Speculation on serious health conditions – Dagbladet

According to Daily NK, Kim is being treated for cardiovascular disease, following poor health since August due to smoking, being overweight and overworked.

They write that Kim was hospitalized on April 11 and operated on the following day.

The information comes at the same time as it speculates why Kim Jong-un did not attend the tribute of North Korea’s founder, his late grandfather, on April 15.

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Overnight to Tuesday, CNN reports that the condition will be very serious for the North Korean leader after an operation. The television channel quotes an anonymous source from the USA. USA That you should be familiar with the matter.

CNN writes that the United States is monitoring intelligence that Kim Jong-un should be in “grave danger” after the operation.

Unlike CNN, Daily NK reports that Kim is on the road to recovery and is staying in a villa in the holy mountain resort area of ​​Kumgang.

South Korean authorities are also investigating the status of the health messages, the AP news agency writes. South Korean reunification ministry and national intelligence officials say, according to the news agency, that they cannot confirm the information at this time.

A short time later, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency writes that a government source says “no relevant signs have been discovered regarding Kim’s health.”

So far, none of Kim’s health claims have been confirmed by official sources.

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According to the editor, Ankit Panda, author of the book “Kim Jong-un and Bomb – Survival and Deterrence in North Korea”, is an award-winning author and expert on international security.

He confirms on Twitter that he has seen reports on Kim Jong Un’s health, but raises something critical for the CNN article:

“Intelligence monitoring can mean a number of things, the wording does not directly confirm that US sources / methods have verified this, and the premise, Kim in trouble after surgery, is plausible.”

– I haven’t commented on Twitter because I didn’t find them (reports) credible, but rumors have been circulating for a few days now that Kim is in a coma or brain dead. These are typical rumors of past absences from public appearances. We’re going to wait

Credible information about North Korea, and especially leadership, is difficult to understand, and even intelligence agencies have been wrong before, writes AP.

– There have been several recent rumors about Kim’s health. If Kim is hospitalized, that would explain why he is not present at the important April 15 celebration, said Bruce Klinger, a frog from the Heritage Foundation and a former deputy head of the CIA’s North Korean branch, according to CNN.

– But over the years there have been a number of false health rumors about Kim Jong-un or his father. We have to wait and see, he adds.

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