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Topic: UNCONFIRMED: Ninjas kill Kim Jong-Un
boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Fri 02/10/12 07:34 PM
How freakin cool would this be LOL A team of trained ninja assassins snuck into North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's room overnight and assassinated the new leader while he was on a business trip in Beijing -- if rumors spreading across microblogging service Twitter and its Chinese counterpart Weibo are to be believed, that is. The rumors -- unsubstantiated by any major news service or government agency -- started on the Chinese language Twitter clone earlier today, claiming Jong-Un had been killed in his residence. “According to reliable sources, North Korean leader [Kim Jong-Un was killed] in Beijing in February 10 2012, at 2 o'clock and 45 minutes. Unknown persons broke into his residence shot and were subsequently shot and killed by the bodyguard,” one Tweet claimed. No new photo of the leader of the reclusive country has emerged -- at least none picked up by the popular tumblr blog Kim Jong-Un Looking at Things. The news spread like wildfire across Twitter as well as Weibo -- and quickly become fodder for jokes. “Hearing unconfirmed reports that Kim Jong-Un is the new England manager,” wrote a journalist with London paper The Sun. “BREAKING: Kim Jong-Un death confirmed, now registered to vote in Chicago,” wrote a Washington Times correspondent. Other Twitter users were quick to urge caution. “Wait for confirmation on Kim Jong-Un death rumors. Twitter is also reporting that ‘Jonas Brothers are the best band,’” wrote one Twitter user. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/10/twitter-rumor-claims-death-korean-leader-kim-jong-un/?test=latestnews#ixzz1m2a0Lwp0

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Fri 02/10/12 07:38 PM
Sounds a bit like an article you'd fin on The Onion.

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Fri 02/10/12 07:40 PM
Sounds a bit like an article you'd fin on The Onion. Yeah, but NY Times, ABC News among others have the same story. Just googled it and there are several outlets running this. I think it would be hilarious if Ninjas did kill him!

willing2 Joined Sun 06/08/08 Posts: 20221	Fri 02/10/12 07:44 PM
And, here is a ptcher of th' Ninger wut done it.

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Fri 02/10/12 07:46 PM
This whole thing cracks me up, ****in' Ninjas

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Fri 02/10/12 07:47 PM
IDK, I don't see the humor in it. I see it more of being a tragedy if true.

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Fri 02/10/12 07:48 PM
IDK, I don't see the humor in it. I see it more of being a tragedy if true. Tell that to the subjects of N. Korea

Seakolony Joined Fri 11/07/08 Posts: 11968	Fri 02/10/12 08:58 PM
IDK, I don't see the humor in it. I see it more of being a tragedy if true. Tell that to the subjects of N. Korea How does this help the subjects of N. Korea, when there remains a whole family to continue the Empire. If anything, the N. Korean government whacked him to seize complete control. I would lay my bets on the Aunt and Uncle that thought they could control him.

smart2009 Joined Tue 02/17/09 Posts: 1474	Fri 02/10/12 09:20 PM
The U.S. intelligence community has found no evidence to suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is dead, a senior U.S. official said Friday following posts on China's version of Twitter that claimed Kim had been assassinated while in Beijing. U.S. intelligence officials have been looking into such rumors for more than a week, according to the official, who has direct knowledge of the latest U.S. analysis. "With that society you can never be 100% sure, but we just don't see any evidence of it," the official told CNN. "It's a closed society, but at this point we do not believe it's true." The preliminary analysis of the rumor suggests it is part of a "calculated effort to disrupt the economy of South Korea at a fragile time by suggesting things are going haywire up north," the official said. Meanwhile, the official added, "there is no evidence of movement of North Korean forces or activity that you would associate with the turmoil of a calculated assassination." Kim, who is believed to be in his late 20s, assumed the title of"supreme leader" after his father Kim Jong Il's death in December at the age of 69. Kim Jong Il had ruled the reclusive nation since 1994. The official pointed out that even during the recent peaceful transition of power, there were signs of troops being put on a higher state of alert. Neither Chinese state media nor South Korea's Yonhap news agency addressed the rumor in their reporting.

smart2009 Joined Tue 02/17/09 Posts: 1474	Fri 02/10/12 09:21 PM
That's The Rumor....

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Fri 02/10/12 11:01 PM
It is a rumor but I find it interesting that neither China nor N. Korea have commented on it.

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Fri 02/10/12 11:02 PM
IDK, I don't see the humor in it. I see it more of being a tragedy if true. Tell that to the subjects of N. Korea How does this help the subjects of N. Korea, when there remains a whole family to continue the Empire. If anything, the N. Korean government whacked him to seize complete control. I would lay my bets on the Aunt and Uncle that thought they could control him. I didn't say it helped them.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Fri 02/10/12 11:51 PM
IDK, I don't see the humor in it. I see it more of being a tragedy if true. I would see the relationship between China and North Korea going sour in the near future if it was true!

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 02/11/12 12:10 AM
IDK, I don't see the humor in it. I see it more of being a tragedy if true. Tell that to the subjects of N. Korea How does this help the subjects of N. Korea, when there remains a whole family to continue the Empire. If anything, the N. Korean government whacked him to seize complete control. I would lay my bets on the Aunt and Uncle that thought they could control him. I didn't say it helped them. That's my point.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 02/11/12 12:55 AM
Mutant Ninja Turtles? Even if it did happen,what could N-Korea do? Can't turn their backs on their only Sponsor!

DaddyTime Joined Wed 02/01/12 Posts: 530	Sat 02/11/12 12:57 AM
This happened I was there, Only I escaped the others died honorably.

smart2009 Joined Tue 02/17/09 Posts: 1474	Sat 02/11/12 12:58 AM
Mutant Ninja Turtles? Even if it did happen,what could N-Korea do? Can't turn their backs on their only Sponsor!

smart2009 Joined Tue 02/17/09 Posts: 1474	Sat 02/11/12 01:00 AM
This happened I was there, Only I escaped the others died honorably. Mutant Ninja Turtles?

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 02/11/12 01:03 AM
This happened I was there, Only I escaped the others died honorably. Not so loud! Walls have ears these days!

DaddyTime Joined Wed 02/01/12 Posts: 530	Sat 02/11/12 01:05 AM
This happened I was there, Only I escaped the others died honorably. Not so loud! Walls have ears these days! It's ok they already caught me, they were very nice gave me cookies, and asked if I could please refrain from assassinating people in future. Home now relaxing on mingle.