This sounds more plausible by the minute. And if Western news sources had any sobriety, they would preface it with “North Korean authorities insist” (Kim died on a train). Rather than reporting it as straight news fact. We cannot do that at this time. Too many questions. Too many lies to-date.
A) They do not normally follow it deeply enough and have their >>>> caught in the wind when something big like this breaks and they stumble all over themselves with mispronunciations, factual errors, f'ed up maps, etc, and B) They have to report to a horrendously, incredibly dumbed-down American viewing audience that only knows Kim Jong il from comedies so the level of reporting is that of a 15 year old....it can be frustrating to many specialists as they add nothing that we have not already heard for years on end and already know ("North Korea is an isolated nation just north of South Korea separated by a DMZ and led by a reclusive communist dictator.") (Big breaking, earth-shattering news, eh? / sarc) No thanks. I would rather get my DPRK flash news directly out of Pyongyang, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Free Republic, Marmot's Hole, Daily NK and a few other places, not Washington, New York or Atlanta.