Kim names successor

Great a new Dear leader !  Little , little kimmie ! At about 26 years old little , little Kimmie is very young to be a leader Especially a dear one ! Some of the higher and much older ranking officials are going to have a problem answering to someone so young ! this should be interesting !

the StraitsTimes

SEOUL - NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Il has asked his country's
overseas missions to pledge loyalty to his youngest son, signalling he
has been anointed as next leader of the communist dynasty, a newspaper
report said on Tuesday.

Mr Kim, 67, is thought to have suffered a stroke in August.

Analysts
have said the North's recent military actions, including a nuclear test
last week, may be aimed at helping him solidify power so that he can
name a successor.

'It has been confirmed through various channels
that North Korea sent emails to legations overseas, asking them to
pledge their loyalty to (youngest son) Kim Jong Un,' the South Korean
daily Dong-A Ilbo reported an 'informed source' as saying.

Analysts
have said succession is one of the most closely guarded secrets in the
highly secretive North, with Mr Kim's plans only known to his small
inner circle.