Like Grandfather, Like Grandson: Kim Jong Un Plays to North Korea's Generals -- Time
On April 15, the 100th anniversary of the his grandfather's birth, beefy 29-year old Kim Jong Un stepped up to the microphone and for the first time, the citizenry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as well as a world of curious onlookers, could actually hear what the young man sounded like. — The spitting image of his forefather's propaganda portraits, "Lil' Kim" — as he has been called by the foreign press — spoke clearly and with confidence for 20 minutes with the military's general staff at his side and thousands of troops at attention in front of him in central Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square, named after the founding dynast and "Great Leader."
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My Comment: So much for hopes of change in North Korea.
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