Kim Jong-Il is dead.

meltoine

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/world/asia/kim-jong-il-is-dead.html?_r=1&hp

I wonder what will happen now.  

ErikandAfton

E's thought is that the world is going to come to an end now.

VeryContrary247

Aww man.

I loved seeing pictures of him looking at things.

http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com/ 

Fancy3Face

ErikandAfton:

E's thought is that the world is going to come to an end now.

M said the same thing.  His first words "this isn't good."  

Lets hope everyone's wrong about this kid and he's not as crazy as they say.   

kyrgyzstan

I wish the sane son would take over instead. Isn't one of them particularly sane?

NSL

WishIcouldbeinthe'stan:

I wish the sane son would take over instead. Isn't one of them particularly sane?

 I think several of them are, but he picked the most unstable one as his successor.

 Those of you in Korea, my thoughts are with you tonight!

Ilumine

My DH actually thanked god that he will be retired in the next 6 months.  The son is worse than the father...

DH doesnt see this as anything but a bad thing.

DowagerCountessofNJ

I smell a military coup brewing.  From the reports I've been hearing this son has no respect from the military, he has no leadership abilities and the military is running the government right now.  I don't really see the military giving that up without a fight.

KCD053109

I foresee headaches, Lots of them.

Amaristella

Sgt M's Wife:

I smell a military coup brewing.  From the reports I've been hearing this son has no respect from the military, he has no leadership abilities and the military is running the government right now.  I don't really see the military giving that up without a fight.

I haven't been following along too closely, but in this case I hope that you're right.

lovelyophelia

Oddly enough, I'm the one who thinks it is going to be terrible. DH is very laid back about it. The son is way more volatile than the father and the thought of anyone around my age in power like that is scary.

pesci12

Maryboo247:

Aww man.

I loved seeing pictures of him looking at things.

http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com/ 

LOL.

Sibil

H was there last year through the thanksgiving attack and christmas threat (I flew in the day of the christmas hooplah, so that was nerve wracking for my gramma and irritating for me since h couldn't meet me).  He says he'd be pretty puckered right now if he were still there.  He was actually half surprised he didn't get called in to work.

Wasn't last year's attack and subsequent threats largely thought to be a power struggle?  That either it was to push the son so that people and generals supported him or that the generals wanted to make him look bad and be discredited?  Either way, it was a sign of infighting.