Unchained Preppers
General Category => News & Politics => Topic started by: thatGuy on February 11, 2012, 12:02:44 AM
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/02/10/kim-jong-un-dead-thats-the-rumor/?feed=rss_home
(http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/02/10/kim-jong-un-dead-thats-the-rumor/?feed=rss_home)
In the past few hours, Twitter has exploded with unsubstantiated rumors that the new North Korean dictator died in Beijing today and that a coup is underway in North Korea. So far there is no indication at all that these rumors are true. The rumors originated on China?s twitter-like platform Weibo (fyi: here?s the fascinating Google translated page of original Weibo posts), and quickly got picked up by Gawker.com and retweeted in the U.S.
As the story goes, a couple assassins barged into Kim?s room in Beijing and shot him, before being shot and killed themselves by bodyguards. Twitter user @ChristianJMay posted that the rumor is ?based on news that a host of blacked out cars have descended upon embassy in Beijing, where he was visiting.? Nevermind that as far as anyone can tell, Kim wasn?t even in Beijing.
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Abc and UK dailymail are already saying it's a hoax. :-\
So it may be true, who knows :))
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/us-officials-say-kim-jong-un-assassination-rumors-untrue/ (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/us-officials-say-kim-jong-un-assassination-rumors-untrue/)
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Ah shit son, Im grabbin my tin foil covered cap and hitting the cellar. We may all be crispy by the end of the weekend. At least we would have a good excuse to miss work on Monday!