N. Korea: Kim's army visits prompt speculation

AP ^ | 08/04/07

[TigerLikesRooster]

Earlier FR thread:

N. Korea: Kim Jong-il's 'Suspicious' Visits to Military Units (preparing for another fireworks?) ^

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[NormsRevenge]

In this photo taken by North Koreas' official Korean Central News Agency and released by Korea News Service in Tokyo Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, front center, poses with Korean People's Army soldiers belonging to KPA Unit 273 during his inspection in North Korea. The source did not disclose date and dateline in the caption of this photo but KCNA reported this inspection on Friday, Aug. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)

[SevenofNine]

How does Chia Pet look health wise does look like he may be dying or sick

[PetroniusMaximus]

"The littlest dictator."

[SteveMcKing]

If North Korea “does something” — I’ll bet China will use the opportunity to take Taiwan.

They may even turn against NK if we agree not to defend the island. That would be a hell of a sacrifice.

[SevenofNine]

How does Chia Pet look health wise does look like he may be dying or sick

[SevenofNine]

That look like his double that not real Chia Pet I don’t think

[NormsRevenge]

I hear ya,, some of the photos over on yahoo look awful familiar, like ones from quite a few months ago or maybe it’s just me ..

I hope the NKs aren’t trying to pull a ‘fidel’ ..

[Fitzcarraldo]

Lotsa hollow cheeks in that picture.

[flying Elvis]

Is it common for NK females to be so much paler than the men?

[TigerLikesRooster]

China could intervene in N. Korea even when U.S. will stand firmly behind Taiwan. China wouldn’t want to lose N. Korea without gaining anything significant in return such as Taiwan.

[NormsRevenge]

good question, not sure how to answer that one. they all look a little rough.

[Brad from Tennessee]

I’ve read that North Korea’s armed forces lack enough fuel for a mechanized thrust across the DMZ.

[SevenofNine]

Yeah it seem same old photos to me one of them I think Tiger found on site few months ago that could be DOUBLE

[notbackingdown]

Does Kim normally wear lifts? Doesn’t look like he’s sporting them in this photo.

[NormsRevenge]

If I’m not mistaken, some are from when he came out of his last hiatus from the public eye..

[TigerLikesRooster]

That is true. That is why N. Korea always ask for oil as an aid package.

Their air force is a toast because chronic fuel shortage led to so little flight time for their warplanes that pilots had little training time in the air.

As it stands now, N. Korea will be more likely to mount non-conventional warfare, a state-scale terrorism: Missile stippled with WMD rain down S. Korean population center, followed by their special force taking entire cities hostage.

[Tailback]

Is it common for NK females to be so much paler than the men?

In Japan women tend to try and look as pale as possible. It may be the same thing for North Koreans. Think of the makeup the geisha's used to use.

[NormsRevenge]

This would appear to be more recently taken..

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il casts his vote for the election of deputies to the provincial, city and country people's assemblies, into a ballot box at a polling station in Hamju county, South Hamgyong province, North Korea, July 29, 2007. This picture was released by the Korea Central News Agency on July 30, 2007. REUTERS/Korea News Service (NORTH KOREA) JAPAN OUT