Posted on 12/23/2013 5:19:55 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Rivalries Within North Korean Elite Led to Purge, South’s Spy Chief Says
By CHOE SANG-HUN
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s intelligence chief said Monday that Jang Song-thaek, the uncle of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, who was executed this month, apparently had not plotted a coup as Pyongyang had said, but had fallen victim to intrigue within the country’s elite over lucrative business deals, according to lawmakers in Seoul.
Mr. Jang, 67, who was once believed to be the second most powerful man in North Korea, was executed on Dec. 12 on charges of plotting to overthrow his nephew’s government, four days after he was hauled out of a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party at which he was stripped of all titles. The highly unusual public purge and execution of a member of the North’s ruling family has set off widespread speculation about the possibility of a power struggle within the secretive regime.
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This outfit would be perfect for a new A&E reality show if they dump Duck Dynasty.
The initial episode could have cameos from Caliph Baraq and Dennis Rodman.
“If you are a creative writer and like making up stories go work for the NY Times!”
-Foamy The Squirrel
Who could be North Korea Uncle Si LOL!
I think if I ate Thanksgiving at his house I’d choose to sit at the kids table.
It WOULD be called “DUMP DYNASTY”.
I would keep a low profile
“I think if I ate Thanksgiving at his house I’d choose to sit at tThe kids table.”
You mean the Young ‘Un’s table?
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The current, educated in Switzerland, dictator is just as ruthless and bloody as his father and grandfather.
More like "spoiled in Switzerland."
Well Chaperoned in Switzerland to minimize western influence of course
A few hundred of Jang’s blood relatives were thrown into the prison camps for his crimes.
http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=11296&cataId=nk01500
if Justin Beiber wore one probably
lolz
Did you see this one?
http://www.nknews.org/2013/12/could-north-korea-win-in-a-war-with-south-korea-or-the-u-s/
Based on everything I am reading about NorKlandia what we see going on, looking from the outside, are acts of desperation in order to keep a firm grip on order. I think we are very close to seeing the country collapse from within.
Could be!
South Korea has to be very worried about how they can absorb North Korea if that happens, especially if it goes down gun blazing!
There’s a lot that the South Koreans are doing sending in bits of food, currency, reading material, DVDs, and the like via helium balloons that is reaching the upper echelons of NorK society. I don’t think the NorKs will likely fire on SK in my opinion. I think it could turn into internecine struggle within NorKlands borders. Basically factions against and for the Un.
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