North Korea
N.K. leader following his father's path in purging potential enemies: expert
Dec. 4, 2013
North Korea's young leader, Kim Jong-un, is apparently demonstrating swift ruthlessness in eliminating his potential political rivals with reports that his uncle Jang Song-thaek has been ousted from all of his key posts, a U.S. expert said Tuesday.Alexandre Mansourov, who has long studied North Korean issues, said Kim seems to be following in his late father's footsteps. His father, Kim Jong-il, purged his own uncle Kim Yong-ju, regarding him as a threat to his power bid in the mid-1970s, said M