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To: LindyBill who wrote (307788)	5/30/2009 9:04:29 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793955

>>> During the past 40 years North Korean leaders have been blustery but fundamentally risk averse. They have done nothing that would risk the total destruction of their state -- which means Pyongyang for all practical and symbolic purposes -- until now.... The actions in the past two days represent risk accepting behavior, defiance bordering on recklessness. This behavior began shortly after Kim Chong-il's stroke in August 2008. If Kim is ordering these actions, he has had a personality change, which can occur if dementia follows a stroke, according to medical authorities." I have seen other speculation that the regime may be in a panic due to the shaky nature of the succession. The heir is still young and the state apparatus has not had time to make him into a living god yet. If those at the top fear that Kim Jong Il may peg out and leave them exposed to factional fighting, they may be panicky, and taking pre-emptive action.