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Kim Jong-Un was a crappy student. F’s, mediocrity, cutting class 75 times and started slower, this man now supposedly runs a nation and is a 4 star general… Nepotism is a great thing for one. (Google – Kim Jong-Un) Meanwhile on the other end of the coin, Shin Dong-hyuk, born and raised in a North Korean Prison camp is the only known escapee with his credentials is now the subject of a book, “Escape From Camp 14″. Nepotism didn’t work out for him as well. He watched his brother and mother get executed for trying to escape. So far it’s a smooth read and it’s a rare account of what goes on in the camps. (WSJ – Escape From Camp 14)  
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He critiques North Korea and is in line to probably be killed one day, but Kim Jong Il’s son let’s words fly without much hesitation it seems. He doesn’t appear as bright or evil, and his detainment from trying to enter Japan to hit Disneyland in 2001 was the beginning of his political end. The weird thing, he had a Dominican passport! His book  “My father Kim Jong Il and Me,” is a sure hit. (Global Post – Kim Jong Nam)
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