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OK let's all calm down for a moment while we get the facts straight
Let's go back a bit & check again
1/ When did this rumor about Kim Jong Un's health start?
- When North Korean state media broke precedent and did not report whether Kim visited Kumsusan Palace of the Sun event for Kim Il Sung's birthday (April 15). https://twitter.com/jeongminnkim/status/1250723954773258241?s=20
1/ When did this rumor about Kim Jong Un's health start?
- When North Korean state media broke precedent and did not report whether Kim visited Kumsusan Palace of the Sun event for Kim Il Sung's birthday (April 15). https://twitter.com/jeongminnkim/status/1250723954773258241?s=20
2/ When was Kim Jong Un last seen publicly?
- April 11, Saturday (Rodong).
- He presided over the Politburo meeting ahead of the SPA session the next day. (KJU did not attend the SPA session on April 12, but that was expected. Not a deputy anymore) https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/kim-jong-un-guides-saturdays-politburo-meeting-ahead-of-spa-state-media/?t=1587434763600
- April 11, Saturday (Rodong).
- He presided over the Politburo meeting ahead of the SPA session the next day. (KJU did not attend the SPA session on April 12, but that was expected. Not a deputy anymore) https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/kim-jong-un-guides-saturdays-politburo-meeting-ahead-of-spa-state-media/?t=1587434763600
3/ Also this: April 14, Tuesday. We still don't have state media report on this nor pics https://twitter.com/chadocl/status/1252419316261122049?s=20
4/ On April 20 Monday, Kim Jong Un reportedly sent "a congratulatory message to Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, president of the Republic of Cuba." https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1587432642-976946207/supreme-leader-kim-jong-un-sends-greetings-to-cuban-president/
5/ Media coverage?
5-(1) Daily NK quoted one anonymous source on April 20 that Kim went through cardiovascular procedure on April 12 at 향산진료소 in North Phyongan -- hospital for the Kim family. He's resting in 향산특각 nearby, the report said. https://www.dailynk.com/%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80-%EC%B5%9C%EA%B7%BC-%EC%8B%AC%ED%98%88%EA%B4%80-%EC%8B%9C%EC%88%A0-%EB%B0%9B%EC%95%98%EB%8B%A4%EC%97%AC%EC%A0%84%ED%9E%88-%ED%8A%B9%EA%B0%81%EC%84%9C-%EC%B9%98/
5-(1) Daily NK quoted one anonymous source on April 20 that Kim went through cardiovascular procedure on April 12 at 향산진료소 in North Phyongan -- hospital for the Kim family. He's resting in 향산특각 nearby, the report said. https://www.dailynk.com/%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80-%EC%B5%9C%EA%B7%BC-%EC%8B%AC%ED%98%88%EA%B4%80-%EC%8B%9C%EC%88%A0-%EB%B0%9B%EC%95%98%EB%8B%A4%EC%97%AC%EC%A0%84%ED%9E%88-%ED%8A%B9%EA%B0%81%EC%84%9C-%EC%B9%98/
5-(2) Reuters this morning quoted yesterday's Daily NK report and picked the story up, but no additional confirmation https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-koreas-kim-getting-treatment-after-cardiovascular-procedure-report-idUSKBN223011
5-(3) And then CNN:
"The US is *monitoring intelligence that* North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge."
Headline: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/kim-jong-un-north-korea/index.html
"The US is *monitoring intelligence that* North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge."
Headline: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/kim-jong-un-north-korea/index.html
5-(4) Bloomberg followed:
"Kim Jong Un May Be in ‘Grave Danger’ After Surgery, CNN Reports" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-21/kim-surgery-report-fuels-speculation-about-north-korean-leader
"Kim Jong Un May Be in ‘Grave Danger’ After Surgery, CNN Reports" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-21/kim-surgery-report-fuels-speculation-about-north-korean-leader
6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:
[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong
[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery
![6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWGCXegUcAUUM_U.jpg "6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in \"grave danger\"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery")
![6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWGCXgUUwAUlsJH.jpg "6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in \"grave danger\"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery")
![6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWGCXgVUwAQqz7s.jpg "6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in \"grave danger\"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery")
[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong
[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery
6-(2) And of course...
"[URGENT] With news on Kim Jong Un's health, US series of surveillance aircraft over Korean Peninsula," says one South Korean media, quoting Aircraft Spots.
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![6-(2) And of course..."[URGENT] With news on Kim Jong Un's health, US series of surveillance aircraft over Korean Peninsula," says one South Korean media, quoting Aircraft Spots. cc @chadocl https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=100&sid2=268&oid=003&aid=0009826353](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWGDcyjUcAEN1Gk.jpg "6-(2) And of course...\"[URGENT] With news on Kim Jong Un's health, US series of surveillance aircraft over Korean Peninsula,\" says one South Korean media, quoting Aircraft Spots. cc @chadocl https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=100&sid2=268&oid=003&aid=0009826353")
"[URGENT] With news on Kim Jong Un's health, US series of surveillance aircraft over Korean Peninsula," says one South Korean media, quoting Aircraft Spots.
cc @chadocl
https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=100&sid2=268&oid=003&aid=0009826353
