tekisui (1000+ posts) Mon Jul-13-09 08:36 AM
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Kim Jong-il 'Has Pancreatic Cancer'
Source: Guardian
North Korea's "dear leader", Kim Jong-il, has life-threatening cancer, South Korean media claimed today, prompting fears for the country's long-term stability.
The reports came days after images appeared of the 67-year-old looking gaunt in a rare public appearance, increasing speculation that his health was worsening after a reported stroke last year.
Seoul's YTN television channel reported that Kim had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, citing unidentified intelligence officials in South Korea and China as saying the illness was threatening his life.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service said it could not confirm the report, and a unification ministry spokesman, Chun Hae-sung, told reporters he knew nothing of the claims. US officials contacted by Reuters were unable to comment.
Tensions on the peninsula have been running high in recent months, since the North's nuclear and missile tests, making the stability of the regime a more pressing issue than ever.
more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/13/kim-jong-il...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6054405Quick, someone call DUmmy sfexpat2000, DUmmy flyarm, DUmmy Miss Waverly (and her dust bunnies), and DUmmy goodboy! Get Johns Hopkins on the line! Set up that PayPal account! We can do it! Yes, we can!
Actually, I'm pretty sure North Korea, although the people are starving, has single-payer free medical care for all, thank goodness. So Li'l Kim will get the best medical care in the communist world without a lifesaving DU fundraiser.
On the other hand, The Guardian is about as reliable a news source as MSNBC and truthout.
shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Mon Jul-13-09 08:40 AM
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2. It is only a matter of short time if this is true for "Dear leader"
Now the question remains is will he attempt take his country and a good chunk of the Korean penn. with him before he goes?
That would spell the end of the LPGA as we know it.
