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N Korea: Kim Jong Un's illness leads to speculation his sister is running country

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North Korea: Kim Jong Un's illness leads to speculation his sister Kim Jo Yong is running country

SYDNEY: -- IT’S been an unusually quiet recently in North Korea, the country has avoided the occasional exchange of bellicose bluster with the US and South Korea, and has not tested a much-prophesied fourth nuclear bomb.


But for the past month, a curious string of events has stirred up questions over whether changes are underway in the secretive state. Its 31-year-old leader, Kim Jong Un, has not made any public appearances since he attended at a state concert with his wife on September 3. Since an official ceremony in July, Kim has been walking with a limp.

Kim’s furlough is unusually long by regime standards. In June 2012, the dictator went missing for 24 days. In two other instances, he vanished for more than two weeks, only to reappear without explanation.

News reports speculate that the Supreme Leader is undergoing medical treatment for gout or cheese allergies, but in a nation as opaque as North Korea, it’s incredibly difficult to pinpoint whether this is true. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) confirmed that Kim Jong Un has been suffering from “discomfort,” which many onlookers interpreted to mean a physical ailment.

But even that is far from clear.

Full story: http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/north-korea-kim-jong-uns-illness-leads-to-speculation-his-sister-kim-yo-jong-is-running-country/story-fnh81fz8-1227082116560

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-- News.com.au 2014-10-07

I bet they can't wait for that time of the month when she will be temperamental and unreasonable. The South Koreans must be shaking in their boots! w00t.gif

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Gone off the radar has he... I'm surprised the Thai police don't have him as a suspect.

Maybe he's already dead. Hungry dogs ? Oh the irony.

Wonder what kind of nut case she is? seem's to run in the family!

How so?

Well an S Korean ship has opened fire on an N Korea navy ship as it reportedly entered S Korean water. (BBC) So business as usual.

Hmm sounds like a case of lead poisoning By six bullets cheesy.gif Wonder if Dennis is in town tapping Mamasonw00t.gifpost-4641-1156693976.gif.pagespeed.ce.Jg

Hmmm, maybe a change is a good sign... Perhaps a new person could bring North Korea into the 21st century...

Someone should ask his gynecologist about his health related issues...

Can't they fly a plane over his palace and spray cheese powder everywhere?

Can having a bad haircut be fatal ?

That made me laugh out loud...5555

Wonder what kind of nut case she is? seem's to run in the family!

How so?

Seriously?

Wonder what kind of nut case she is? seem's to run in the family!

How so?

Dumb question

Can we have pictures of this sister? That's why I came to this thread.

Wonder what kind of nut case she is? seem's to run in the family!

How so?

Seriously?

Yes.

Can we have pictures of this sister? That's why I came to this thread.

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The jungle drums say that Kim has been removed from power, permanently...

The jungle drums say that Kim has been removed from power, permanently...

Wouldn't that be cool?

Wonder what kind of nut case she is? seem's to run in the family!

How so?

Dumb question

Dumb answer.

The jungle drums say that Kim has been removed from power, permanently...

Where did you hear that? (Honest question.)

Wonder what kind of nut case she is? seem's to run in the family!

How so?
Dumb question

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Post withdrawn. Dodgy link.

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Can we have pictures of this sister? That's why I came to this thread.

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That's it..... where can I get a North Korea visa. And where exactly do I tear up my passport on arrival.

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