Kim Jong-il is dead [Main Thread]

[jhpigott]

SOUTH KOREAN MILITARY PUT ON ALERT

Breaking per Bloomberg and other Wire Services....

[tioga]

I hope that SOB starved to death.

[Texas Eagle]

A Christmas miracle if ever there was one.

[MindBender26]

You guys are the eyes and ears on the ground, so what happens now?

Does the kid have a lock on power? More or less saber rattling? How will PRC react?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Per JoongAng Ilbo:

http://joongang.joinsmsn.com/article/123/6927123.html?ctg=1000&cloc=joongang|home|top

N. Korea's Kim Jong-il Dead...8:30 AM, Dec. 17, 2011

Died in his train due to too much fatigue

Kim Jong-il died at 8:30 AM, Dec.17 (2011,) according to Korean Central Agency's report on Dec. 19.

The agency reports, "while on on-site tour, Chairman Kim Jong-il passed away in this train due to accumulated mental and physical fatigue at 8:30 AM, Dec. 17, 2011.

Original text

北 김정일 사망…17일 오전 8시30분

[연합] 입력 2011.12.19 12:02 / 수정 2011.12.19 12:10

과로로 특별열차서 사망

김정일 국방위원장이 17일 오전 8시30분 과로로 열차에서 사망했다고 조선중앙통신이 19일 보도했다.

중앙통신은 "김 위원장이 2011년 12월17일 8시30분 현지지도의 길을 이어가시다가 겹쌓인 정신육체적 과로로 하여 열차에서 서거하셨다"고 전했다 (연합뉴스)

[Vigilanteman]

Yomiuri News in Japan is reporting that Kim actually died yesterday (December 17). Further, since the line of succession is not clear, confusion or unrest is to be expected.

[Baynative]

[kristinn]

From the Wall Street Journal reporter in Seoul:

SNIP

Mr. Kim died from fatigue during a train ride on Saturday, a weeping (NK state) television announcer said.

[C210N]

[nuconvert]

Yeah, I guess that would be SOP.
Thanx for the headline

[Revolting cat!]

I’m axin’ again, where are the PRAYERS UP posts from Harper Valley Ladies on high horses when domestic Commies croak?

[AU72]

Who is calling the shots in the DPRK today!

[RedMDer]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, 69, has died

[jhpigott]

Yep, expected. I bet the folks in the Pentagon are burning the midnight oil. More detail from Yonhap -

Yonhap latest headlines:

(URGENT) S. Korean military declares emergency alert following death of Kim Jong-il 12-19 12:17
(URGENT) S. Korean gov’t shifts to emergency footing on news of N.K. leader’s death 12-19 12:14

[chuckee]

Dear Leader feels the warmth of hell’s embrace.

[Revolting cat!]

He's not dead, he's pining for the fjords!

[AU72]

Chairman Kim Jong-il passed away in this train due to accumulated mental and physical fatigue

And a possible case of lead poisoning.

[Zeppo]

So, in other words, the official cause of death “was due to him being tired and shagged out after a long squawk”...

[woofie]

RIP

[ez]

The Republican establishment is deeply saddened that they will lose two days of Newt Bashing.tm. Darn their luck.