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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:13 pm Post subject: North Korea leader Kim has pancreatic cancer: report |
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has pancreatic cancer and the illness is life-threatening, South Korean broadcaster YTN said on Monday based on information gathered by Chinese and South Korean intelligence sources.
Kim's health is one of the most closely guarded secrets in the reclusive communist state. Kim, 67, was widely thought to have suffered a stroke last year, but there has never been official confirmation.
Kim looked gaunt during a public appearance last Wednesday at a memorial for his father and state founder Kim Il-sung
Kim's health raises questions about succession in Asia's only communist dynasty and who will control its nuclear weapons programs.
The North conducted its second nuclear test on May 25, which was met by U.N. sanctions aimed at cutting off the impoverished state's lucrative arms trade and one of its few sources of hard cash.
South Korean officials have said the North's recent military grandstanding that also included missiles launches and threats to attack the South is linked to efforts to pave the way for Kim's youngest son to take over.
Kim took power in 1994 when his father died at the age of 82. He assumed the title of general secretary of the Workers' Party and chairman of the National Defense Commission, but has never taken the title of president.
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saw6436
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon, ROK
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Lets hope this is true. |
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BritishinSuwon
Joined: 17 May 2008
Location: No longer in Suwon! Now kicking it in Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| It couldn't happen to a more deserving bastard. |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Holy cow, now I believe in God. 
Pancreatic cancer is the most aggressive form of cancer, and the survival rate after 1 year is something like 12 percent. It almost seems like poetic justice. I won't be dead in a year, he will probably be dead in a few months. |
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NAVFC
Joined: 10 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
Holy cow, now I believe in God.
Pancreatic cancer is the most aggressive form of cancer, and the survival rate after 1 year is something like 12 percent. It almost seems like poetic justice. I won't be dead in a year, he will probably be dead in a few months. |
HIGHLY unlikely. KJI could sruvive a few years, given that he has access to what ever form of medical treatment he wants.
Look at Patrick Swayze, he also has pancreatic cancer yet he has sruvived a long time. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| And now in the twilight of his years... he can reflect on his wonderful life and all he did to improve and help his people. *Sniff* |
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saw6436
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon, ROK
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| My wife is a surgical nurse. She tells me that pancreatic cancer is one of the nastiest forms there it. EXTREMELY painful. Ha Ha Ha!!!! |
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GwangjuParents
Joined: 31 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:49 am Post subject: |
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My dad died of pancreatic cancer.
I think it's regarded as basically a 'painless cancer'.
At any rate, if Kim does indeed have pancreatic cancer, he's a goner and he'll be dead within the year, maybe in less than a few months. |
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Karea
Joined: 07 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think I'll be able to fit in a visit to North Korea before he snuffs it. Damned! That was on my to-do list for the coming year.  |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Karea wrote: |
| I don't think I'll be able to fit in a visit to North Korea before he snuffs it. Damned! That was on my to-do list for the coming year. |
Could always go for the funeral. |
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Karea
Joined: 07 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| catman wrote: |
| Karea wrote: |
| I don't think I'll be able to fit in a visit to North Korea before he snuffs it. Damned! That was on my to-do list for the coming year. |
Could always go for the funeral. |
Yeah, good idea. It will probably last about a year. |
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