Reports Say Kim Jong-Il in Hospital

[Coventina]

Source: New York Times

TOKYO — Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s leader, is probably hospitalized but still capable of making decisions, Japan’s prime minister, Taro Aso, said Tuesday.

Citing intelligence reports, Mr. Aso said in a parliamentary session that “there are reports he has been hospitalized.”

“However, it’s not believed that he is completely incapable of making decisions,” Mr. Aso said, answering an opposition lawmaker’s question during a exchange on foreign affairs and defense.

If Mr. Kim, 66, had been incapable of decision-making, Japanese and other intelligence officials believe, “we would be seeing different developments” in North Korea, the prime minister said.



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[Rambis]

1. I believe

he has been dead for months and the double is trotted out once in a while.

[Posteritatis]

2. Not sure I wanna know what happens

..when a country that based entirely around their leader suddenly gets decapitated. Though the guy's already faced one coup attempt..

[Taverner]

3. Well, what happened to China after Mao?

Mass killings stopped (sorta) and they joined the market

[DS1]

4. He's been on the treadmill for 16 hours, playing 3 games of chess against their best

soon-to-be-executed players, and composing 5 new sonnets which would make Beethoven poke his eyes out just for good measure, while the doctors marvel over his constant 55 beats per minute heartrate, and complete lack of nutrition.

[Turbineguy]

5. I wonder

if they added towels under the covers of his hospital bed to make him look taller.

[Parche]

6. So Kim Jong ill?

[Codeine]

8. *dies*

[foxfeet]

7. Hairspray overdose?