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| ROK military declares emergency alert after Kimmie's death |
| 2011-12-19 |
| SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Monday placed all military units on emergency alert following the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's death. The JCS said it called an emergency meeting of officials handling crisis management and operations just after noon Monday, after the North Korean media reported Kim's death. The JCS said it has increased its monitoring activities along the border along with the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command. No unusual activity had been observed from the North, officials said. Officials said they may raise the "Defcon," a five-stage combat alert level, from its current level of four to three. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 The ROKS should stay on heightened mil alert for a protractive time, given all the uncertainty surrounding Jong-un's personal ability to lead + survive ... PLUS * DEFENCE>PK/FORUMS CHINA MOVES TO ENSURE [post-Kimmie] STABILITY IN NORTH KOREA. ARTIC > PROFESSOR OF NE ASIA STUDIES XU WENJI OF JILN UNIVERSITY = Kimmie's death puts the pressure on CHINA to assume the heavier responsibility vee the CLOSE SINO-DPRK RELATIONSHIP TO ENSURE NATIONAL + PENINSULAR STABILITY. * SAME > NORTH KOREA: CHINESE LEADERS BRACE FOR HANDOVER TURMOIL AFTER DEATH OF ALLY "DEAR LEADER". * SAME > CHINA WARY OF NORTH KOREA'S ECONOMIC WOES [moreso now that Kimmie is gone]. On a separate note, Kim Jong-un's photo reminds me of my nephew from my older brother's second marriage, my older brother per se as a very young kid + infant, + espec my paternal grandfather. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-12-19 20:56 |
| #4 Right over the Christmas holiday. Cheez, Kimmie could have been more considerate and died ten years ago... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-12-19 14:45 |
| #3 Sucks for our troops over there. I've spent a holiday on alert, overseas. Its truly sucks. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-12-19 13:21 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: gromky 2011-12-19 03:20 |
| #1 Would now be a good time to put a whoopee-cushion on Junior's chair at the table? |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-12-19 00:51 |