June 23, 2010

Report: Kim Jong-Il's top aides protecting the 'Dear Leader' from reality

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's grip on state affairs is weakening as officials deliver false and exaggerated reports to please the ailing leader, according to a report here. "Kim Jong-Il's subordinates are duping their leader with false or deliberately incomplete reports on national affairs," JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said, citing a government source in Seoul. "The Dear Leader", 68, and his top aides have apparently been speeding up the process to transfer his power to third son and heir-apparent Kim Jong-Un. (FULL STORY)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the 593 Military Unit's Commander School at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Reuters/KCNA
Chinese leaders privately debated N. Korea, backed stability and Kim dynasty

A report by the Council on Foreign Relations stated last week that China has not signed on to the U.S. goal of denuclearizing the Korean peninsula and its main interest remains support for North Korea as a way to maintain regional stability. Evans Revere, an analyst at the Albright Stonebridge consulting group and member of a CFR task force on U.S. policy toward the Korean peninsula, said China is "very deeply conflicted" on North Korea.  (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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High level of xenon gas detected near border after N. Korea nuclear test claim

South Korea detected abnormal levels of a gas associated with a nuclear test days after its communist neighbor claimed last month to have staged a test using nuclear fusion technology, officials said.
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China's offer to redeploy mobile missiles near Taiwan called a ploy
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