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eppur_se_muova

(41,893 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:16 AM Jan 2012

North Korea to display Kim Jong-il's body permanently (BBC) [View all]

North Korea has announced that the body of late leader Kim Jong-il will lie in state permanently at a palace in the capital, Pyongyang.

His body will be displayed at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace alongside his father, Kim Il-sung.

There are also plans to build memorial towers for him, state media said, and his 16 February birthday will be marked as a "Day of the Shining Star".

Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack on 17 December at the age of 69.

His body was put on display at the palace before his elaborate funeral on 28 December.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16523768

Yeah, that worked out so well for Lenin ....

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North Korea to display Kim Jong-il's body permanently (BBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Jan 2012 OP

That is just disgusting. It's a husk, a shell. So stupid. nt MADem Jan 2012 #1

I didn't care to read the article but did NK mention Javaman Jan 2012 #2

Mao wanted to be cremated. His wife wanted that too. David__77 Jan 2012 #3

That's pretty interesting... Javaman Jan 2012 #5

Ho Chi Minh is still on display under a glass case mainer Jan 2012 #4

They must have shared their secrets with US ally, Philippine President Fernando Marco's wife: Judi Lynn Jan 2012 #13

I'm halfway surprised the rethugs didn't do that for Reagan Hugabear Jan 2012 #6

They wanted a way to reanimate his corpse sakabatou Jan 2012 #7

I always thought he WAS a reanimated corpse even when he was supposedly alive. smirkymonkey Jan 2012 #14

I wonder what percentage of communist (or even just "communist") leaders get displayed like that. Posteritatis Jan 2012 #8

Why Not Freeze him in Carbonite? Yavin4 Jan 2012 #9

Skipping over the morbidity, and into the realm of humanity, Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #10

Probably until they are able to... Fearless Jan 2012 #11

Emoticon Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #18

You know Stalin and Lenin shared a room Rex Jan 2012 #12

Just Lenin now. former9thward Jan 2012 #17

LOL. tabasco Jan 2012 #15

I'm thinking animotronic Kim. Old Troop Jan 2012 #16

Such a strange place treestar Jan 2012 #19

I'd bet that visitors to the memorial will be under surveillance JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #20

Kim Jong (eeew! that stinks!) n/t Earth_First Jan 2012 #21