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N. Korea: Kim Kyung-hee, Kim Jong-eun's Aunt, May be Gravely Ill
Chosun Ilbo ^
| 7/22/13
| Lee Yong-soo
Posted on 07/21/2013 2:29:24 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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Kim Kyung-hee, Kim Jong-eun's Aunt, May be in Gravely Ill
Power behind the throne ... not seen in public for 80 days
Has been suffering from various illnesses ... The public appearances of her husband, Jang Sung-taek, has also plummeted.
Kim Kyung-hee (age: 67,) the power behind the throne and aunt of Kim Jong-eun has not been seen in public for 80 days. Sources familiar with N. Korea matters said, "Not since her comeback in June, 2009, her absence has been this long. She has been suffering from various illnesses and could be gravely ill.”
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She even skipped the memorial ceremony of 19th anniversary of Kim Il-sung's death, his father, which was held on July 8th.
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(Excerpt) Read more at news.chosun.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kimkyunghee; kimkyunhee; nkorea
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Yeah. Her health is on again and off again for a long time. It is said to have deteriorated further in a last couple of years. She may not last long. She could be gone this year. That means a linchpin holding various factions in N. Korea regime disappears, heralding more turmoil
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:29:54 PM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:32:05 PM PDT
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Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Someone put in a call to Jimmah Cahtah...
To: Mastador1
Could lead to a major geopolitical event in E. Asia.
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:35:00 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Little Kim gonna go gangsta?
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:37:03 PM PDT
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Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Kim Kyung-hee
So that would make her Kim Kyung-hee-Ill
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:44:36 PM PDT
by
RetSignman
(Standing my ground against group think.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
To: RetSignman
A Korean named “Kim”, now there’s something you don’t see everyday. /s
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:45:04 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Mastador1
More likely he’ll be messily replaced.
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:45:29 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
"I'll fix it..."
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:46:03 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: RetSignman
No, doesn’t work that way in Korea.
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:46:15 PM PDT
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driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Are we sposed to send cards?
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posted on
07/21/2013 2:54:31 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If global warming exists I hope it is strong enough to reverse the Big Government snowball)
To: TigerLikesRooster
If she holds on a bit longer, he may garner enough backing, power & experience to weather the turmoil.
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07/21/2013 2:54:53 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: TigerLikesRooster
“She even skipped the memorial ceremony of 19th anniversary of Kim Il-sung’s death”
And she wasnt thrown into a concentration camp?
To: TigerLikesRooster
Cirotius of liver because of alcholism taking a toll???
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07/21/2013 3:16:54 PM PDT
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SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; All
Hey Tiger or AmericaninTokyo
Is this aunt that booze too much???
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posted on
07/21/2013 3:18:10 PM PDT
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SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: nuconvert
I agree that they will go to great lengths to keep her alive. Just like Chia Head's last days. Chia Head died before he was able to complete laying out a firm ground for smooth succession to his son. If Jong-eun’s aunt also passes away prematurely, he would be in real bad luck. It seems that his past record of accomplishment is sparse. Most of them backfired, woefully misguided. Events are not cooperating, either.
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posted on
07/21/2013 3:19:22 PM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
To: SevenofNine
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posted on
07/21/2013 3:19:38 PM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
To: Mastador1
Some speculate that the aunt is the reason that Kim Jong Eun is retaining power. Once she goes, the military chiefs might think they can depose him.
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07/21/2013 3:24:34 PM PDT
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struggle
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