Is he Dead ?

[stonethecrows]

Kim Jong-il

[Korky]

Kim Jong-il

Yes, no, maybe.

[Taxi driver42]

[Octavia1]

Cud of been assassinated........he seems to like the cream buns all the same .....cud of had a coronory halt

[dalymount]

The report I read last night was that he was getting stents in, and the surgeons hands were shaking so much , that he made a bollox of it seriously

[john m]

He is dead .America are waiting to see who China put in Power to replace him .To be fair to Trump unlike Hilary  she would of surrounded the country with battleships by now .

[dalymount]

I'd say his sister could be just as ruthless if she is installed as leader

[john m]

I'd say his sister could be just as ruthless if she is installed as leader

is she alive ?He has kids but they are young so it will need the Military and China to agree on a successor .If China or Russia invade the Yanks will strike to defend South Korea if the Yanks Invade China will Nuke them so will Russia .

[dalymount]

I don't know much about these kind of things, but why would NK be so important to world powers , do they have oil or what ?

[Taxi driver42]

It be a civil war in the country between different military factions

[dalymount]

But why do the big guns China, Russia, America etc think this country is so important, that it's worth going to war over ?

[john m]

It be a civil war in the country between different military factions

There are no factions thats how they survive .If the sister is alive she will take over till one of his sprogs is 18 unless she kills them .

[dalymount]

Still none of yis can say why that country is so important

[Bob Shillin]

Still none of yis can say why that country is so important

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/other-north-korea-question-how-important-korean-peninsula-us

[dalymount]

Ah well that explains it , thanks bob