Elandiel BernElve
11th February 2012, 20:11
This could mean a dramatic change in south east asian tensions.
The question is, will it be for the better or for the worse it the rumor were true.
Just in from some websites:
http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-weibo-light-kim-jong-un-death-rumors-170718049.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/kim-jong-un-death-rumor-twitter-weibo_n_1268905.html?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/02/10/kim-jong-un-dead-thats-the-rumor/
The news, which would be a huge game-changer if true, has started to seep into Twitter, with MIT journalism instructor Seth Mnookin tweeting, "Rumor of assassination also floating around; no confirmation RT @KSHartnett Hearing word of #NorthKorea coup. Kim Jong Un on the run." The news apparently spreading among traders, as journalist Harry Cole reports. But everybody with half a brain is treating the rumor with a good deal of suspicion. "Probably fake like last rumor of coup," tweeted Chinese journalist Joe Xu. Still, Xu pointed to some suspicious activity at the North Korean embassy in Beijing: "More rumors on #Weibo dealing with North Korea, usual number of cars at NK embassy, Kim Jong-un assassination attempt, etc."
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Still, just the rumor's pretty fascinating, as Gawker points out. Kim Jong-Un's brother did predict his sibling wouldn't last long. But without any serious confirmation, it's too early to call him prescient.
Chinese sources:
http://s.weibo.com/weibo/%E9%87%91%E6%AD%A3%E6%81%A9?topnav=1
The question is, will it be for the better or for the worse it the rumor were true.
Just in from some websites:
http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-weibo-light-kim-jong-un-death-rumors-170718049.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/kim-jong-un-death-rumor-twitter-weibo_n_1268905.html?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/02/10/kim-jong-un-dead-thats-the-rumor/
The news, which would be a huge game-changer if true, has started to seep into Twitter, with MIT journalism instructor Seth Mnookin tweeting, "Rumor of assassination also floating around; no confirmation RT @KSHartnett Hearing word of #NorthKorea coup. Kim Jong Un on the run." The news apparently spreading among traders, as journalist Harry Cole reports. But everybody with half a brain is treating the rumor with a good deal of suspicion. "Probably fake like last rumor of coup," tweeted Chinese journalist Joe Xu. Still, Xu pointed to some suspicious activity at the North Korean embassy in Beijing: "More rumors on #Weibo dealing with North Korea, usual number of cars at NK embassy, Kim Jong-un assassination attempt, etc."
RELATED: North Korean Leaders to Share 'Collective Rule'
Still, just the rumor's pretty fascinating, as Gawker points out. Kim Jong-Un's brother did predict his sibling wouldn't last long. But without any serious confirmation, it's too early to call him prescient.
Chinese sources:
http://s.weibo.com/weibo/%E9%87%91%E6%AD%A3%E6%81%A9?topnav=1