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China-Japan-Koreas
Kim Jong-un Hails Unit That Attacked S.Korea
2012-08-21
North Korean leader Suet Face Kim Jong-un on Friday visited the military unit that shelled South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island in November 2010. Pudgy Kim described the unit, which is stationed on Mu Islet just 7 km from Yeonpyeong, as "heroic defenders," according to the official KCNA news agency.

North Korean state media said Kim boarded a small unarmed wooden boat with just a few aides to reach the islet.

A South Korean military official said, "It's quite surprising that he took that kind of a boat without bodyguards when visiting a frontline area within reach of South Korean guns. It seems to have been set up to show off his pluck and nerve."
Or he's young and oblivious...
Kim "looked over the South, where dark clouds of war are due to the commotion created by our enemies' exercises," KCNA said.

In February, prior to another annual joint drill, Fat Boy Kim also inspected the corps that led the attack on Yeonpyeong.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  Personally I'm more concerned about his elevation to formal "Marshal" status - AFAIK it means that the DPRK [also read, CHINA] are covertly anticipating major trubles to occur in future.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-08-21 23:36  

#3  "It's quite surprising that he took that kind of a boat without bodyguards when visiting a frontline area within reach of South Korean guns. It seems to have been set up to show off his pluck and nerve."

Well actually, it just shows that your frogmen are a tad late out of the starting blocks buddy. Better luck next time ... you can get him.
Posted by: Raider   2012-08-21 18:54  

#2  I'd go with "not that important", though one can't discount the propaganda value.

Still, it would've been rather awkward for the Last North Korean Emperor to have drowned during a 4 mile boat trip.
Posted by: Pappy   2012-08-21 17:26  

#1  ...or it means he's not that important.

...or it means he was set up for a fall, but thwarted somehow.
Posted by: gromky   2012-08-21 03:21  

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