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Secretive North Korea ditches top military man, purge seen
Yahoo/Reuters ^

Posted on 07/16/2012 4:07:53 AM PDT by nuconvert

North Korea's ruling party has removed a top military official close to the center of power, suggesting new leader Kim Jong-un and his closest advisers may be purging the ruling elite to strengthen their grip on the secretive state.

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Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho, who was seen as close to Kim's dictator father, was relieved of his posts in the Workers' Party of Korea at a politburo meeting on Sunday including the powerful role of vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the state KCNA news agency said on Monday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nkorea; northkorea; riyongho

1 posted on 07/16/2012 4:08:03 AM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Someone put the bug in Kimmies ear.


2 posted on 07/16/2012 5:06:34 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (ABO 2012)
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To: nuconvert

He’s probably just making openings so his child hood friends and day-care buddies get the top jobs.


3 posted on 07/16/2012 6:21:57 AM PDT by Harley
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To: nuconvert; TigerLikesRooster

Lowlife communists leaders love purges... guess it’s a brain-dear control freak thing...


4 posted on 07/16/2012 8:24:38 AM PDT by GOPJ (Innocent people dying was the objective of Fast and Furious......... Ann Coulter)
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To: nuconvert

How come they speak of NK as being ‘secretive’ about this, when it appears the whole world knows?

Yet... Obama hides his BC, school records, SSN’s, and claims Executive Privilege on the Agent Terry death.

I guess I might as well ask why UP is DOWN, LEFT is RIGHT, and EVIL is GOOD.


5 posted on 07/16/2012 6:43:13 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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