Did Kim Kong-Il Suffer A Stroke?



The New York Times is reporting that the dictator of North Korea, which is now a nuclear power, might be seriously ill. From NyTimes:

"The North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is seriously ill and might have suffered a stroke weeks ago, an American intelligence official in Washington said Tuesday, after Mr. Kim failed to attend an unexpectedly small-scale celebration of his country’s 60th anniversary.

"Kim Jong-il in a photograph released by North Korea on Aug. 11. No public appearances by the North Korean leader have been reported since mid-August.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the exact status of the North Korean’s health was unclear, but that it did not seem Mr. Kim was on the verge of death."