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Lets put it this way. "Cultist" for in KWP leadership ranks in Pyongyang for those privileged to be in his inner circle, such as Comrade Ri who made the announcement on TV in full black chima-chogori national dress, sobbing and weeping (i.e. the 10% of the 1%), and then as you move down the ladder, less sincere. I think once you get out to the dirt farmer in Pyongang Province, the tears will be mostly faked, if at all. Once they are told to disperse, they will probably go back home and go forward (searching for tree bark) as the death of KJI is no sweat off their backs. In some instances, it is CLEARLY staged by professional North Korean dancing troupe actresses, as I have seen some of them in other capacities. They are faking the tears and the anguish right on cue.

This man was not particularly loved by the people, at the heart of it, only feared. The the FATHER. Now THERE was a man who, ironically, was both LOVED AND FEARED. Hence the subtle difference in the outpouring between KIS and KJI's deaths and mourning periods. One thing is sure, I think the Boy-King will be forced to "prove" himself over something in the next several months. Whether that is a naval provocation, or a purge of some sort to show who's boss, keep an eye on that little bastard.

And SHAME on Hilary Clinton and her comment today about this, more on that, I might make it a stand-alone vanity. Stupid thing to say at a time like that, would never have heard that kind of talk out of the Reagan State Department, nor GWB for that matter. These people (both in D.C. and Pyongyang) are PURE EVIL if you ask me.

I agree for the most part. It’s a pretty sick society that has little hope for better, in fact likely worse if things continue.

They have nothing in which to build a thriving nation with...their infrastructure is worse than obsolete....and the mindset is that of an abused woman...only it’s an entire nation. Can you imagine them ever understanding real freedom?

Nobody seems to know how the “boy-child” will rule these people...but surely having been out in the world he recognizes his people are beyond backward. How would you even begin to trun their nation around? Would he even want to? And then the elites are not going to sarifice their perks for the nations good. It’s worse than a mess.

But I do believe China will be the deciding factor over what and how this transition goes. And who knows if Kim’s sister and brother-in-law aren’t going to hold onto their power for some time?..and that with China’s blessing.

China is likely to want the status quo IMO. The son will be further groomed to take over with temporary power remaining where it is for a time...the question is ..how long?

Photo of Kim and his son Sept.2011....took note of the sons stylish haircut...cropped high like many in the west do. While clearly Kim looks way thinner than the last I saw of him, though he was pretty bad then.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/file-photo-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-photo-034226856.html

These two are more than concerning and appear to hold the power currently...unstable as they are:

“Pyongyang power couple — Kim Kyong Hui, Kim Jong il’s sister, and her husband, Jang Song-taek, both 65 — hold senior posts in North Korea’s nuclear-armed military, and diplomats say..... they appear to have shown little hesitation in the past in purging, and even killing, internal rivals.

Last year, Mrs. Kim was given the rank of four-star general in the army despite persistent reports that... she is a raging alcoholic who has been hospitalized for alcohol poisoning more than once.

Korea scholars say have no reason to doubt South Korean news reports that the cold-blooded ways of Mrs. Kim and Mr. Jang...... helped explain why their 29-year-old daughter committed suicide..... in Paris in 2006, overdosing on sleeping pills and alcohol, rather than give in to her parents’ order to return home to their care.