New York Times: North Korean Defector Says Kim Jong-Un’s Control Is Crumbling
SEOUL, South Korea — The highest-ranking defector from North Korea in years said on Wednesday that the days of the country’s leadership were “numbered,” and that its attempts to control outside information were not working because of corruption and discontent.
“I am sure that more defections of my colleagues will take place, since North Korea is already on a slippery slope,” the defector, Thae Yong-ho, said during a news conference in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. “The traditional structures of the North Korean system are crumbling.”
Mr. Thae had been the North’s No. 2 diplomat in London until he fled to the South last summer with his family. South Korea has hailed his defection as a sign of growing disillusionment among North Korean elites with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. Since December, Mr. Thae has given a series of interviews to share his dire view of North Korea today.
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WNU Editor: Historically .... brutal dictatorships like North Korea's are very resilient when it comes to keeping power. That they only become vulnerable when neighboring countries decide to get involved. Will North Korea collapse .... from my vantage point I do not see that happening soon .... North Korean leader Kim Jing-Un is too protected to be assassinated or overthrown.
More News On The Stability of North Korea's Kim Jong-Un's Regime
North Korean elite turning against leader Kim: defector -- Reuters
Days of N. Korea's Kim are numbered: defector -- AFP
People will rise against N Korean regime, says defector -- BBC
North Korea Defector Says Elite Turning Their Backs On Kim Jong Un -- NBC
North Korean Defector Says Kim Jong Un Can’t Last -- WSJ
Ex-diplomat: ‘I’ve known that there was no future for North Korea for a long time’ -- Washington Post
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Facing Dissent From Political Elite, Says Ex-Diplomat -- International Business Times
High-level North Korean defector says his sons feel free for the first time -- FOX News
2 comments:
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Your comments are spot on in your editor comment. This appears to me to be a case of 1.)disinformation on the part of a "defector." In other words, the "defector" is not really a defector but an agent of the North Korean government sent out to sow misinformation and otherwise throw off the country's enemies, spy etc. 2.)The defector is telling certain people what they want to hear. There is a tendency among leaders to surround themselves with people who will tell them what they want to hear whether true or not. In this case, the defector is simply telling people what they want to hear.
In any event, reports of the demise of the North Korean leadership should not be taken seriously. The only country who could get involved to change this would be China and they are not going to. as such, barring some kind of major change the North Korean government will likely still be in power long after countries like South Korea and the Untied States cease to exist.
I assume the defector is ok. But so what? How do we know he knows much of anything? Or, if he is sowing disinformation, so what? who benefits and how if we know the nation in deep trouble. China will make sure that it survives and does not merge with the South, so that Am troops are then stationed on the border with China
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