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February 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
The North has declared his birth anniversary on February 16 “The Day of the
Shining Star”. Commemorative stamps and coins have been produced.
Some 132 people have been awarded a new medal, the Order of Kim Jong-il, for
services in building a “thriving socialist nation” and for increasing
defence capabilities.
Efforts to intensify the personality cult around the Kim dynasty, which has
ruled the impoverished nation since its founding in 1948, signal that
Jong-un is firmly in power, said Paik Hak-Soon of South Korea’s Sejong
Institute think-tank.
“It clearly illustrates that Jong-un’s status is being further justified and
the North’s elite is determined to maintain him in power, largely to protect
their vested interest in the system,” Paik told AFP.
Pyongyang also announced a promotion to vice marshal for Kim Jong-Gak, seen as
one of the key figures helping the inexperienced Jong-un tighten his grip on
the army.
He was one of the seven top officials who accompanied Jong-un in walking
besides the late leader’s hearse at the funeral on December 28.
“Kim Jong-gak has previously been overseeing the military’s organisation, its
ideological direction and the link with the (ruling)
party,” Paik said.
His promotion clearly signalled that the party was trying to strengthen its
control over the military, which had become too powerful under the Songun
policy, the analyst said.
The late Kim’s new title of “Generalissimo” is the same as that bestowed on
his father Kim Il-sung in 1992. He died of a heart attack in 1994.
South Korea’s unification ministry, which handles cross-border affairs, said
the level of events staged to mark the late leader’s birthday was similar to
last year as the regime focuses on the transition.
Source: AFP
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