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The Reappearance of Kim

· Saturday, October 4, 2008 · 2 comments

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Il, has made his first public appearance in 50 days:

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, thought to have suffered a stroke in August, made his first appearance in about 50 days, the state’s media said on Saturday.

Last month, U.S. and South Korean officials said Kim, 66, may have suffered a stroke in August, raising questions about leadership in Asia’s only communist dynasty as Pyongyang backed away from an international nuclear disarmament-for-aid deal.

North Korea’s official media said Kim saw a soccer match between two universities. The last report of a public appearance by Kim was in mid-August when state media said he visited a military unit.

Reassuring.

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Dave Schuler
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Over the years Dave Schuler has worked as a martial arts instructor, a handyman, a musician, a cook, and a translator. He's owned his own company for the last thirty years and has a post-graduate degree in his field. He comes from a family of politicians, teachers, and vaudeville entertainers. All-in-all a pretty good preparation for blogging. He has contributed to OTB since November 2006 but mostly writes at his own blog, The Glittering Eye, which he started in March 2004.

Comments

  1. Triumph says:
    Saturday, 4 October 2008 at 23:39

    Great. The Hockey Dad is back…

  2. Bithead says:
    Sunday, 5 October 2008 at 12:07

    Didn’t he look like himself?

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