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| Boy Wonder Heir 'in Secret Visit to Army Corps' |
| 2009-10-27 |
| North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son and rumored heir apparent on Sept. 9 visited the Ninth North Korean Army Corps in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province which is in charge of guarding the North Korea-China border. The visit to the corps' commander and political commissars was conducted in tight secrecy and came amid growing fears about discipline at the unit. Kim Jong-un reportedly said, "The military unit which the general [Kim Jong-il] considers the most important is the Ninth Army Corps in charge of guarding the border." An inside source in North Korea said the first frontline for North Korea is not the military demarcation line between the two Koreas but the North Korea-China border. The atmosphere there is so tense that the sound of North Korean soldiers shooting at defectors is heard almost every day. Too bad the defectors can't shoot back ... In recent days, so many senior officers of the Ninth Corps have been involved in drug dealing and other money-making business that the National Defense Commission has decided to take direct charge of the corps. Foreign intelligence agencies are trying to woo Ninth Corps officers, sources said. Rumor is that the CIA has them all in the bag. Half the guys at the National Defense Commission too. Pass it on ... Rumor has it that some leading officers of North Korea's Sixth Army Corps attempted a mutiny in 1996 due to bribery by a foreign intelligence agency. Their plan was discovered in advance and all those involved were purged. North Korean leaders, therefore, are not reportedly letting their guard down, in the belief that a similar incident could take place within the Ninth Corps. Kim Jong-un visited the Ninth Corps himself under these circumstances, the local sources added. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 Thought you were talking about a different boy wonder. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-10-27 14:31 |
| #2 Get 'em boy! Give those old generals some field guidance. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-10-27 00:50 |
| #1 Lest we fergit, 1990's + Pre-, Post-911 NET > some of KIM IL-SONG'S = now KIM JONG-IL's = HEIR = DPRK'S mil finest DIDN'T LOOK TOO HEALTHY IN NET PICS VEE FAMINE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-27 00:20 |