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muriel_volestrangler

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78. More reliably: North Korean leaders close to Kim Jong-un make surprise visit to South
Sat Oct 4, 2014, 03:59 AM
Oct 2014

Rather than the word of a South Korean 'think tank', this is what's actually happening - and if someone was 'taking over', I find it hard to believe they'd be sending high-powered delegations to South Korea:

Three senior leaders arrive for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games, sparking speculation on inter-Korean relations

The North Korean delegation, ostensibly for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Incheon, was led by Hwang Pyong-so, the top political officer at the Korean People’s Army and considered by analysts to be the country’s second most important official after Kim.
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The two sides met briefly in the morning. Unification ministry spokesman Lim Byeong Cheol told reporters that the North Korean officials would hold their main talks over lunch with South Korean unification minister Ryoo Kihl-jae and national security director Kim Kwan-jin before flying home later on Saturday.
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The other North Korean officials, Lim said, were Choe Ryong-hae and Kim Yang-gon, secretaries to the ruling Workers Party. Hwang, the No. 2, holds other top posts, such as a vice chairman of the powerful National Defence Commission, led by Kim, and is a vice marshal of the army.
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Cheong Seong-chang, of the private Sejong Institute, speculated that the North Korean officials were probably carrying a message from Kim. The visit could also be part of an effort to show that Kim had no problem making high-profile political decisions and had no serious health problems, he said.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/04/north-korean-leaders-close-kim-jong-un-surprise-visit-south

