Is Kim Jong-Ill?

**Gregoshi** · 09-09-2008, 20:20

Originally Posted by Banquo's article

It added: "If the American imperialists dare ignite the flames of war, we will mobilise all our powerful potentials to mercilessly punish the invaders and win decisively in our great showdown against the United States."

A friend of mine used almost that exact some line playing D&D some years ago...

**HoreTore** · 09-09-2008, 20:57

Well, nothing happened when his father died, so....

**drone** · 09-09-2008, 21:02

I think that's because Kim Jong-Il was already set in place as a successor. I don't believe the current Kim has placed any of his sons on that pedestal yet.

**ICantSpellDawg** · 09-09-2008, 22:08

I don't usually buy into conspiracy theories, but I'm inclined to believe the extreme accusation by a few Japanese intelligence guys that Kim is in fact dead and has been impersonated by look-alikes to avoid the cataclysm that might result from such a reality. They claim that voice recognition has been unable to confirm that Kim's speaking voice has come from the same person over the past 5 years.

**Martok** · 09-10-2008, 20:32

First off, I just have to say that I think the guy has been "ill" for a long time. Certainly, there's always been something about the man that gives one the impression that his phaser banks ain't exactly "fully charged", if you know what I mean. He reminds me of a spoiled brat kid who never learned that it's cruel to pull the legs off of a frog that's still alive.

Originally Posted by drone

I think that's because Kim Jong-Il was already set in place as a successor. I don't believe the current Kim has placed any of his sons on that pedestal yet.

Exactly. At no point has there been any real indication that one of his sons -- or anyone else, for that matter -- is the heir-apparent. If Jong-Ill is in fact dead, then North Korea is almost certainly facing a great deal of turmoil.