Really. Kim is dead at age 69. He died Saturday morning and it was announced today on North Korean TV which was picked up in the south. The south is on full military alert but my guess (hope) is that it won't be necessary. Everyone panicked in 1994 when Kim Il-Sung died but power was transferred successfully. As in most monarchical successions (it is a Confucian monarchy up there, NOT a communist regime) there's always danger, but it looks like his son Kim Jung-Un will be taking over the reigns of the DPRK.
I'm sure more news will come in the days ahead and I'll try to post it as I hear about it. Still, a big news morning here on the peninsula.
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