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2005-01-31 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korean media airs Kim power transfer to sons, grandsons

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Posted by Steve 2005-01-31 11:19:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 nothing like inheriting a corrupt, starving, bankrupt hermit-kingdom, surrounded by nations that either resent having to support you or are ready for war with you and don't trust anything you say... good luck, kids!

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-31 12:33:21 PM|| 2005-01-31 12:33:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "From each according to his genes, to each according to his genes."

Posted by Seafarious 2005-01-31 12:40:11 PM|| 2005-01-31 12:40:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Who the hell is going to want to follow any of those lusers? Put six or eight Nork Generals and Colonels in a room and they will have a new dictator or junta in five minutes--these clowns all look to them like some damn private who doesn't have his stuff together. No way in hell are they going to just *give* them power.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-01-31 12:41:26 PM|| 2005-01-31 12:41:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Perhaps the country's such a dump and so throroughly screwed that no one wants to lead...

Posted by .com 2005-01-31 12:43:13 PM|| 2005-01-31 12:43:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Fleeing to the People Republic of China kinda sez it all.

Posted by Shipman 2005-01-31 1:19:38 PM|| 2005-01-31 1:19:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 let's see if

Kim Il-Sung was "Great Leader" and

Kim Jong-Il was "Dear Leader" would

Kim Jong-Nam be "Kimchy Leader" or "Dork Leader" or ...

Posted by mhw 2005-01-31 1:32:54 PM|| 2005-01-31 1:32:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "..if he falls short.."

Poor choice of words

Posted by Billary 2005-01-31 2:09:43 PM|| 2005-01-31 2:09:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Oooh, pick the best dancer!

Posted by .Maddie Halfbright 2005-01-31 2:13:41 PM|| 2005-01-31 2:13:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Kimmies been silent since Team America premiered. My guess is the brutal mocking sent him into a crying fit that caused his generals to lose respect.

He's so ronry.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-01-31 4:09:02 PM|| [http://rjschwarz.com] 2005-01-31 4:09:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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