North Korea Appears to Tap Leader’s Son as Enigmatic Heir -- New York Times
SUNGNAM, South Korea — The black-and-white photographs that were published last month in a North Korean newspaper appear no different from other propaganda coming from North Korea: they show the supreme leader, Kim Jong-il, touring a steel plant in a fur cap and his trademark sunglasses.
It is the pudgy but stern-faced young man next to him, dressed in a snappy Western suit and dutifully scribbling in a notebook, who has spurred intense speculation. Could this unidentified man be just a plant manager? Or could this be the first public appearance of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader’s third son and heir apparent?
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More News On Kim Jong-Il's Heir Apparent
Seoul denies authenticity of photo of North Korea's heir apparent -- Earth Times
S. Korean officials deny Japanese media photo of N. Korea's heir apparent -- Yonhap Agency
Recent Photos of Kim Jong-il's Third Son Released -- Arirang
Paper identifies N.Korea heir -- Straits Times
Multiple Personality Disorder in Pyongyang -- Foreign Policy
My Comment: This story is a few days old, but it is only now that my contacts in Korea have given me their opinion on this "possible" new North Korean leader. In short .... they are very very skeptical.
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