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N. Korea: Memo reportedly names Kim Jong Il's third son as successor
Mainichi Daily News ^
| 02/17/09
Posted on 02/17/2009 6:36:22 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Memo reportedly names Kim Jong Il's third son as successor
A source close to the North Korean government has told the Mainichi that an internal memo circulating in the North Korean military headquarters has named Kim Jong Il's third son, 26-year-old Kim Jong Un, as his successor.
However, Kim's second son, Kim Jong Chol, 28, is complicating the transfer of power as he is also apparently vying for the position following his appointment to a top post in the Workers' Party of Korea.
According to the source, the memo is believed to be used for military ideological training and says that Kim Jong Un has been named as his father's successor.
Kim Jong Un was reportedly studying at the Kim Il Sung Military University until 2007 before joining the army.
According to a Beijing diplomatic source, Kim Jong Un has also applied to stand as a candidate in a northwestern province in the Supreme People's Assembly elections, to be held on March 8. Election as an assembly member is a must for those in the upper echelons of the party or military. The elections themselves are simply a vote of confidence, and candidacy usually guarantees election.
"There is a great deal of activity around Kim Jong Il regarding his successor, and this memo could simply be a propaganda ploy by top military officers," says the source. "As a senior member of the party's leadership, Kim Jong Chol is also a possible heir, and right now, neither can be declared as a successor."
(Mainichi Japan) February 17, 2009
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kimjongil; kimjongun; nkorea; successor; sucessor
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Based on developments so far this year, momentum appears to be on Jong-un's side.
To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; Steel Wolf; nuconvert; MizSterious; nw_arizona_granny; ...
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:36:49 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
What is the eldest son’s name? Kim Jong Toast?
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:40:23 AM PST
by
dirtboy
To: TigerLikesRooster
To: Old Retired Army Guy
Well, this is a three-brother circus.
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:43:59 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Well, it sure wasn’t going to be drooling retard Kim Jong nam.
I guess Kim Jong chul being a queer took him out of the running. Kim Jong woon was the odds on favorite for some time.
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:44:18 AM PST
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Owl_Eagle
Which one got busted going to Disney in Japan?
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:46:06 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Owl_Eagle
I thought his brother Kim Mah-Jong might get it!
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:46:20 AM PST
by
kempster
To: kempster
It’s kinda like getting picked to be the captain of the Titanic as they are loading the lifeboats.
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:47:53 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: AppyPappy
Which one got busted going to Disney in Japan?The retard, unsurprisingly.
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:49:20 AM PST
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Why don’t they just establish a monarchy and be done with it?
To: TigerLikesRooster
Communism is a great front for hereditary kingship.
To: Unam Sanctam
Even in monarchy, princes fight over the throne.
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posted on
02/17/2009 6:55:36 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
what happened to number one son?
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posted on
02/17/2009 7:02:21 AM PST
by
isom35
To: Old Retired Army Guy
"Cain and Able re-do." I was thinking along the same line - family feud where they stand there, like in a mob movie, blasting at each other until everyone is dead.
To: isom35
He is playing an outsider for now. His two younger half-brothers may off each other, then he can waltz in unscathed. Anyway, he appears to be playing safe.
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posted on
02/17/2009 7:05:44 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Kim Jong Un has also applied to stand as a candidate in a northwestern province in the Supreme People's Assembly elections, to be held on March 8.
I gotta hunch the guy just may win.
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posted on
02/17/2009 7:05:59 AM PST
by
Condor51
(The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Wasn’t there news of another son, too?
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posted on
02/17/2009 7:08:15 AM PST
by
tanuki
(Summum ius summa injuria. (The more law, the less justice))
To: tanuki
Yes, Jong-nam’s news came out first. Then Jong-un’s. These days news are all about Jong-un. I suspect Jong-nam is dodging the heat of battle for now.
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posted on
02/17/2009 7:11:47 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The dude "Un" is apparently so reclusive all we have for visuals is a SKETCH:
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posted on
02/17/2009 7:11:56 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you are talking about Zimbabwe money.)
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