North Korea leader Kim has pancreatic cancer: report | U.S.

Reuters by Jack Kim | Jul. 13, 2009 (News Report)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, South Korean broadcaster YTN said on Monday, citing information gathered from Chinese and South Korean intelligence sources Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Nuclear Weapons, United Nations, War, Asia, China, North Korea, South Korea
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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Jul 13, 2009 - 8:59 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Glenn LaBauve (review), William Owney (review)
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Edited by: Glenn LaBauve - Jul 13, 2009 - 8:59 AM PDT

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Glenn LaBauve
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Jul. 13, 2009

while based on unnamed siurces, it does give comprehesive coverage.

We need to be careful about optomism on this front, despots have been known to leak false bad information only to show back up to show how bad inteligence is.

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William Owney
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 by William Owney - Jul. 13, 2009

This appears to be better sourced and more tightly edited than the typical Rueters piece

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