North Korea's new leader to be named in the next 24 hrs

Aaron wrote:

blake wrote:

just nuke the bastards already

Why would you say that?

It's not as though it's the poor fuckers living there who have done anything. The only bad North Koreans in the world are the government, who let millions die for their own selfishness. By selfishness, I mean the kind of prick who's running the country that employs people to make sure that his rice grains are the exact same shape and size, who had thousands put to death for not crying at his father's death, etc.

Believe it or not I didn't actually intend to have people take that comment seriously.

Tim wrote:

ThusSpokeYourFace wrote:

and then there's the fact that if we do anything to them China might not like it

I don't know about that. I don't think they are best friends, since North Korea destroyed the bridges connecting them to China.

Yeah, I wouldn't think they would stick up for them out of brotherly love or something. But do you think that if there were a US presence in North Korea China might feel that we were encroaching on their territory? After all that has a lot to do with why we didn't send ground troops into Korea in the fifties. Of course that was the fifties and Korea and China were a lot more friendly then.

I totally didn't see that post before.

But like, yeah.

China is huge and NK is tiny. I don't really see it as a buffer between us and them. I do, however, think it was dumb for NK to kind of cut themselves off from China. Having such a big and powerful country as a potential ally and not doing anything with it doesn't seem like a good idea to me. Also China is a lot more open than NK. Not that that's a hard thing to do, but still

I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE NEWSSSS.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's youngest son, Kim Jong-un, has been appointed a general, amid rumours he is being anointed as successor.

State television said the elder Kim had been re-elected as leader, at the start of a meeting of the ruling party.

The Workers' Party has not met for decades and observers believe Kim Jong-il may be cementing the family dynasty.

The succession is being closely watched because of the North's nuclear programme and hostility with the South.

Lack of experience

The announcement about Kim Jong-un is his first mention by name in state media and is reminiscent of his father's rise to prominence which began in the mid-1970s.

Little is known of him other than that he was educated in Switzerland and is around 27 years of age.

He is being elevated to the post of four-star general without military experience and despite being Kim Jong-il's third and youngest son.

His elder brother and half-brother appear to have been ruled out of the running for the succession.

The state television announcer was quoted as saying that his father had been reappointed as general secretary of the Workers' Party as an "expression of absolute support and trust".

She said a "crucial" development was under way but gave no further details.

The state news agency said the leader had been re-appointed with "the unanimous will and wishes" of North Koreans.

The statement described Kim Jong-il's "immortal exploits" and said they would "shine long in the history of the country" as he developed the ruling party of his late father, Kim Il Sung.

Kim Jong-il's sister, Kyong-hui, has also been named a four-star general, announced the state-run Korean Central News Agency. Kyong-hui is married to Chang Song-taek, seen by some analysts as North Korea's second-most powerful leader.

A long-time aide to the Kim family, Choe Ryong-Hae, was also appointed a general.

Ill health

Kim Jong-il, 68, is reported to be suffering from several illnesses. He is believed to have had a stroke two years ago, and has travelled to China for treatment.

Neither Pyongyang nor Beijing have publicly commented on rumours surrounding his health.

A US official said it was too soon to tell what was happening inside North Korea's leadership, but the United States was watching developments "carefully".

Reports from South Korea on Monday suggested that the military had nominated Kim Jong-un as a delegate for the conference.

The Chosun Ilbo newspaper quoted an unnamed North Korean source as saying a propaganda campaign had already begun to raise Kim Jong-un's profile.

Rumours emerged last year from the secretive state that he was his father's chosen successor.

Analysts say taking over his father's job would be a huge task for someone with so little experience.
'Eternal president'

Images released by the North's state media on Monday showed orderly lines of delegates - some wearing suits, others in military uniform - arriving in Pyongyang.

The Associated Press reported that the capital was decorated with flags and placards announcing the meeting.

One poster read: "Warm congratulations to the representatives meeting of the Workers Party of Korea."

KCNA reported that party delegates visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang on Monday to pay respects to North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, father of Kim Jong-il.

Kim Il-sung is known as the "eternal president", while Kim Jong-il has styled himself the "dear leader".

Kim Jong-il became leader when his father died in 1994.

Under Kim Jong-il, the country's isolation from the outside world has become entrenched.

Mr Kim has built up a personality cult around his family, while North Korea's economy has all but ceased to function and its people suffer from frequent food shortages.

Tim wrote:

China is huge and NK is tiny. I don't really see it as a buffer between us and them

look at a map if there was to be an attack into China from the west it would be throguh NK. Its also a short distance from our good ally Japan. Size dosent matter in this case. Its a crucial, strategic location. The Nazis went through the tiny Ardennes forest to by pass the Maginot line and invade all of France.

I don't want no war

So what's the deal with the bombing?

raptorsaurus wrote:

So what's the deal with the bombing?

north korea is just fucking crazy

Well, I guess they have been at war for a really long time. I remember in social studies (when I was awake) that the reason why the USA wont agree to the international landmine removal thing is because they have tons of mines along the korean border. That's pretty cool I guess.

from what ive heard its all to show that their not push overs. They have a new leader, new nuclear facility and then this.

Why don't they just blow things up in the middle of nowhere, like USA and USSR did back in the cold war, instead of shooting stuff at people.

In the end, it's like a "my penis is bigger than yours" type thing.

NK is way crazier then the leaders of the cold war. They literally don't give a fuck about their civilian population and probably their own soldiers.

Sarah Palin says you guys should defend your allies, the mighty North Koreans. Yep.

yeah shes dumb as fuck. I hope she continues saying dumb shit so her chances of becoming president are diminished, and its funny.

How the fuck is someone that dumb?

Remember how in elementary school the teacher said "anyone can become president (well prime minister in Canada)"? That saying is more true than we'd like it to be.

http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com/

Well then, that was the end of Kim Jong-il.

everyone bernie.

I was expecting some jokes or something on here.
Like, 'he was Il for so long I'm surprised he made it to 69"

Or 'I guess they should have named him "Kim Jong Healthy."