Arthur is keeping track of a story carried in The Australian regarding Kim Jong-il. His consort, and mother of his presumed heir, has died.
“The loss of this woman was a blow,” said a foreign diplomat.
“But (US Democratic candidate) John Kerry’s loss in the US election was a harder one. These are now very worried men.”
I checked both Global Security and StratFor, but neither had anything yet. Check Arthur’s site regularly, and I’ll try to do some digging myself. Kim may be on his way out.
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North Korean Freedom Movement
A couple of days ago I linked to a post by Arthur Chrenkoff about doings in North Korea. Today, Roger L. Simon has some m […]
Pingback by Bunker Mulligan » North Korean Freedom Movement — November 18, 2004 @ 11:42 am
I thought this mention of Arthur’s was even more significant than the entire article from The Austrialian:
If that’s true, well, holy shit. Big changes coming real soon.
I have a lot of friends on the friendlier half of that peninsula with a lot on their minds right now.
Comment by Bogey — November 16, 2004 @ 7:31 pm
And let’s hope their politicians don’t see this as an opportunity to rejoin.
Comment by Bunker — November 16, 2004 @ 7:33 pm
Hadn’t even considered that possibility. I don’t think they’d dare do anything that dangerious, but then again, I’ve watched live TV coverage of fistfights even wilder behavior on the floor of their parliament…
Comment by Bogey — November 16, 2004 @ 8:08 pm
Dangerious? I done invented another word…
Comment by Bogey — November 16, 2004 @ 8:22 pm
“Dangerious”.
I like it. Do you mind if I use it sometime?
Comment by Bunker — November 17, 2004 @ 5:27 am