US Aims To Close North Korea’s Shady ‘Office 39′ — AOL NewsWhen it comes to sanctioning rogue entities in the North Korean government, the question arises: Does one go after “Office 99,” which oversees the regime’s illicit arms smuggling?
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What Is Office 39?
Posted by War News Updates Editor on September 3rd, 2010
US Aims To Close North Korea’s Shady ‘Office 39′ — AOL News
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-il May Go Public With Dynastic Rule — Christian Science Monitor
Speculation is rampant that North Korea’s Kim Jong-il will go public with plans to name his son his heir at a rare political conference.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is expected to convene the first high-level conference of the ruling Workers’ Party in about 40 years amid widespread speculation that the world will finally get the answer to one great question:
Will Kim’s third son, Kim Jong-un, be confirmed as heir to power?
If so, he would be the third in a line that began when Kim Jong-il’s father, the late “Great Leader” Kim Il-sung, took over at the time of the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1948.
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More News On Leadership Changes In North Korea (Maybe)
North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way — NPR
North Korea Preps ‘Dear’ Leader’s Mystery 20-Something Son for Rule — J.J. Gould, The Atlantic
Kim Jong Un ‘rubber-stamping dictator’? — UPI
North Korean Congress May Discuss Kim’s Successor — Bloomberg
Pyongyang’s New Leader for the Old Guard — Andrei Lankov, Wall Street Journal
Amid succession fears, Kim Jong-un rising to power — Korea Times
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Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 29th, 2010
Kim Jong-un, the son of the ruler of North Korea. Or so we think.Photograph: Yonhap/AFP/Getty Images
Kim Jong Il Appears To Head Home After Latest Hush-Hush Trip To Beijing — L.A.
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Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 26th, 2010
Did North Korea’s Kim Jong-il Take Heir-Apparent Son On Surprise China Visit?
Posted in North Korea Tags: American Voice, Bradley Martin, China Radio, China Trip, China Visit, Christian Science Monitor, Cnn, Global Post, Kim Carter, Kim Jong Il, Korea Herald, Korean Leader, North Korea, North Korea Kim Jong Il, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, Northeastern China, President Carter, Radio Free Europe, Surprise Visit, Trip To China Comments OffNorth Korea Massing It’s Military Near Pyongyang
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 24th, 2010
North Korean officials in July 2009 mark 15 years since leader Kim Il Sung’s death. Agence France-Press / Getty Images
North Korea Massing Military Near Pyongyang — Voice of America
South Korean defense officials say North Korea is deploying massive numbers of troops and arms near the capital of Pyongyang.
South Korea’s defense ministry said in a report to Parliament Tuesday that the large numbers of soldiers, armored vehicles and artillery have been stationed near the Stalinist state’s capital since mid-July.
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More News On North Korea
North Korea Relocates Forces Around Capital — Global Security Newswire
NKorea deploying troops, weapons near Pyongyang — AP
Meeting to Clarify North Korea’s Path — Wall Street Journal
North Korean Reformer’s Return May Signal Economic Policy Shift — Bloomberg
Reformist leader makes comeback in N.Korea — AFP
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