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He critiques North Korea and is in line to probably be killed one day, but Kim Jong Il’s son let’s words fly without much hesitation it seems. He doesn’t appear as bright or evil, and his detainment from trying to enter Japan to hit Disneyland in 2001 was the beginning of his political end. The weird thing, he had a Dominican passport! His book “My father Kim Jong Il and Me,” is a sure hit. (Global Post – Kim Jong Nam)
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At least that’s what it sort of promises. A book, yes, a book that would be worth 7 figures or more, but I’m sure Kim Jong Nam is getting a lot less if at all – not that he needs it. Watch for a book to be published in Japan. Note that he’s the son who got busted for entering Japan to go to Disneyland. That put him out of favor with the big boys. From the Huffington Post “Gomi’s book, based on “extensive interviews” with 38-year-old Kim Jong Nam, will outline Kim’s “opposition to the hereditary succession system that led to his younger brother, Kim Jong Un, being appointed North Korea’s new leader,” according toThe Japan Times, who also reported that although Kim Jong Nam recently asked to delay the book’s publication, the Japanese publishing firm Bungei Shunju decided to release it anyway.” (Huffington Post – Kim Jong Nam)
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Searching for Kim Han Sol. The grandson of Kim Jong Il. The story takes you on a short journey in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina where the young man attends an international university. It seems like an odd place for a school that is supposed to be of decent caliber to exist, but it does. He’s 16 and has to deal with media. He has a handler and seems to be well protected. It reminds us of a similar story I once heard from a GR contributor who explained a similar “protection” of a large political figures daughter. From hiding her from media by circling her while they walked and from her own appointed handlers, from quieting down in the car when she received phone calls asking, “Where Are You!?” Other than that, Kim Han Sol is probably having a blast. The story is a fun one to read. (Asahi Shimbun – Kim Han Sol)
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