North Korea executes army leader
 

A North Korean army minister was reportedly executed with a mortar round for drinking and carousing during the official mourning period after the death of Kim Jong-il.

Kim Chol, the vice-minister of the army, was arrested earlier this year on the orders of Kim Jong-un, who assumed the leadership after his father died in December. On the orders of Kim to leave "no trace of him behind, down to his hair," Kim Chol was forced to stand on a spot that had been zeroed in for a mortar round and was "obliterated," according to South Korean media.

The execution is just one example of a purge of members of the North Korean military or party who threatened the fledgling new regime.

So far this year, 14 senior officials have fallen victim to the purges, according to intelligence data provided to Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the South Korean foreign affairs, trade and unification committee.

Those that have fallen from favour include Ri Yong-ho, the head of the army, and Ri Kwang-gon, the governor of the North Korean central bank.

Analysts suggest Kim is acting to consolidate his own power base and deter any criticism of his youthfulness and inexperience. He is believed to be either 28 or 29.

"When Kim Jong-un became North Korean leader following the mourning period for his father in late December, high-ranking military officers started disappearing," a source told the Cho-sun Ilbo newspaper.

"From information compiled over the last month, we have concluded that dozens of military officers were purged."

It also appears Kim told officials to use the excuse of misbehaviour during the mourning period to remove any potential opponents.

Other officials have been executed by firing squads.

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i hope there is still someone like jukov after the purge.

"Kim Chol was forced to stand on a spot that had been zeroed in for a mortar round and was "obliterated,"

Damn

oh really

Jesus, talk about going overboard... we could shoot him or obliterated him... get the scud launcher!

Not a bad way to go really, apart from knowing about it beforehand

They know what is going on in NK hahaha, no way

True, we're most likely being fed propaganda :2 cents:

:1orglaugh

they do things with style over there.

Hardcore. You can bet your ass the rest of the military guys won't be fucking around when they should be mourning.

that must have hurt - but only for a fraction of a second

Nothing sends a message like killing someone with a mortar round...

how predictable is an army like that ?

(right now i'm listening: "Sempiternal Deathreign - 06 - The Spooky Gloom" )

dam, fuck him up

:Oh crap

Whatever else, you have to admire their effort and attention to detail.

Korean technology man.

i wonder if it's ok to carouse and drink while people are starving in the country ?

sure they can eat the scraps after you leave :thumbsup

haha you got it there

Coming out or North Korea I really find this hard to believe.

nice promo :)

who was that spambot guy? :1orglaugh i forgot his nick

ok it was fatfoo!!!! hahaha where is he?

Yes it can be done. Modern ammunition is precisely loaded and once a tube is sighted in, you can drop a thousand on the same spot if you want.

:2 cents:

Life's a barrel of laughs in North Korea, isn't it?

Does anything good ever happen there? Apart from parades and arirang?

shit
 

What bothers me much more then being killed by mortar is bunch of people that after all these years and all lies made by media , still believe and want to believe in same shit. Sad...and dangerous.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Really? That's worse than being killed by mortar?

The quality of life is shit in North Korea. The peasants escape to China, if they're not shot at the border. I get what you're saying about the media, but apart from the leadership I doubt if anyone there is having a good time.

That is such a great series.

These Korean wars can be very intellectual, dangerous and fatal. They are not just playing the computer game Starcraft here. The game is real life.

well from to time the leader makes a speech to praise the people.
If you like war and army, it's a pretty cool country, but the USA has a better equipment

btw guess who is your father in north korea ?

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

who? :1orglaugh your gun?

no, your father is kim il sung, no matter who is you real father...
(And if you look like him (he is your father), it's a plus... )

nice Avatar!

North Korean chief acts like monarchy. The most stupid country I think.

its been possible to do for ages not really all that hard :2 cents::2 cents::2 cents:

I remember several of our soldiers being hacked to death with hatchets during the peace negotiations a Panmunjom. Bad news these guys. They are crazy, paranoid and playing for keeps.

my one buddy spent time in north korea..never tells me what he was doing there really
says only that it was for tae kwon do some sort of training or something.
then one day i used the washroom on his upper level. and saw a picture of a general from south korea...that was arrested for espionage in north korea.

Simplistic point of view.

http://i2.listal.com/image/4185488/200full-.jpg

North Korea is a fun country

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_K...xperimentation

Boom!!!!

They are also doubt about you are living good from their point of view.

fatfoo!! lol