Kim Jong Il dead at 69

GlowMidnight · Dec 20, 2011

Kim Jong Il, North Korea's longtime dictator who allowed his people to starve while building a vast military, has died of heart failure. His death sparked immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear program.
Citing YTN TV, Reuters also reported that North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off the country's east coast on Monday.
A "special broadcast" from the North Korean capital, state media said the 69-year-old died of a heart ailment on a train due to a "great mental and physical strain" on Saturday during a "high intensity field inspection." It said an autopsy was completed on Sunday and "fully confirmed" the diagnosis.
A spokesperson at the Unification Ministry confirmed Kim's death to NBC News. His funeral will be held on December 28.
Kim is believed to have suffered a stroke in 2008, but he had appeared relatively vigorous in photos and video from recent trips to China and Russia and in numerous trips around the country carefully documented by state media.
The communist country's "Dear Leader" — reputed to have had a taste for cigars, cognac and gourmet cuisine — was believed to have had diabetes and heart disease.
"It is the biggest loss for the party ... and it is our people and nation's biggest sadness," an anchorwoman clad in black Korean traditional dress said in a voice choked with tears. She said the nation must "change our sadness to strength and overcome our difficulties."
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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead at 69 - World news - Asia-Pacific - North Korea - msnbc.com

Thoughts?

xokay_nowx · Dec 20, 2011

Hopefully the person who replaces him will be more fair to the people, not less.

Don Ricalo · Dec 20, 2011

Apparently you're unaware that he was grooming his son Kim Jong-Un who is now the leader of the country and exactly like his father. The name has barely changed and neither has the country, it's leadership or the future of Korea, unless things get worse.

xokay_nowx · Dec 20, 2011

Yes. :/

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