North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds purge of executed uncle
By Jethro Mullen
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday praised the recent purge of his uncle and former protector, saying it brought greater unity within the secretive, nuclear-armed state.
"In the seething period of the effort for building a thriving country last year, we took the resolute measure of removing the factionalists lurking in the Party," Kim said in a New Year's address, referring to the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea.
"As our Party detected and purged the anti-Party, counterrevolutionary factionalists at an opportune time and with a correct decision, the Party and revolutionary ranks were further consolidated and our single-hearted unity was solidified to the maximum," Kim said, according to the text of the speech carried by North Korean state media.
The purged uncle, Jang Song Thaek, was considered instrumental in Kim's rise to power in December 2011 and, until recently, was regarded as the second-most powerful figure in North Korea. But the young leader turned his back on Jang in spectacular fashion late last year, having him executed last month on charges he tried to overthrow the government.
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No big deal this guys got like 10 more uncles!!!'HaHa
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so where is the man eating dog porn...
Interesting. not a word from the UN. maybe they should blame Israel......
my friend once saw his dog eating his girfriend
He was eaten alive along with 5 of his assistants by dogs that had not been fed for 5 days...120 dogs.
I am sure that this guy also did his share of horrible things to the people of NK over the years.
Like McGruff said..."let's take a bite out of crime"
It's obvious why he was executed, because his suit looks like Kim Jong's.
It's because his Uncle gave him that hair cut!!!
No one outside NK knows why the purge of Kim Jung Uh's uncle took place. An overhead conversation, a plot to assassinate the leader etc.....what ever he did ......He paid for it. The fragility/stability in the power structure in a closed dictatorship depend on complete allegiance to the man in charge. Who are we to critique the NK's way of carrying out justice. The "uncle was perhaps too powerful.....who knows, but a dictatorship cannot survive if their is a power struggle going on. Machiavellian stuff!
Lil Donged Un is compensating for something.
Compensating for loyalty.
It's because he's fat and can't see his UN(it).