The Group That Really Runs North Korea

Jang Sung-Taek (L).Youtube.

Legend aside, the boy despot doesn’t do everything himself. Here’s the power pantheon he shares power with.

Kim Jong Who? Meet The Cabal That Really Runs North Korea -- Global Post

SEOUL, South Korea — There’s more to North Korea than its pudgy and easily parodied dictator, Kim Jong Un.

Since the 1940s, the Kim dynasty has survived three generations, largely by cultivating a bizarre cult of worship among its long-suffering citizens.

But within this apparatus of near-total control, a pantheon of power players works quietly to run the country.

In a nation known for sudden swings and vicious purges, these elites know how to work the system. Of course, power is always a game of push and pull. To stay on top, the Supreme Leader needs the loyalty of his lieutenants, which gives them more clout than you might imagine.

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My Comment: I concur with this analysis. General Jang Sung-taek holds the real power in North Korea, and his wife General Kim Kyong-hui is second in command. Kim Jung Un has the title of Supreme Leader of North Korea .... and is important in the government .... but he is really the leader in waiting. When his aunt and her husband are gone .... probably in a few years .... that is when he will have the REAL authority that goes with his position as Supreme Leader.