North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has died
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N. Korea announces death of Kim Jong-Il
Posted: 19 December 2011 1116 hrsSEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has died aged 69 of a heart attack, state media announced Monday, plunging the impoverished nuclear-armed nation into uncertainty.
The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the leader "passed away from a great mental and physical strain" at 8:30 am on Saturday (2330 GMT Friday), while on a train for one of his "field guidance" tours.
It urged people to follow Kim's youngest son and heir apparent Kim Jong-Un, who is aged in his late 20s.
"All party members, military men and the public should faithfully follow the leadership of comrade Kim Jong-Un and protect and further strengthen the unified front of the party, military and the public," said the news agency and a weeping TV announcer.
KCNA said Kim died of a "severe myocardial infarction along with a heart attack". It said an autopsy was performed Sunday.
The leader suffered a stroke in August 2008 which left him with impaired movement in his left arm and leg.
The North declared a period of national mourning from December 17 to 29.
South Korea's government went on an emergency footing after the shock news, the South's Yonhap news agency reported. It summoned a meeting of the National Security Council.
North and South Korea have remained technically at war since the three-year Korean conflict ended only in an armistice in 1953.
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omg
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First Gaddafi now Kim Jong Il?
R.I.P.
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wonders which dictator is the next to die
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will his son be taking over?
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Its very likely........
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No big deal what. He dies but the system prevails. North Korea wouldn't change. Don't worry.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
will his son be taking over?
probably.. the son was groomed to take over for some time...
i think he was also groomed to be as paranoid as the father
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Someone must pay tribute to him and write a book on how he outwitted the U.S during Bush regime.
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only in his late 20s can take over north korea?
the other part members and generals so 乖？
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
wonders which dictator is the next to die
LKY
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North Korea was supposed to celebrate 2012 as 100th birthday of Kim Il Sung.
Now Kim Jong Il died.
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Originally posted by Dalforce 1941:
Someone must pay tribute to him and write a book on how he outwitted the U.S during Bush regime.
He was lucky. US were already involved in afghanistan, shortly after the iraq wars. Not enough money.
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Originally posted by dragg:
only in his late 20s can take over north korea?
the other part members and generals so 乖？
maybe a war is starting! remember next year is
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the world has seen the back of a mad man, less one mad man on earth
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at least the son is better-looking.
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Looks like the south korea military is on high alert
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
He was lucky. US were already involved in afghanistan, shortly after the iraq wars. Not enough money.
He saw that U.S was going to attack Iraq and took advantage of it and orchestrated the nuclear conflict with the U.S in Oct 2002 and caught U.S off guard.
I admired his tactical skills after I became aware of that move by him.
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USA is always fighting wars for no good reason.
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Originally posted by Jacky Woo:
the world has seen the back of a mad man, less one mad man on earth
He helped check the U.S in 2002.
U.S had ambitions to attack more countries after Iraq but he created more problems for the U.S and frustrated their war plans.
In his own way, he contributed to world peace, by creating trouble for the U.S so that U.S couldn't make more aggression.
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Originally posted by Dalforce 1941:
He helped check the U.S in 2002.
U.S had ambitions to attack more countries after Iraq but he created more problems for the U.S and frustrated their war plans.
In his own way, he contributed to world peace, by creating trouble for the U.S so that U.S couldn't make more aggression.
wa. where you learned all these?
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
Looks like the south korea military is on high alert
North Korea couldnt afford to launch an attack on south korea, much stronger than north korea militarily and economically.
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Originally posted by Jacky Woo:
North Korea couldnt afford to launch an attack on south korea, much stronger than north korea militarily and economically.
nk got nuke leh
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nk and kim is trending now
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Good riddance to one evil man.