May 12, 2010

Seoul: Threat of infiltration by special forces from the North 'has become real'

SEOUL — North Korea has deployed about 50,000 commandos along the inter-Korean border in an apparent show of force with the threat of rapid infiltration "suicide missions" against South Korea, a military source in Seoul said. The North "has completed the frontline deployment of seven light infantry divisions over the past two or three years," the source said, citing a joint study by South Korean and U.S. militaries. (FULL STORY)
A South Korean soldier keeps watch northwards at the demilitarised zone in Panmunjom.  Reuters/Lee Jae-Won
Kim gets the royal treatment in Beijing as Hu raises price for handling North Korea

A diplomatic solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis has become more illusory than ever after the high-level reception that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership accorded "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il last week. All nine members of the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) were on hand to greet Kim, a high level of protocol reserved for China's "lips-and-teeth" ally. Beijing agreed to boost economic aid to the DPRK in addition to committing massive new investments in cities close to China's northeastern provinces.  (FULL STORY)
China's President Hu Jintao, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il toast in Beijing May 5 in this video grab obtained May 7.   Reuters/CCTV
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Agencies monitoring Kim in China report son may have been in entourage

Intelligence sources who monitored Kim's trip to Beijing earlier this month believe that the ruler's third son and designated successor, Kim Jong-Un, accompanied the entourage, possibly posing as a security guard.
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