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Kim Jong Il Laid to Rest in North Korea
Analysts are poring over video of today's funeral of Kim Jong Il, looking for clues to who will hold power in North Korea. Kim Jong Un, the third son of the deceased leader, will become the head of state, but his uncle and military leaders appeared to play prominent roles at the funeral as well.
By Sara Terry • • 1 min readAnalysts are poring over video of today's funeral of Kim Jong Il, looking for clues to who will hold power in North Korea. Kim Jong Un, the third son of the deceased leader, will become the head of state, but his uncle and military leaders appeared to play prominent roles at the funeral as well. Victor Cha is Director of Asian Studies at Georgetown University and a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Sara Terry
The Aftermath Project
Caitlin Shamberg
KCRW
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Victor Cha
professor at Georgetown University, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, and Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
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