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| North Korea grooming leader's son as successor |
| 2003-02-15 |
| North Korea has launched a campaign to promote the 21-year-old son of leader Kim Jong Il as his successor. That would be the Baby Leader? Lessee, here. We had the Great Leader — he's now the Decomposing Leader. Now we have the Dear Leader. Next should probably be... ummm... Fearless Leader? "Boris! You don' t'ink..."Kim Jong Il turns 61 on Sunday and there is no suggestion that he will step down soon or is in poor health. The Kyodo news agency said a classified North Korean military document reverentially referred to Kim's current wife Ko Yong Hee as "mother" and "loyal subject." The North started a similar campaign in the mid-1970s to idolize Kim Jong Il's mother when he was earmarked to succeed his father, Kim Il Sung, the founder of the reclusive communist state That's appropriate... Kim Jong Il is believed to have three children: Kim Jong Chul; Kim Sul Song, a daughter born in 1974; and Kim Jong Nam, a son born in 1971. The children all have different mothers. Yeah, but it was all the same harem... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Hmmmmmmm, a Stalinist monarchy? That is different. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-15 20:04:27 |
| #4 "referred to Kim's current wife Ko Yong Hee as "mother" and "loyal subject." how about "breeder" or "Debbie Rowe"? I heard he's been importing buxom scandinavian blondes for his jollys - that's the only thing he's ever done that made sense to me |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-15 19:36:51 |
| #3 I don't think so. They're just starting to groom the crown prince. |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-02-15 16:21:22 |
| #2 Hmmm... Interesting. Not out the door yet, but certainly being handed his hat... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-02-15 15:52:01 |
| #1 Actually it is interesting, when I was in Pyongyang Kim Il Sung was always referred to as "the Great Leader". My minder admonished anybody who wrongly translated his title into English as "Comrade" without the "Great Leader" bit - while Kim Jong Il was just "the leader" - none of this "Dear Leader" stuff. I wonder what that means? |
| Posted by: Russell 2003-02-15 15:30:46 |