Kim Jong-il May Have Suffered Stroke and His Female Companion May Be Running North Korea

The Raleigh News & Observer and AP are reporting that North Korean dictator and jerk for life, Kim Jong-il, had a stroke and his pompadour, pictured above, and possibly chosen by his 3rd wife, may be running the country and signing documents for the supreme one of North Korea.

The AP also separately reported that South Korea and the media ought to stop reporting on Kim Jong-il's ills and the possible collapse of North Korea because they might get mad. (?? "The Dear Leader is not dead. He is just resting in that casket. Say otherwise, and I'll punch you in the nose!"??).

AP reported:

South Korea should stop talking about North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's reported stroke because it could anger the North and hurt ties between the two countries, a senior official said Thursday.

Unification Minister Kim Ha-joong, who is in charge of relations with North Korea, told a parliamentary committee that the North could see it as an "act of hostility" if South Korea keeps talking about Kim's reported illness despite Pyongyang's denial that he is sick.

"In particular, reporting on the possibility of North Korea's collapse would cause a deterioration in South-North relations and is not conducive to the national interest," he said.

A South Korean newspaper, has an editorial called "Kim Jong-il's Health is the Elephant in the Room: The Kim Regime is Like A Time Bomb Set to Explode". The English translation is here.