Pepe Escobar: ''The old Kim is gone and the new Kim is in, but not much will change in the land of the Kim family dynasty''

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"As all matters Kim dynasty-related, the Shakespearean overtones are fascinating. The young Kim will have to deal with the Dear Leader's powerful wife, Kim Ok, his extremely devious aunt, Kim Kyung-hui, and her equally scheming husband, Jang Song-thaek.

Jang is one of only four vice-chairmen of the National Defence Commission, the holy of holies in North Korea. The former chairman was - you guessed it - the Dear Leader himself."