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Why do I have the feeling that Mr Kim ate something that disagreed with him? malthaussen Oct 2014 #1
Keen minds believe Kim Jong-Un ate a ton of stuff in excess that totally agreed with him Brother Buzz Oct 2014 #3
Several stories in teh news said he had broken ankles due to his weight dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #6
He's not that fat, just chubby Reter Oct 2014 #8
And has a better haircut. Poor Kim...think of that lonely fat kid in Junior High. Now consider 24601 Oct 2014 #56
He's not fat, he's just "big boned" smirkymonkey Oct 2014 #80
I don't believe it. I think either he wnt bonkers or she's pulled off merrily Oct 2014 #14
That is what crossed my mind. He is now taking an extended rest in some mental hospital. Would jwirr Oct 2014 #17
My money is on bonkers. /nt Ash_F Oct 2014 #36
I lean toward both. herding cats Oct 2014 #43
I heard about the ankles too, but I've been wondering also if that's just a cover story. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #53
I highly doubt it on the coup part davidpdx Oct 2014 #65
He's Not Fat! Wolf Frankula Oct 2014 #18
That fat fuck is probably dead (poisoned). nt brush Oct 2014 #64
OTT. Agschmid Oct 2014 #83
Meaning . . . ? nt brush Oct 2014 #84
This bears watching. Like we don't have enough trouble already--not sure if TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #2
I hope Mr. Kim gets to be with his father and grandfather quickly. former9thward Oct 2014 #4
+1 cheapdate Oct 2014 #40
Korean Cleopatra? Cleita Oct 2014 #5
Wouldn't mind an Agrippina either. Xyzse Oct 2014 #20
Or a Livia Drusilla Kaleva Oct 2014 #34
Any pictures of the new North Korean "goddess"? FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #7
Best I can do Botany Oct 2014 #9
Interesting... She started "taking a more public role" in April annabanana Oct 2014 #11
I wonder if "It's for your own good" was uttered at that meeting? 7962 Oct 2014 #12
I looked up Kim Jong Un's age and he is only 31 ... Botany Oct 2014 #15
A lobotomy perhaps ? CentralMass Oct 2014 #52
My guess is that Kim Jong Un's pushing a war with S. Korea & the USA might have ... Botany Oct 2014 #67
There were a bunch in Google images, as well. C Moon Oct 2014 #10
Here.. cosmicone Oct 2014 #16
Certainly a lot better looking! I wonder if she's a wacko too. I do feel so sorry for the RKP5637 Oct 2014 #54
could it be that demigoddess Oct 2014 #13
Yeah, he is dead. AngryAmish Oct 2014 #19
Snort lonestarnot Oct 2014 #76
He needs a fucking heart transplant madokie Oct 2014 #21
Hasn't stopped Dick Cheney. Rod Beauvex Oct 2014 #22
You got me there madokie Oct 2014 #23
They are part of a dying breed.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #25
rMoney was talking this kind of shit madokie Oct 2014 #27
I did this graphic to commemorate that... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #29
You done good LOL madokie Oct 2014 #30
Alex Jones would be freaking out about an alien invasion from Kolob. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #31
My neighbor fundie is an Alex Jones listener madokie Oct 2014 #42
Alex Jones is like a deprogramer from a world of sanity into a delusional world and can be addicting RKP5637 Oct 2014 #57
Think about how CHEAP the Right Wing is.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #69
A suggestion from a fellow artist. okasha Oct 2014 #62
isn't that part of the plot in The DaVinci Code? KittyWampus Oct 2014 #45
Naw, the Church wasn't wanting to put them in charge. It wanted them wiped out. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #60
I heard it's gastric bypass surgery. littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #24
If you'll notice the north Korean people are little people while the people from the south madokie Oct 2014 #47
I read that he weighs over 300 pounds from eating specialty cheeses; that he broke both his ankles MADem Oct 2014 #26
Ankles don't just break like that. herding cats Oct 2014 #44
Hell they might have broke his ankles madokie Oct 2014 #48
I admit it crossed my mind too. herding cats Oct 2014 #58
I believe the guy who said there's been a Li'l Kim Coup! MADem Oct 2014 #51
I'm inclined to think there's a coup herding cats Oct 2014 #59
Maybe.... Duer 157099 Oct 2014 #74
Exactly what my mind imagined herding cats Oct 2014 #75
He was doing a fine job of ruining the country on his own. CentralMass Oct 2014 #79
May have cancer? Or suffering a poisonous attack? He did have his own Uncle killed..... TheNutcracker Oct 2014 #28
I find it just a *little* suspicious that ... Akoto Oct 2014 #32
He ate something that did not agree with him.. penndragon69 Oct 2014 #33
Could be . . . OldRedneck Oct 2014 #35
I don't think they'd shoot him jmowreader Oct 2014 #37
Some are saying there was coup... Xolodno Oct 2014 #38
Although Vice is generally pretty good davidpdx Oct 2014 #66
FDR had polio and was able to lead from a wheelchair XemaSab Oct 2014 #86
When Wilson sabbat hunter Oct 2014 #88
more rumors backwoodsbob Oct 2014 #39
thanx for the link Botany Oct 2014 #82
Kim Jong Young'un had her husband executed in December. politicat Oct 2014 #41
I thought the stories about the family members being snuffed turned out to be a hoax Brother Buzz Oct 2014 #46
To the extent we can know anything... Those seem to be confirmed. politicat Oct 2014 #68
Maybe he is being slowly poisoned. kwassa Oct 2014 #49
Just what we need VA_Jill Oct 2014 #50
Supposedly sabbat hunter Oct 2014 #81
Can she make 18 holes in one during a round of golf? tularetom Oct 2014 #55
Bullshit! I saw the official scorecard he turned in.... Brother Buzz Oct 2014 #61
I suspect he has developed an acute breathing problem... Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #63
She looks quite a bit more intelligent than he does. Maybe she's been playing her cards right. toby jo Oct 2014 #70
What is your formula for correlating looks to intelligence? hugo_from_TN Oct 2014 #71
Anybody with that haircut he sports can't be too bright. nt brush Oct 2014 #77
. XemaSab Oct 2014 #87
She just turned 27. rug Oct 2014 #72
This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #73
More reliably: North Korean leaders close to Kim Jong-un make surprise visit to South muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #78
ah ha! the ambitious relative appears... librechik Oct 2014 #85
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