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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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A Japanese chef who penned a book, “I was Kim Jong Il’s Chef” knew the sons well, and says that Kim Jong Un was the choice from a very young age. Of the brothers he was the one who made decisions. Chef Kenji Fujimoto says, ““If I was their father, I would have chosen Kim Jong Un too,” he says. It’s a nice story and despite leaving in 2001, Fujimoto releasing a book about Kim Jong Un. (Time blogs – Kenji Fujimoto) Kim Jong Un looking at things… the tradition continues…
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At least that’s what it sort of promises. A book, yes, a book that would be worth 7 figures or more, but I’m sure Kim Jong Nam is getting a lot less if at all – not that he needs it. Watch for a book to be published in Japan. Note that he’s the son who got busted for entering Japan to go to Disneyland. That put him out of favor with the big boys. From the Huffington Post “Gomi’s book, based on “extensive interviews” with 38-year-old Kim Jong Nam, will outline Kim’s “opposition to the hereditary succession system that led to his younger brother, Kim Jong Un, being appointed North Korea’s new leader,” according toThe Japan Times, who also reported that although Kim Jong Nam recently asked to delay the book’s publication, the Japanese publishing firm Bungei Shunju decided to release it anyway.” (Huffington Post – Kim Jong Nam)
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It’s hard to say what’s really news or not. Kim Jong Eun coup remains just rumors in Chinese social media. Who knows what’s true… and how long it would take for it to come out. Is it by his own uncle and what for in the end? The Washington Post writes, “According to some of the rumors, Kim Jong Eun’s uncle — Jang Song Thaek — had helped lead the military uprising. Another version of the story said that the military was going to install Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Il’s oldest son, as the new leader. Kim Jong Nam would create a “pro-China regime.” (Washington Post – North Korea Coup)
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200 counties in 10 years? Okhwan Yoon is protesting or more so, calling attention to the 60 year division of North and South Korea. This man caught the eye of a Little Rock TV Station. He’s not a fame whore at all, perhaps a guy who walks to the beat of his own drum and is making a difference even if it’s just by making people think.
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