This completely blew my mind:
Is Kim Jong-il for real? The question has baffled foreign intelligence agencies for years but now a veteran Japanese expert on North Korea says the “dear leader” is actually dead – and his role is played by a double.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/...
A London Times article claiming that Kim Jong-Il died of diabetes in 2003 and has been replaced by one of his doubles he used to evade assassination.
This article is pure speculation at this point, basing the assessment on a "Japanese Expert", but I thought I'd throw it into the mix for all us Kossacks whose minds are blowing up because of politics. Here's something else to geek out on.