Posted on 04/26/2020 10:09:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is 'alive and well', a South Korean official has said.
Foreign policy adviser Chung-in Moon said his government's position is firmly that the despot is not dead.
The aide said Kim had been living in the Wonsan area of the country since April 13, adding to Fox: 'No suspicious movements have so far been detected.'
Rumours of his death emerged from the vice director of Hong Kong Satellite Television Shijian Xingzou, who claimed a 'very solid source' told her Kim was dead.
She has 15million followers on Chinese social media Weibo, and is also the niece of one of the country's foreign ministers.
Separately, a Japanese media outlet claimed Kim was in a 'vegetative state' after he underwent heart surgery earlier in the month.
The despot has not been seen publicly since April 11 when he led a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party committee of policy makers, North Korean state media said.
But Chung-in Moon's comments appear to have poured cold water on the astonishing claims that he had passed away.
North Korean defectors agree, saying it is hard to believe the information would be leaked by his trusted aides.
Joo Sung-ha, a North Korean defector turned journalist, said in a Facebook post reported by the New York Times that it was reasonable to believe Kim had health problems, but that he had zero trust in reports why the leader has faced a medical emergency. 'The health of the Kim family is the secret among secrets,' he said.
Thae Yong-ho, a former North Korean diplomat who also defected, said it was hard to believe any reliable information about Kim had been leaked by his most trusted aids.
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I'd defect to if people kept calling me "Tha' Young 'Ho."
I recall Nancy Reagan insisting Reagan make a bedside televised appearance to stop the rumor-mill when he got shot. They truly had to prop him up in bed and stage it well because he was still in pretty bad shape.
Weight Watchers quarantine?
Hillary is sad to hear this. She already had her Mao pantsuits, Scooby Van, and oxygen bottles ready to go.
In the first second, I read that as “despot Jong-un is NOT dead as defecaters from his evil regime also say they believe he is still healthy”.
Strangely it works just fine.
Where is that picture from?
RE: Strangely it works just fine.
This thread brings out the comedian in everyone. Just read all the other posts including yours :)
Official statement;
“He not ronery.”
Better than Nappy Headed Ho.
Sounds like a coup attempt that failed. Mass executions to follow, and bodies *will* be displayed.
I think they just realize there is no advantage to them to claim he’s dead. If they do and he turns up live then it will just embarrass them.
Kim Jung-Un is the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg. They keep bouncing up after proclaimed dead.
South Korea does not want him dead, so they deny he is dead until North Korea offers proof one way or the other.
Thanks!
there, fixed it
He rove you rong time.
Kim looks unwell that's for sure.
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