NKorea accuses South of trying to kill Kim Jong Il

[Adsos Letter]

Source: AP

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea claimed Thursday that it has arrested a South Korean-hired agent it strongly suggested was tasked with assassinating the country's absolute leader, Kim Jong Il

The North's Ministry of State Security said in a statement it had arrested a North Korean on a "terrorist mission" ordered by a South Korean intelligence organization "to do harm to the top leader" of North Korea.

The sensational allegation comes amid a serious worsening of relations between the divided Koreas as well as intense speculation about Kim's health since he reportedly suffered a stroke and had brain surgery in August.

"The organization sent him speech and acoustic sensing and pursuit devices for tracking the movement of the top leader and even violent poison in the end," said the statement, which was also read on North Korean state television.



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One of these days they're gonna' screw around and end up taking this to a whole new level...

[originalpckelly]

1. North Korea = Jonestown with millions of people.

:scared:

[Posteritatis]

3. ... That's a mental image that's gonna sneak up on me later; ugh (nt)

[jeff30997]

2. "to do harm to the top leader"

[rpannier]

4. There are problems with stories like these

1. No one is even sure whether he is even still alive. They claim he is and have shown pictures, but live video is lacking.

2. Even by their (PDK) own admission, he has at least one look-alike.

3. The North is constantly jockeying for PR position and they lie often

4. The new government in Korea Lee Myeong-bush...er...bak is incredibly incompetant, so it is possible the North is telling the truth.

I live in South Korea and have for over a decade. These stories come out often -- The South is planning on invading the North... North Korean soldiers have been kidnapped by South Korean soldiers... etc.
None of them ever turn out to be true.

So it's a guessing game.

[jeff30997]

5. You forgot:

South Korean albinos alligators living in Pyongyang's sewers. :)

[rpannier]

7. I didn't forget that one

That one is true...

[Doctor Cynic]

6. So how do they plan to kill Photoshop?