N Korea Has Powerful Torpedoes!

[makapaaa]

May 7, 2010

Where's Kim mystery clears

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Mr Kim was shown for several minutes on Chinese TV in talks - apparently taped earlier in the week - with Mr Hu and Premier Wen Jiabao, who chatted cheerfully to the expressionless North Korean leader. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

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BEIJING - CHINESE state television on Friday broadcast rare footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, clearing up days of mystery over the reclusive ruler's highly secretive visit to his nation's closest ally.
Looking tired and elderly, the 68-year-old leader was shown meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao this week during a trip which fuelled speculation that negotiations on ending his country's nuclear programme could soon resume.
Mr Kim's trip to China on his luxurious armoured personal train - he is said to dislike flying - began on Monday, prompting a guessing game by foreign news media attempting to follow the progress of a trip kept under tight wraps.
Finally on Friday, Mr Kim was shown for several minutes on Chinese TV in talks - apparently taped earlier in the week - with Mr Hu and Premier Wen Jiabao, who chatted cheerfully to the expressionless North Korean leader.
Mr Kim was later shown smiling as he shook hands with other top officials in some of the lengthiest footage in years of the diminutive 'Dear Leader'.
The North Korean leader is said to have suffered a stroke in mid-2008, prompting intense speculation about his succession, and Friday's footage appeared likely to back claims that his health had declined.
Wearing his trademark zipped-up khaki tunic with matching pants, Mr Kim looked wan and every bit his 68 years. His hair appeared to be thinning and he showed little sign of physical vigour.
In line with previous highly choreographed visits, China's communist rulers had kept this trip under wraps even though Mr Kim stopped in the northeastern port cities of Dalian and Tianjin before reaching Beijing. -- AFP

 

[Ramseth]

To all military observers, it's clear. Without interference from PRC and USA, NK would overrun SK within a few days less a week in a one-to-one fight. But of course, USA wouldn't allow that and PRC would just want to maintain NK without overrunning SK.

 

[johnny333]

To all military observers, it's clear. Without interference from PRC and USA, NK would overrun SK within a few days less a week in a one-to-one fight. But of course, USA wouldn't allow that and PRC would just want to maintain NK without overrunning SK.

Even if NK could overrun SK, then what

NK can't even feed their own population. How are they going to feed the populations of SK?

NK needs an external threat to maintain their hold on power. If they overan SK, the population of NK would find out about all the lies their beloved leader has been telling them.

 

[Ramseth]

Even if NK could overrun SK, then what

NK can't even feed their own population. How are they going to feed the populations of SK?

NK needs an external threat to maintain their hold on power. If they overan SK, the population of NK would find out about all the lies their beloved leader has been telling them.

Who cares about feeding population? Zzz... Just feed the soldiers. LOL!

 

[longbow]

NK has the ability to turn Seoul into a smoking ruin and obliterate the 30K US troops on the DMZ. But will lose the war. They have basically tens of thousands of missiles, howitzers and a few nuclear devices all aimed at Seoul and DMZ.

NK will dissolve overnight without Chinese support but China is using NK as buffer between US and China. Without NK, US troops could very well be on the Chinese border. As such this is a big wayang game going on between China and USA.

If US gives China too much grieve over Tibet or Taiwan, then after a few whispers, NK starts by firing off a few missiles, testing another nuclear device or walk away from talks.

Remember that in any conflict, US is bound by treaty to support SK with soldiers while the Chinese just need to sit back as the puppet master.

 

[Ramseth]

That's probably why US is refusing to leave Okinawa. That's the most strategic point in the middle of the Japan-Taiwan-Korea triangle.