Tuesday, October 25, 2011

N. Korea state media dub heir apparent a 'General'

Kim Jong-Un (2nd L) was given senior ruling party posts in September last year (AFP/KCNA VIA KNS/File, Kcna Via Kns)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
AFP

SEOUL — North Korea's state media this week began bestowing the title "general" on the youngest son of leader Kim Jong-Il, showing he has cemented his status as leader-in-waiting, an analyst said Tuesday.

Kim Jong-Un, believed to be in his late 20s, was given senior ruling party posts in September last year and was appointed a four-star general at the same time, despite lacking any military experience.

But state media had previously only used his official title -- vice-chairman of the central military commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.


The son was described as "General of the Korean People's Army" on Monday when Pyongyang's official news agency released a list of top officials who attended a meeting between Kim Jong-Il and China's visiting vice premier Li Keqiang.

Other state media used the same title on the same day, according to the South's Yonhap news agency, which monitors the North's broadcast media.

"The latest move indicates Kim Jong-Un is being put forward formally as a powerful leader like his father," Sejong Institute analyst Cheong Seong-Chang, a specialist in the succession issue, told AFP.

"Such a title has been used internally but North Korea now appears to be boosting the image of Jong-Un as military leader," he added.

The senior Kim formally took over after his own father and founding president Kim Il-Sung died in 1994. Leader Kim apparently speeded up plans for a second eventual dynastic succession after suffering a stroke in August 2008.

It remains unclear when the son will be formally named as successor, although he is already actively involved in state affairs.

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

មើលតានោះ គាត់ឈរត្រូនៗ អោបពង ។
ហា៎ស!

Anonymous said...

Let Hun manet have 5 stars!!!!

Anonymous said...

Another Col Qaddafi life is put in danger now. Does the world learn anything yet ?

Anonymous said...

The old man beside looks very stupid and ignorant!

Anonymous said...

In a dictatorland, the educated bow to the uneducated. As this young Kim Jong-Un shouted to that old Korean man, "I am a son of a dictator...listen to as I say!!!"

Anonymous said...

i image if north korea was free from communist, what kind of work will kim jong il's son do?
Kind of curious about his education level.

Anonymous said...

that's korea, not cambodia, so stop try to make cambodia look as if we are north korean, ok! not interested, cambodia has more pressing issue like rebuilding flood ravaged infrastructure, etc, you know! take your poltics elsewhere, ok!

Anonymous said...

11:17PM! don't you know about Hun Xen sons get to second level of the militery and ah kwack use Dickhead style to run the country with his stinky mouth?

Anonymous said...

10:31! Honest jobs are not bad an have level! Only steealing and cheating are bad and evil!!!

Anonymous said...

Look at the man behind the son! If the old man not koetow to the boy he would get kick from behind.

Anonymous said...

is this all scam rainsy and his loser party think about? hypocrites!

Anonymous said...

In this world, he who has the power rules!

Anonymous said...

So far how many dictator country left in the world. Why don't the Democracy country around the world joins together and kick those idiots dictators people out from power.

Anonymous said...

it look to me that ah manith son of Cambodian traitor will be worse than this chunky eyes,because ah manith has never use his west point knowledge to serve Cambodian people,Am i making point?

Anonymous said...

"is this all scam rainsy and his loser party think about? hypocrites!
12:45 AM" SIC

-What is more important than get the Evil Dictator depose to help people! after post Dickhead we will leurn a big lesson and go forward to real demoncracy and prosperity!
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" Anonymous said...
In this world, he who has the power rules!
2:03 AM"

Only we allow the devil to be so! That why we need a real Democracy to limit the absolute power will absolutly corrupted!

Anonymous said...

2:54AM
The corrupted officer like your self so afraid the democracy party like sam s party?
We are not allowing Devil to rule us but the traitor Hun Sen that have no knowledge and ability to lead but serving Vietcong and let Vietcong diarrhea on it head for power .
Dicktator afraid of challenger?

Anonymous said...

ROBORB CHKUOT ,

ពងតានោះយ៉ាង​ណា,

Anonymous said...

Ah FUCKING HUN SEN has already destroyed Khmer. now hes taking away the nations future.

Anonymous said...

While 2/3 of the country's population are living in on mediocre rationing, this kid is quite healthy in his own way, isn't it? This is the kind of country or the leadership that Sihanouk, Hun Sen and the rest of dictators are proud to associate themselves with. It told you a lot about the kind of life one has chosen to live, or in this case, his people to live by. Animal can't really think, but then as a person, can she/he? Who would want to live under that kind of regime? But, then there are people who just enjoy doing the same shit as the old man did right next to the young Kim. In Cambodia, you've got loaded of these kind.

Anonymous said...

ah hun manet will turn out just like his stupid father. Despite his high education status, he thinks low and thirsty for power just like his traitor father. There comes another future traitor to Cambodia in the making!!!

Anonymous said...

That Fat boy must know how to run and hide.

Anonymous said...

shut up, leave north korea to north korea, cambodia has nothing to do with north korea. north korea is sihanouk's friend, and that is just sihanouk. cambodia doesn't worship sihanouk anymore, so, cambodia is different from sihanouk. sihanouk is 90 years old now and soon time will catch up, so, cambodia will exist forever even beyond sihanouk. cambodia has nothing to do with north korea, ok! there are more to cambodia than just sihanouk, you know. so, stop bias with cambodia, ok!

Anonymous said...

Sihanouk gets $10 million a year for listening to AH FUCKING HUN SEN. while many families are living on $1 a day and facing forced eviction every year. AH FUCKING SIHANOUK WAKE UP or DIE!