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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Un's Ousted Uncle, Reportedly Executed
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/12/jang-song-thaek-executed_n_4435294.htmlPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) North Korean state media say Kim Jong Un's uncle has been executed, calling the leader's former mentor "worse than a dog."
The announcement early Friday comes days after Pyongyang announced that Jang Song Thaek had been removed from all his posts because of allegations of corruption, drug use, gambling, womanizing and generally leading a "dissolute and depraved life."
Jang was considered the second most powerful official in the North. He was seen as helping Kim Jong Un consolidate power after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, two years ago. Jang was the latest and most significant in a series of personnel reshuffles that Kim has conducted in an apparent effort to bolster his power.
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Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Un's Ousted Uncle, Reportedly Executed (Original Post)
TeamPooka
Dec 2013
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If the US executed every politician who lead a "dissolute and depraved life",
Vashta Nerada
Dec 2013
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FarCenter
(19,429 posts)1. It's just a family business.
polly7
(20,582 posts)2. I can't think of a more terrifying place to live.
What a monster.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)3. Dead men tell no tales... Kim learned it from the best.
TeamPooka
(24,223 posts)5. family traditons
Response to TeamPooka (Original post)
NuclearDem This message was self-deleted by its author.
Vashta Nerada
(3,922 posts)6. If the US executed every politician who lead a "dissolute and depraved life",
we'd have no politicians left.
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)7. The good news is at least there was a fair trial