Techniec
Drugs and Kalashnikovs
@ homeboy getting hemmed up..."sorry buddy, you gotta go"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...-confirm-removal-of-top-north-korean-official
The uncle in question is Jang Song Thaek, who is married to the sister of Kim's late father, Kim Jong Il. But as NPR's Scott Neuman noted, there have been previous reports of Jang's dismissal only for him to be back in power, apparently rehabilitated. Well, not this time – or so it would seem.
The Associated Press points out that Kim could be sending a message by purging his own uncle.
"While the rest of North Korea's top brass leaped to their feet before Kim Jong Un, clapping wildly in a requisite show of respect at high-level meetings, his uncle, Jang Song Thaek, often seemed nonchalant, at times even bored. Once considered the force behind the young leader, he displayed a bold insouciance that seemed calculated to show he was beyond reach.
"So by purging his own uncle, Kim has delivered a more chilling message: No one is beyond reach, not even family.
"Jang's fall from grace, accompanied by allegations from corruption to womanizing and capped by his dramatic arrest at a party meeting Sunday, has no doubt spooked Pyongyang's elite. It also suggests Kim is still trying to consolidate the power he inherited from his father two years ago.
"This is far from Kim's first purge. Several defense ministers and army chiefs have been replaced as the Workers' Party has asserted control over the military after 17 years of military-first rule under late leader Kim Jong Il.
But it is the ouster of Jang, who had been considered North Korea's second-most-powerful figure, that sends the strongest signal to anyone seeking to challenge Kim Jong Un."
Uncle looking at Kim like
at politboro meetings....Kim hit em with the
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