Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Kim’s son moves closer to power in N Korea

North Korea has given official roles in the ruling Workers’ Party to the third son of Kim Jong-il, the country’s ailing dictator, effectively guaranteeing his position as heir apparent.

Kim Jong-eun’s appointments in the party on Wednesday come the day after he was made a four-star general in the military..The Kim family runs North Korea by divide and rule, playing the military off against the party, so it was important that the younger Kim received roles in both camps.

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