Peeks At Ailing Kim Reveal Black Hole On
North Korea -- Washington Post
North Korea -- Washington Post
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's apparently serious illness has breathed new life into long-dormant plans from regional powers to prepare for when he loses his iron grip on power in the communist state.
The reclusive North has been sending reports this week that all is well by showing the self-styled Dear Leader, rumored to have been felled by a stroke in August, as active and in charge.
His suspected illness has jolted Washington, Seoul and others to revisit the risk of a mass exodus from the North after the demise of Kim, 66, whose late father is eternal president and developed the cult leadership that has dominated life in the isolated state for some 60 years.
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My Comment: I think those plans have been drawn up a long time ago. They are just being updated right now.
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