Kim Jong Un in "Grave Danger" After Surgery

a reply to: MRinder

The National Security Council and Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment when reached by CNN on Monday.

It's hilarious that they claim to even be in contact with The National Security Councel and Office of the Director of National Intelligence in order for them to then decline to comment.

THAT statement is deceptive!

ETA:

Perhaps I should elaborate....if you get ahold of their answering service or their secretary it doesn't count as getting ahold of The National Security Council and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

a reply to: ElGoobero

will his sister be strong enough to take over?

Only one thing worse than Kim Jong Un, and that is a female version of him with something to prove.

Look back in Asian history to see who the worst most hated rulers were....

Hmm what if he caught covid and needed a heart surgery...
I think that this report was made to troll him and poke him out of his cover

Bloomberg: Status Unknown

The U.S. is seeking details about Kim Jong Un’s health after receiving information that the North Korean leader was in critical condition after undergoing cardiovascular surgery last week, U.S. officials said.

The Trump administration wasn’t sure of Kim’s current condition, said the officials, who asked not to be identified. One of the officials said the White House was told that Kim took a turn for the worse after the surgery, while CNN earlier cited a U.S. official with direct knowledge saying the North Korean leader may be in “grave danger.” The White House declined to comment.

South Korea’s Yonhap News on Tuesday cited an unidentified official in President Moon Jae-in’s office saying that Kim was conducting “normal activities” in a rural part of the country. The North Korean leader is being assisted by close aides and no special movements were detected, the report said. Kang Min-seok, a spokesman at South Korea’s presidential office, said earlier there was nothing to confirm on speculation over Kim’s health.

Battle of the unnamed sources in various governments...

Has U.S. Ambassador Rodman been reached for comment?

This is a window of opportunity to rid the world of pork belly.

I just can't help feel sad about the surgeon/medical team who is working to help him
what will happen to them if he dies.

I think he already passed, just my feeling on it

a reply to: tonycodes

I'm sure he'll appear in a few days, with amazing stories of how the dear leader single handedly kicked coronas butt!

Or something similar.

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: ElGoobero

will his sister be strong enough to take over?

Only one thing worse than Kim Jong Un, and that is a female version of him with something to prove.

Look back in Asian history to see who the worst most hated rulers were....

Same with most cultures tbh.

Just look at some of the historical Monarchs of Britain.

TIME

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to be handling state affairs as usual, South Korea’s government said Tuesday after unconfirmed rumors described him as in fragile condition after surgery.

The presidential Blue House said no unusual activity has been detected in North Korea and it had no information about the rumors on Kim’s health. Speculation often surfaces about North Korea’s leadership based on attendance at important state events. Kim, who is in his mid-30s, missed the celebration of his late grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15, the country’s most important holiday.

But he had presided over a meeting April 11, discussing coronavirus prevention and electing his sister as an alternate member of the political bureau of the ruling Workers’ Party. And state media have since reported Kim sent greetings to Syrian President Bashar Assad and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel as well as “birthday spreads” to two North Korean officials and a new centenarian.

“We have no information to confirm regarding rumors about Chairman Kim Jong Un’s health issue that have been reported by some media outlets. Also, no unusual developments have been detected inside North Korea,” Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said in the statement.

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A U.S. official said the White House was aware before the reports appeared late Monday that Kim’s health might be precarious. The official said the U.S. had information that Kim may have undergone surgery and that complications may have rendered him “incapacitated or worse.” But, the official stressed that the U.S. had nothing to confirm the surgery had taken place or that any complications had occurred.

The U.S. official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, would not elaborate on where the information came from or when it had been received. The White House and State Department had no comment.

Looks more and more like CNN jumped on a completely unsubstantiated rumour to be first.

No update here, but imagine this...

Kimmy boi goes into seclusion to avoid the beer-virus, floats a bogus but cryptic media story about being gravely ill following heart surgery (dead on the table, etc.), then emerges weeks later, perfectly healthy. Then he releases another bogus news story (from a gym while pumping iron) about how he died and...came back to life. Arisen from the dead! He's such a bad-a**, he even singlehandedly kicked the Grim Reaper's a**!!

He's no longer just the leader of NK, now he's a GOD!

**beeeeep** - We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming

They already play the divine card. I guess it would settle the doubters (along with some time in a gulag)

If one were looking for a geopolitical move that might distract/occupy China, sowing discord in NK by creating a leadership vacuum might turn out to be an effective strategy.

It's well known how poorly off the NK people have it, in terms of food shortages and constant rationing of supplies. Should further instability arise, e.g. power struggle between factions of government and military in wake of K.J.U.'s passing, it could set off a massive refugee crisis along the NK-Chinese border. This is something that would be a thorn in China's side during the best of times, let alone in the midst of a global pandemic.

Sounds like this might've been a false alarm, but if, BIG IF, this were have some element of fact to it, and things turned truly dire for DearLeader.......would be interesting to eventually find out the full details of how his condition deteriorated.

originally posted by: Wide-Eyes

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: ElGoobero

will his sister be strong enough to take over?

Only one thing worse than Kim Jong Un, and that is a female version of him with something to prove.

Look back in Asian history to see who the worst most hated rulers were....

Same with most cultures tbh.

Just look at some of the historical Monarchs of Britain.

Imagine if Hillary had won... *shudder

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: ElGoobero


Only one thing worse than Kim Jong Un, and that is a female version of him with something to prove.

Look back in Asian history to see who the worst most hated rulers were....

You don’t have to go very far and see, look at Michigan’s Governor.

a reply to: SleeperHasAwakened

Well, first off, it's unlikely we'll ever get full details of anything related to fat boi. However, I would think if he needed advanced medical care such as heart surgery he likely would have gone somewhere else to have it performed. He can lie to the outside world, but when he looks in the mirror he knows how backwards his own country is.

Well damn. If you can't trust unidentified U.S. officials, who can you trust?

Ladies make a great dictators.

originally posted by: Kromlech
Has U.S. Ambassador Rodman been reached for comment?

Dennis Rodman is busy filming a "Last Dance" Michael Jordan special with ESPN.

originally posted by: Wide-Eyes

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: ElGoobero

will his sister be strong enough to take over?

Only one thing worse than Kim Jong Un, and that is a female version of him with something to prove.

Look back in Asian history to see who the worst most hated rulers were....

Same with most cultures tbh.

Just look at some of the historical Monarchs of Britain.

The bloodiest period in England's history was caused by Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth I.

The idea that female rulers are kinder or gentler than their male counterparts really has nothing to back it up historically.