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Pudgy's Uncle Gains Control of N.Korea | ||||
2012-08-14 | ||||
North Korea is now firmly under the control of Jang Song-taek, the eminence grise behind 20-something leader
"There'd be no reason for Kim Jong-un himself to dismantle after just seven months in office the support structure his father built for him," said Baek Seung-joo at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses. "The shadow of Jang Song-taek looms large" over the young leader. Jang, who is Kim Jong-un's uncle, seems to have been intent on getting rid of his rivals since 2010. His greatest rival Ri Je-gang, a one-time first deputy director of the Workers Party's powerful Organization and Guidance Department, died in a mysterious car accident in May 2010, just a few days before Jang was to be promoted. And early last year, spy chief Ryu Kyong, another apparent rival, was accused of treason following a visit to Seoul and was purged. Instead, figures considered loyal to Jang now occupy key posts in the regime. New army chief Choe Ryong-hae, Mun Kyong-dok, the head of the party's Pyongyang chapter, Ri Yong-su, the head of the party's labor groups, Ambassador to China Ji Jae-ryong, and Sports Minister Pak Myong-chol -- all have been close to Jang for decades.
But some experts say there are natural limits to Jang's power. "In North Korea, only the Kim family is allowed to reign," said on intelligence source. "Jang's power will last only as long as his wife is alive."
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Posted by:Steve White |
#3 China seems to be "content" about the situation ... * TOPIX > CHINA, DPRK MEET FOR DEVELOPING [two]ECONOMIC ZONES, in the DPRK i.e. the Rason ETZ, + Hwanuggumphyong + Wihwa Islands EZ near Yalu River estuary. China vows to do what it can to promote + help major firms invest in North Korea. RELATED SAME > CHINA SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR DECAYING NORTH KOREAN ECONOMY. versus * SAME > US: NORTH KOREA MAY COMPLETE NUCLEAR REACTOR NEXT YEAR. * TOPIX > [Real Clear Politics = Gordan Chang] CHINA IS RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. * SINA FORUM > CHINA PROBABALY NEEDS TO ADVANCE ITS MILITARY TO BRING [raise] ITS ECONOMY TO NEW LEVEL. * SAME > JAPAN APPROVES DAOYU ISLAND [military] OPERATIONAL PLAN, i.e. Govt. option to send JSDFS to protect or defend disputed islands + Nippon sovereignty oer same in case of failure by other methods. * SAME > HONG KONG ACTIVISTS TO SAIL ALONE TOWARDS DAOYUS ISLANDS. Mainland + Taiwanese activists appear to had cancelled out. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-08-15 00:06 |
#2 You didn't think Pudgy was running the country himself, did you... Winning? Not hardly, taking Yes,Terrorizing certainly, and ending Probably. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-08-14 11:26 |
#1 no-account party boy who (maybe) flunked out of a California |
Posted by: Glenmore 2012-08-14 08:17 |