North Korean Dictator Purges Uncle from Politburo

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Purge sends chilling message to NKorea's elite | General Headlines | Comcast

North Korea announced Monday it had sacked leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, long considered the country's No. 2 power, saying corruption, drug use, gambling, womanizing and generally leading a "dissolute and depraved life" had caused Pyongyang's highest-profile fall from grace since Kim took power two years ago.

The removal of Jang Song Thaek, once seen as Kim's mentor, is the most significant in a series of purges the young leader has conducted in an apparent effort to bolster his power since his father's 2011 death. But worries remained over whether the expulsion of such a senior figure could instead lead to less stability and open up the possibility of a power struggle.

This probably can't be good.
 
In cult of personality tyrannies personal relations within the ruling elite dominate politics.

It has been this way in NK since the 50s
 
The fruit of the poison tree of US State policy being run by Communists during FDR's rein.

The US State Communists threw Shek overboard in favor of their brother, Democratic and Progressive Mao

Then, they spilled our Korean War plans to the NoKo's
 
In cult of personality tyrannies personal relations within the ruling elite dominate politics.

It has been this way in NK since the 50s

It seems he is eliminating all the folks who his father relied upon...

There's also the story of how he executed his ex-mistress.

Just worried this guy might try something crazy.
 

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