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USA Today - Day 38: N. Korea's treatment of American vet 'bizarre'
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/12/03/north-korea-american-detained-swedish-envoy/3858731/North Korea's detention of an 85-year-old American and former Korean War veteran is playing out against a high-level shakeup Tuesday as the country's unpredictable young leader is apparently trying to consolidate power.
South Korean media, quoting the South Korean intelligence agency, reported that North Korean Kim Jong Un's 67-year-old uncle — long viewed as a power behind the throne — has been ousted as vice chairman of the top military body and that two of his associates may have been executed.