As reported by numerous sources,
Kim Jong Il has died at the age of 70 (69 by some tallies), after 17 years as the brutal head of North Korea.
Kim probably had a "stroke in August 2008 and may have also contracted pancreatic cancer", according to South Korean news reports. The newspaper continued... "We aren't sure which blow dart hit him but it was probably both".
North Korean State television, however, says Kim Jong Il died peacefully in his sleep while golfing a hole-in-one from the Earth to the Moon.
A stirring tribute: vny!://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdug6yHJB40
And finally......