Posted on 12/17/2013 10:48:51 AM PST by mojito
North Korea's military and political elite lined up in formation to swear fealty to its leader Kim Jong-un today as observers studied the position of top aides to see who survived the recent purge of Kim's uncle.
Kim's paternal aunt Kim Kyong-hui was not present at any of the events after her husband Jang Song-thaek, known to have been North Korea's second most powerful man, was suddenly purged and executed last week.
The aunt was reportedly in favor of her husband's ouster from the government. Jang has been charged of alleged drug abuse, womanizing, and treason by attempting to create his own powerbase within the regime.
"With Jang now out of the picture, North Korea is ready and set to go to start assembling people behind Kim Jong-un's sole and only leadership," said Park Chang-kwon, senior research fellow at Korea Institute for Defense Analyses in Seoul.
The occasion for the state photograph was commemoration ceremonies to mark the second anniversary of the death of Kim's father, Kim Jong-il.
Top officials sat with Kim on a wide stage at the Pyongyang Indoor Gymnasium with a huge portrait of Kim Jong-il behind them, heads bowed as the traditional North Korean funeral dirge played.
At several points during the speeches, all rose to applaud the "immortal and glorious exploits" of the late leader. Kim Jong-un, wearing a gray Mao suit, did not speak at the ceremony.
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You no see haa any mole.
Wasn’t it the aunt who set the uncle (her husband) up?
What goes around....
Hope she’s made her will.
This, in the Orwellian Newspeak, is what is known as becoming an “unperson”.
Extensively used in the Stalinist regime of the old Soviet Union.
Sum Ting Wong?
Next on the purge list, Areck Bardrin...
Has anyone checked to see if the mortar range had any live fire practice recently ?
Wow he too is using kids as a background. Now who else does this? oooo let me think =)
Bingo!
And notice they’re all bawwwwlllling. Almost like....”Please, don’t kill me!”
He can just crook one finger and have every one of them - and their parents and grandparents - sent to a labor camp for life. Or killed.
He literally owns them, and he owns every person and every object in North Korea.
Ah, more like, “Please don’t kill my parents!”
Anyone who had a picture taken with him had better watch out —
In the end, there can be only Un.
4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1
What sucks is when you’re still alive and see that you’ve been removed from the photo...
Yep, you know it is coming. It’s a great time to visit a sick relative
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