A screenshot of Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and his heir apparent. This week, Kim Jong Un, shown seated between two generals, was elevated to top political and military positions during a rare conference of North Korea's Worker's Party (KCTV, Pyongyang)NKorea Prints Photos of Heir Apparent Kim Jong Un -- ABC News
North Korean state-run media publishes photos, airs video of heir apparent Kim Jong Un
North Korea introduced its heir apparent to the world Thursday, a chubby-faced young man with a serious expression, combed back hair cut high and tight on the sides and wearing a communist-style black suit.
State media published the first official images of Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of leader Kim Jong Il who appears destined to inherit control of the impoverished, nuclear-armed state.
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My Comment: I now know why a picture of him has not been released until now. He looks like someone that the bullies in high school would beat up. I also now suspect (and I am guessing) that the old guard who run North Korea will only let him have the position that his father wants him to have if they are permitted a free hand to run their own 'shows'.
But I expect this to only be a temporary situation. After Kim Jong Il is gone, expect the leadership battles to break out after a year of his "mourning".
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