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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: ROX on September 09, 2008, 05:29:11 PM
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Is it possible?
What about if Kim dies?
Rumor has it he had a severe stroke August 14. That was before they announced that the atomic plant they "blew up" was being reconstructed to build another bomb.
The timeline seems messed up here.
ROX
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First there will be a revolution then freedom. Always seems to work that way. Those folks are starving! Don't think they can mount much of a charge with out outside help. Maybe from South Korea.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_-Ik98poTg
Good riddance to a real sicko...Burn in hell!!!
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Is it possible?
What about if Kim dies?
Rumor has it he had a severe stroke August 14. That was before they announced that the atomic plant they "blew up" was being reconstructed to build another bomb.
The timeline seems messed up here.
ROX
IF Kim dies (I'm sure he's spending so much on his personal health care right now, that 2 or 3 N.Korean towns' are going to starve this winter) There will more than likely be some lackey or hanger-on that jumps up and takes the reigns while their still warm...It's too tempting for any unscrupulous individual, because the N.Korean gov't. is set up as something that one man could exploit.
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I'm soooooooo ronwry....
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So...um...I take it that...Kim Jong is ILL? (pun intended)
Sounds like a lot of prayers are being answered. I wonder if ANYONE will shed a tear if he dies.
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It would be a pity if the greatest golfer to ever live dies. I think he has the (unofficial) world record for lifetime hole-in-ones.
He also has the record for most creative cheats at golf being only slightly ahead of Bill Clinton. :D
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Im sure the ones who replace him will be real charmers.
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No surprise.
The next heir will be Gim Jeong-cheol or Gim Pyeong-il.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see China intervene if Kim dies under the claim to preserve stability in the region.
ack-ack
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It will be interesting to see how the power play runs. There are the military folks who want to maintain their position. There are the family members who will want to maintain their lifestyle as well as the party elite who have the same interest. No matter who takes over they will have a bag of cats to deal with given the conditiojn the country is in.
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When Gim Il-seong fell ill in the 90's, people also hoped that the nation would change under the son, Gim Jeong-Il. After Gim Il-seong died in 1994, people hoped that Gim Jeong-il would be incompetent, and the regime would fall apart (much like how people hope that Castro's Cuba reign would fall apart when he dies).
Fast forward 14 years, and North Korea's regime is still ongoing after the world's first hereditary Communist hand-over. The difference this time is that Gim Jeong-il has not named a successor as of yet. We knew that Gim Jeong-il would take over from his father, much like we know that Raul Castro would take over from his brother Fidel.
Gim Jeong-il has 3 sons. The eldest, Gim Jeong-nam, was thought to be the successor, but events may have lead up to the point where he is no longer considered the heir apparent. Gim Jeong-nam has been reported (everything denied by the North Korean government of course) covertly in Japan a few times. One time, he was actually caught with a forged Dominican Republic passport, and deported out of Japan. Other times, he has been reported to be seen with upscale escort girls in Japan.
He has also been reported to be living in Macau with his family for a few years until 2007, spending a lot of time gambling in the city's growing casino industry.
I've read that Gim Jeong-nam is back in the consideration as the successor, and who knows. Gim Jeong-il himself was supposedly quite the party boy before he himself became leader. It wasn't until Gim Jeong-il assumed leadership that he supposedly really settle down.
But, it's the second son, Gim Jeong-cheol (the eldest son of Gim Jeong-il's favorite wife) who is the rival heir. And he has the backing of North Korea's army.
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Is it possible?
What about if Kim dies?
ROX
wouldnt count on it.
China will probably prop up some other 2 bit dictator in his place
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First there will be a revolution then freedom. Always seems to work that way. Those folks are starving! Don't think they can mount much of a charge with out outside help. Maybe from South Korea.
If I was a South Korean I sure as hell wouldnt want reunification. 22 million freeloaders come streaming south. Was bad enough in Germany, they lived close to 50 years in a workers paradise, then expected me to pay for them for it
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wouldnt count on it.
China will probably prop up some other 2 bit dictator in his place
That might be a bit problematic... It's part of Korea. The North and the South started kickin the crap outta each other in the late 40's, and AFAIK the Korean War was never resolved. That pretty much leaves South Korea with 'Dibs'. ;)
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That might be a bit problematic... It's part of Korea. The North and the South started kickin the crap outta each other in the late 40's, and AFAIK the Korean War was never resolved. That pretty much leaves South Korea with 'Dibs'. ;)
Let's not forget the 200,000 Chinese that crossed the Yalu River to save North Korea.
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Actually, they smelled the Turkey dinners the GI's were enjoying.
Just one whiff...
..the rest is history. ;)
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That might be a bit problematic... It's part of Korea. The North and the South started kickin the crap outta each other in the late 40's, and AFAIK the Korean War was never resolved. That pretty much leaves South Korea with 'Dibs'. ;)
This series is actually really fun to watch.... if you have a morbid fascination.
http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1438428757
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North Korea is the only nation in the world who's sitting president is dead.If the son dies he will most likely become VP.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see China intervene if Kim dies under the claim to preserve stability in the region.
ack-ack
Why would they do that? The Korean DMZ ties down a very Large American military presence.
Just cause they hosted an Olympics doesn't mean they want to join hands at the equator and sing, "give peace a chance". The Chinese are thrilled they have some deranged mutt in NK holding down all those Yank forces that would otherwise be pointed at China.