NKorean leader's son gives interview

[Adsos Letter]

Source: AP

SEOUL, South Korea – Dressed in jeans and blue suede loafers, the eldest son of North Korea's leader agreed to a quick interview outside a hotel elevator in Macau, saying he has no plans to defect to Europe and that his father is in good health, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday.

The son, Kim Jong Nam, has long been the focus of intense speculation about who will eventually take over the leadership of the reclusive, nuclear-armed state. Analysts will be watching for more clues to the power succession mystery Monday as North Korea convenes a rare second parliamentary session.

The session comes just days after South Korea officially asked the U.N. Security Council to punish North Korea for allegedly sinking a South Korean warship, killing 46 sailors. Pyongyang has denied attacking the ship and said Sunday that taking the issue to the United Nations was an "intolerable provocation."

On Monday, the mass-market JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported that the North Korean leader's eldest son declined to answer questions about the sinking of the Cheonan warship. "Cheonan? I do not know. Please stop," he was quoted as saying.


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It will be very interesting to see which direction li'l Kim's son takes the North.

[charlesg]

1. This guy might get whacked if he keeps acting like a playboy

and making the family look bad.

[iandhr]

6. the family looks bad already

[proteus_lives]

2. "I make this promise to the North Korean people."

"I will be even more batshit insane then my father."

[LakeSamish706]

3. Is that something different than BB? n/t

[David__77]

4. Picture

Interesting family portrait.

This interview is with the oldest son (old picture, long ago) shown in upper right. The youngest son is heir however. Oldest son lacks "political discipline."

[Javaman]

5. I said, "say cheese..." nt