A former U.S. diplomat’s inexplicable defense of Kim Jong-Un

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A former U.S. diplomat’s inexplicable defense of Kim Jong-Un

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com Donald Gregg, former U.S. ambassador to Korea, makes an astounding statement in a piece published after North Korea’s fourth nuclear test. Striking “a very positive note,” he praises “the performance of Kim Jong-Un in improving the North Korean economy and downplaying nuclear threats and nuclear weapons development.” It […]

Kim Jong-Il said unnerved by bloody end to Gadhafi, a close friend with many similarities

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Kim Jong-Il said unnerved by bloody end to Gadhafi, a close friend with many similarities

By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, accompanied by his son and heir-apparent Kim Jong-Un, rushed to military fortresses after he heard about the bloody killing of his colleague dictator Moammar Gadhafi in Libya. The two Kims made a “surprise visit” to the People’s Army Unit No. 985, the North’s official […]