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Shadowy group protecting the son of Kim Jong-un's assassinated brother vows to rid (trunc)
The Daily Mail UK and AFP ^ | 02 Mar 2019 | Miranda Aldersley

Posted on 03/02/2019 9:23:02 PM PST by blueplum

Full Title: Shadowy group protecting the son of Kim Jong-un's assassinated brother vows to rid North Korea of the 'great evil'

Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) declared itself the legitimate interim government In a statement on its website on Friday it vowed to fight Kim Jong Un's regime CCD say they are protecting Kim Han Sol, the son of murdered Kim Jong Nam

A shadowy group believed to be protecting the son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assassinated brother declared the formation of a 'legitimate interim government' on Friday.

The Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) organisation, which offers to assist people in defecting from North Korea, has dedicated itself to abolishing the 'great evil' of the current regime.

The CCD emerged in 2017, when it posted an online video of Kim Han Sol and announced it had guaranteed his safety after his exiled father was killed by two women who smeared him with nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur Airport.

The group posted a lengthy statement on its website in both Korean and English on Friday to coincide with the 100th anniversary of a Korean movement against Japanese colonial rule.

In the statement, the group announced itself as a provisional government-in-exile called 'Free Joseon'. Joseon is an old name for Korea.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2017; 201903; bosnia; ccd; cheollima; civildefense; codrington; defection; defectors; freejoseon; joseon; kimhansol; kimjongnam; kimjongun; korea; kualalumpur; lpcuwc; malaysia; nerveagent; netherlands; norks; northkorea; northkoreans; southkorea; stephencodrington; thenetherlands; wmds; worldcollege
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what caught my eye was this: "The group claimed to have plucked vulnerable members of Jong-Nam's family to safety with the help of the Dutch, US and South Korean authorities, and was keeping them under protection in an undisclosed location."
1 posted on 03/02/2019 9:23:02 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum; null and void; aragorn; azishot; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; ...
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PING

2 posted on 03/02/2019 9:29:13 PM PST by LucyT
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An underground movement that campaigns against the regime of North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un (pictured) declared itself the 'legitimate interim government' today
3 posted on 03/02/2019 9:31:30 PM PST by LucyT
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To: blueplum

Interesting stuff.

The Kims have maintained control after all of this time partly because they have, essentially, proclaimed themselves deities.

What better way to keep that myth going than to say here’s the real chosen one?

Probably going nowhere but still something to keep on eye out for.


4 posted on 03/02/2019 9:37:38 PM PST by be-baw
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To: LucyT; CondoleezzaProtege

Lucy, do you have Condolezza on your list (I can’t see the whole thing) Just in case, courtesy ping to Condolezza


5 posted on 03/02/2019 9:38:41 PM PST by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: be-baw

Kim is a son of Bi—h. He is the one in control and the one we must deal with today. Oddly we should support him to achieve a non nuclear Korea. If we undermine him chaos on the Korean Peninsula will be the result.


6 posted on 03/02/2019 9:43:25 PM PST by cpdiii ( canecutter, deckhand, roughneck, geologist, pilot, pharmacist THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR)
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To: blueplum

Han Sol? Cool name.


7 posted on 03/02/2019 9:48:15 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: monkeyshine

Sounds like Hans Solo.

I wonder if the force is with him?


8 posted on 03/02/2019 9:51:46 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (President Trump is right! The media IS the enemy of the people!)
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To: blueplum; CondoleezzaProtege

Thanks, blueplum.

CondoleezzaProtege isn’t on my ping list.

(Anyone wanting to be on the Ping List, please frmail.)


9 posted on 03/02/2019 10:07:51 PM PST by LucyT
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To: Fedora; TigerLikesRooster

And now for something totally different ping


10 posted on 03/02/2019 11:37:06 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: blueplum

Sounds like one of those Obama admin “Arab Spring” agit efforts.


