Something big going to be announced about North Korea

US took them off terror list..
Open them up for trade when new gov't is in place..

whether it be military or not



This article eludes to some interesting points

Seems that an 'important announcement' has come before:

When the nation's founder and father of the present leader, Kim Il Sung, died in 1994, North Korean officials were told to stand by for an important announcement.

Another intriguing paragraph:

But North Korea experts said Saturday that the announcement could be related to other international matters. Pyongyang has been expected for some time to schedule a congress of the ruling Workers' Party, an event that could be used to announce a new economic policy as well as to clear up uncertainty about the succession of power. The last such event was the sixth party congress in 1980, when Kim Jong Il was officially designated his father's successor.

Apparently the NKs still don't know about the ill health of their national leader and all speculation has been only rumors within the country.

I'm gonna say that he probably died. Which leaves an interesting power vacuum with no clear successor.

www.latimes.com...

[edit on 19-10-2008 by xbranscombex]

I'm surprised this is getting ignored on the boards.

THIS will spark a new war once it's revealed that Kim has died, which he has...