President Carter Sends Condolences to Kim Jong-un


Former President Jimmy Carter has sent North Korea a message of condolence over the death of Kim Jong-il and wished “every success” to the man expected to take over as dictator, according to the communist country’s state-run news agency.

A dispatch from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Mr. Carter sent the message to Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il’s son and heir apparent.

“In the message Jimmy Carter extended condolences to Kim Jong Un and the Korean people over the demise of leader Kim Jong Il. He wished Kim Jong Un every success as he assumes his new responsibility of leadership, looking forward to another visit to [North Korea] in the future,” the KCNA dispatch read.

When contacted by The Washington Times for comment, the Carter Center provided an email contact to a spokeswoman who is out of the office until the New Year.

North Korea is routinely labeled as one of the world’s most oppressive governments under an eccentric personality cult surrounding the Kim family. Harrowing reports from defectors describe North Korea as a dirt-poor nation filled with concentration camps and Communist propaganda. Kim Jong-il ran the reclusive country according to a “military first” policy since the mid-1990s, after a famine that may have killed as many as 2 million people.

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  • DHP

    Do not get excited. He sent the same to the family of Jack the ripper and Hitler's family.

  • apostolique

    JIMMY CARTER FLEW OVER THE CUKOO'S NEST.SEND HIM BACK TO ASYLUM LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOME.

  • Hudmar

    It would be nice if they stop saying President Carter, President Clinton, etc. They are EX-Presidents. Please refer to them as such because we only have one President in Office at a time.

  • phil hedo

    Recall that Carter was hoodwinked by the N. Koreans regarding nuclear arms talks. JC thought he had won a binding pact with N.K. to shelve its nuke program, but N.K. just kept on truckin' till they obtained the bomb. Carter is an idiot who is sooo glad for Obama's presidency … b/c now Carter is the SECOND worse president in our history.

  • ekg

    Shouldn't/can't/won't somebody stuff a sock in that old man's mouth? He goes around critizing everything about America both while he is living in America and when he is outside of the borders of the Unites States of America. The American Taxpayer is forced to spend $$$$$ for secret service employees to look out for his safety and welfare because of being a former president. It is about time that this 'service' gets withdrawn from him. Besides being the worst president in our history – until the present WH occupier – he has been a verbal traitor for years. Is there not someone(s) who will stand up and say: "Enough is enough old man. Shut up!"

  • http://www.survivingurbancrisis.com/ SurvivingUrbanCrisis.com

    What would you expect from the 2nd worst prez in history? I’m surprised the #1 worst prez, 0bama didn’t beat him to it, with a little bowing and hand kissing to boot.

    Click the name, see the website, prepare now.