Badger52
10-24-2012, 14:01
Declined to put this in Area Studies, as this behavior isn't unique to despots in a particular theater. As is sometimes said in the west, someone's "stock is on the rise." Apparently many of the previous military now have their Songbun blue, i.e., declining value, which affects the value of their progeny as well.
LINK (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9630509/North-Korean-army-minister-executed-with-mortar-round.html) Fox has it also if your browser path to the UK is challenged.
A North Korean army minister was reportedly executed with a mortar round for allegedly drinking and carousing during the official mourning period following leader Kim Jong-il's death.....
Kim Jong-un reportedly ordered to leave "no trace of him behind, down to his hair," according to South Korean media.
So far this year, 14 senior officials have fallen victim to the purges, according to intelligence data provided to Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the South Korean Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee.
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"When Kim Jong-un became North Korean leader following the mourning period for his father in late December, high-ranking military officers started disappearing," a source told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. "From information compiled over the last month, we have concluded that dozens of military officers were purged."
It also appears that Mr Kim ordered his loyal officials to use the excuse of misbehaviour during the mourning period for his father to remove any potential opponents.
QP Richard has a good related piece here:
http://professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38844
Survivor musical chairs indeed sir.
LINK (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9630509/North-Korean-army-minister-executed-with-mortar-round.html) Fox has it also if your browser path to the UK is challenged.
A North Korean army minister was reportedly executed with a mortar round for allegedly drinking and carousing during the official mourning period following leader Kim Jong-il's death.....
Kim Jong-un reportedly ordered to leave "no trace of him behind, down to his hair," according to South Korean media.
So far this year, 14 senior officials have fallen victim to the purges, according to intelligence data provided to Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the South Korean Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee.
...
"When Kim Jong-un became North Korean leader following the mourning period for his father in late December, high-ranking military officers started disappearing," a source told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. "From information compiled over the last month, we have concluded that dozens of military officers were purged."
It also appears that Mr Kim ordered his loyal officials to use the excuse of misbehaviour during the mourning period for his father to remove any potential opponents.
QP Richard has a good related piece here:
http://professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38844
Survivor musical chairs indeed sir.