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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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 Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:18 am Post subject: Kim Jongil's 3rd son named successor; brother-in-law=regent |
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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2009/01/15/36/0401000000AEN20090115007200315F.HTML
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200901/200901150001.html
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| North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has recently designated his third son, Kim Jong-un, as his successor and delivered a directive on the nomination to the Workers' Party leadership, sources well-informed on North Korea said Thursday. |
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| The daily quoted the intelligence officer as saying Jang [Song-taek] has built a close relationship with Kim. Together with his wife Kim Kyong-hee, he also serves as a guardian of Kim junior. "He's also capable of bringing the military under his control by taking advantage of the fact that two of his brothers are top brass in the army." |
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Panda
Joined: 25 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:31 am Post subject: |
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I heard it is his FIRST son Jong-Nam Kim will take over his family business.
http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/01/14/2009011401900.html
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| 장남인 김정남을 형식적인 국가원수로 추대하고 실질적으로는 김 위원장의 매제(妹弟)인 장성택 노동당 행정부장을 중심으로 한 집단지도체제 구축 작업이 진행되고 있다고, 일본 요미우리(讀賣)신문이 14일 미국발로 보도했다 |
The head of the state will be Kim Jong Il's first son Kim Jong Nam, but its actual ruler will be Kim Jong Il's brother in law, Jang Seong Taek centered group leadership. |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| Panda wrote: |
| I heard it is his FIRST son Jong-Nam Kim will take over his family business. |
Jong-nam is the eldest son, and normally would be the front-runner. However, he was exiled to China after being caught in Japan with a forged passport. Jong-il likes his third son, Jong-eun (also spelled Jong-un) best, as he supposedly is �exactly like his father� and is said to �resemble him in every way.�
http://www.dprkstudies.org/2007/07/10/what-if-kim-jong-il-died-today-part-1/ |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:34 am Post subject: |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/01/113_37961.html
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Asked about the report, Andrei Lankov, a professor at Kookmin University in Seoul and a leading expert on North Korean affairs, said there have been a number of false reports and speculation about who would be the next in line to succeed Kim Jong-il. He cautioned against jumping to any conclusions.
He told The Korea Times that in past reports, ``some have mentioned Kim Jong-il's first son; they mentioned his second son; they also mentioned his brother-in-law; they mentioned his wife. There have been many rumors over the years, beginning probably in the mid-1990s. Every time, it was proven that these rumors were unfounded.''
``So we don't have any reason to take this any more seriously than other previous reports,'' Lankov said. |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:24 am Post subject: |
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| I smell civil war.... |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Not good. Not good. |
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