KJI Stroke?

Needless to say, I won’t be shedding tears if true

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il failed to appear at North Korea’s 60th anniversary parade today, lending credence to intelligence reports that he might be gravely ill. Kim, known in the communist north as “Dear Leader,” typically presides over mass gatherings on such occasions, waving to crowds as they shout praises to him in unison.

U.S. sources, citing South Korean and Japanese intelligence reports, said they believe Kim, 66, suffered a stroke in mid-August. Kim was last seen in public Aug. 14, and shortly after that, North Korea announced that it would be reassembling its Yongbyon nuclear reactor that it had agreed to dismantle under a landmark accord to end its nuclear weapons programs.

The only regret is that if this is his demise then he got out easy.