick maker.
"I'm rate, I'm rate for a most important date."
Maybe he’s doing a Tom Sawyer bit, laying low for a while, and seeing who says or does what during his apparent absence.
Paranoid, but not out of the question.
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