11 posted on 03/02/2019 11:41:22 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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"The governments of the Netherlands, China, the United States, and a fourth unnamed country provided emergency humanitarian assistance to protect the family, the group, called Cheollima Civil Defense, said in a statement released on Wednesday along with the video.": Kim Jong-nam death: man claiming to be son appears in video (03/08/2017)

"Cheollima Civil Defense (Hangul: 천리마 민방위; hanja: 千里馬民防衛) is a name used by an underground group. Proof of this is beyond rare and no real findings have proved the legitimacy of this multi-national "rescue group" claim, and once more, many in the Western European intelligence agencies as well as the US/ROK's joint entities, feel such a concept seems ridiculous, even to the casual observer. Numerous sources have corroborated that it would not need four nations to assist Kim Jong-Nam's family and son, who's video is really "the only proof", as several US NSA/CIA analysts have said, to back up the other narrative. "In fact, there would be so nothing to gain for the US to dedicate personnel, aircraft, fuel, assets on the ground, etc...All just to repatriate a handful of defectors unless some type of espionage operation would be in action, and even then, there are so many other avenues to accomplish that very objective that require ten times less the amount of resources and, more importantly, geopolitical risk" the sources inside the US Joint Special Operations Command and CIA said sternly when asked about the group.[1]"Cheollima Civil Defense

12 posted on 03/03/2019 12:18:04 AM PST by Fedora
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"In October 2017, Chinese police arrested two North Korean agents in Beijing, on suspicion of plotting to harm Kim Han-sol, according to the South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.[18][19] The two suspects were members of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau, which is responsible for overseas espionage and part of a team of seven that was foiled by Chinese authorities.[20] ": Kim Han-sol
13 posted on 03/03/2019 12:21:54 AM PST by Fedora
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To: blueplum

It looks like South Korean intel hype. The Kim regime is ruthless but deeply insecure due to its increasingly difficult struggle against economic sanctions and the North Korean populace’s loss of faith in the regime. Giving rocket man nightmares about a rival successor from within the family is one way to push him toward a deal.


14 posted on 03/03/2019 12:46:10 AM PST by Rockingham
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Everyone has their own axe to grind. Some of that is obviously legit. The problem is, the timing here couldn’t be worse.

We have a global threat on the threshold of becoming an undeniable reality.

Right now we have Trump and Kim negotiating to turn North Korea into a reasoned stable and productive nation. Trump is using Kim’s greed to swing this deal.

In steps our Congress and now this group to throw a monkey wrench into the mix.

Kim is not going to be likely to negotiate in good faith if he feels the US is stabbing him in the back.

Again, the timing on this couldn’t be worse.

You know folks, lets get the nukes and missiles off the table, and then got back to being worst enemies or getting our own personal matters settled.

I know it’s tough, but the lives of tens of millions trump the loss of a few people, no matter how important they are to you.


15 posted on 03/03/2019 1:00:06 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: cpdiii

What ever Kim is, he’s not in charge. Xi Jingping is.


16 posted on 03/03/2019 1:33:47 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: DoughtyOne

Trump isn’t swinging Kim, to anything at all none whatsoever his ending of the military the exercises on the Korean Peninsula is completely reckless and irresponsiblem If is there were Obama doing this you all would be screaming bloody murder but since Twitterman has an “R” next to his name gets a pass.


17 posted on 03/03/2019 1:36:52 AM PST by StoneWall Brigade (Live Free or Die)
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To: PIF

Exactly and right now he’s doing a happy happy dance at the thought of our suspension military exercises that is vital to the Strategic importance of deterring and stopping a possible North Korean/Chinese attack.


18 posted on 03/03/2019 1:41:13 AM PST by StoneWall Brigade (Live Free or Die)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation; monkeyshine

Han shot first.


19 posted on 03/03/2019 5:26:19 AM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: blueplum

Plucking isn’t going to stop the killings or change anything. If they truly wanted to stop him, they’ve had years to do so. But they haven’t so that’s that.


20 posted on 03/03/2019 5:40:56 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.)
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