kim il zonk, kim jong-il, and kim jong-un. the execution seems to be meant that treason was committed by such a trusted figure. kim jong-un is trying to cement his power and authority. he has blamed all his faults and failures to date on chun with his verdict. he probably made it public to justify himself and his leadership. the end of the verdict says, we know of no one other than kim jong-un. it's meant to emphasize that he is the one and only top leader of the system and that numbers two and three do not exist. december 17th is the second anniversary of the death of former leader kim jong-il. thousands of people will gather for a memorial service. jeng was removed so he would not be present for that event. the senior officials there will represent a clear distinction between those close to jeng sun thek and those who are not. more purges are likely to follow. jeng's people will probably be banished from their posts or executed. turmoil is probably inevitable for the time being. ties with china, especially in the economic fi

wonder lookingto ,t him and historical images standing behind kim jong-il and behind kim jong-il and, where did he think he really was headed? economic important trade delegation to south korea in the early 2000's. people had thought of him as person who might be able to somehow help lead north korea in the direction of economic reform. some analogies have been made to chinese purges during the mao era. it is almost as though jang song-thaek challenged the leadership but the anti- reformers won rather than the pro-reformers at least in terms image and the expectation the international community had for his potential roles. our guest is scott snyder, a graduate of rights -- rice university. he also studied at harvard and is the author of a number of books. i want to share with you the comment of secretary of state john kerry. he was traveling in the region last week. he was interview on abc and he responded to the execution of kim jong-un's uncle in korea. >> it tells us a lot about how ruthless and reckless he is and insecure he is to a certain degree. it tells us a significant amount

they are believed to have attended a ceremony for kim jong-il. south korean media reported extensively on events to mark the anniversary of his death. >> translator: we always have to be careful about national security. >> translator: north korea might need to go through a purge to build a new framework. they might be showing off their toughness. >> reporter: we asked a professor how south koreans view the day's events. >> translator: his name had originally been on the official list of people who would attend the funeral of a high ranking party official on monday, so she hasn't completely lost favor. but she didn't appear at the memorial ceremony for kim jong-il, because her husband, jang sun thaek was executed and suffered a huge shock. also, north korean citizens would connect her with the execution. kim jong we has lost power in terms of her position in the political structure in north korea, but in terms of relations by bloodlines, she is the only living relative of kim jong-un, and she will remain in place as a symbolic figure. she will pro

north korea has marked for death of kim jong-il which death -- with pledges of obedience to his son,kim jong-un. go to theng to central african republic where the military situation remains tense. the french troops -- 1600 of them -- are undertaking a military operation to try to return stability to the country. in the latest news, they took on a new neighborhood today. one that is known for its christian populations. perhaps in the start to a new part of their campaign, they focused on attempting to disarm the muslim rebels. to talk about the latest events in central african republic, i am joined by our correspondent who is fresh back. thank you for being with us. you have followed the whole french intervention. you were there before it wasn't announced -- it was announced. we are.us an idea where the fact that the french military is heading into those neighborhoods and we are talking about a neighborhood that is mostly christian -- we have seen the huge displeasure of the muslims. does this signal that they are concentrating on the pro- christian militias? >> they started with thos

sister of late leader kim jong-il. he joined the ruling workers party. due to his family connections, chung assumed key posts in the party. chung worked to open up north korea's economy, but fell from grace in 2003. observers thought he'd be dismissed. his whereabouts were not reported again until 2006 after kim jong-il's death in 2011, chung and his wife supported the young successor. chung was given the task of meeting chinese leaders last year. >>> in tokyo, japan's chief cabinet said the government is closely monitoring cheng's reported dismissal. >> translator: the government is paying close attention to the situation in north korea. we are gathering various information, while coordinating with other countries. >> suga said there was a meeting held on the matter. the report on the possible reshuffle in pyongyang raises plenty of questions. we turn to a north korean expert for answers, a senior fellow at the korean institute for national reunification. >> it is very shocking to me, because he is the number two in politics and he was the king maker of

this term and on till now been reserved for the country's founder kim il sung and his son kim jong il analysts say north korean authorities are eager to demonstrate at home and abroad that they will remain in full control of the country. the chinese media reports as clashes between police and an armed group in the staging of comic reader economists region have left sixteen people dead police a family shot and killed fourteen people and two police officers were killed. unofficial news web sites as a mom to attack the police as they attempted to arrest suspects of criminal charges the incident took place near the city of cash to the muslim leader ethnic minority make that makes up about ninety percent of the local population protests have been reported in the region by week there is discontent with the central government. some members of the ethnic minority are frustrated with the dominant position of. i'm chinese of the region's economy and political leadership. in october a car crash near tiananmen square in beijing. killed three people in the vehicle into my standards. chinese author

as people they are under former leader kim jong il. and beauty. colombia's government leaders in the distance to them as being about more than just books. japanese prime minister shinzo ave and members of his administration have made history as part of their push to reshape japan they'd approve the country's first comprehensive national security strategy for foreign and defense affairs the usb japan will contribute further to international peace and stability in from the stands of a proactive pacifism. the strategy says china's foreign policies and military posture are matters of concern for japan and other nations and the ants they must be monitored closely. the document says recent moves by china indicate authorities in the chain maybe try to use force to change the status quo in the east and south china seas but it says they're using claims that are inconsistent with international law it says japan will work to build strategic and mutually beneficial ties with china from abroad long term perspective and in those leaders in tokyo will call for r

north korea wants the death of kim jong il with judges and the instant some kim jong on just days of the biggest critics. since he inherits the power to use the headlines thanks for joining us that the fossil evidence year in paris the ukrainian president is to hold talks in moscow with other nutritious lunch time tool that will further inmates to protest his count em two kids independence square to watch the tree and activates the country's present in the mosque authorities who favored the use you can see that today's demonstrations getting underway in these live pictures from a key yet demonstrated once again quoting free she shot me in from the spread of beekeeping in case i haven't seen most of their biggest fear that mr yanukovich will sign the russians customs union ukrainian governments tonight it's going to do so and we'll be looking for cheaper russian natural gas more importantly a multi billion dollar menu and it needs to avoid bankruptcy our correspondent in independence square. it's kind of crap the dividend which is in the study of independence square in central kiev th

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like kim il sung who erected a hundred and forty thousand monuments in his honor.there are more posters for kim il sung in korea than america has posters for "anchor man 2" then operation crazy pants ways taken over by him son kim jung-un who defied the west testing nuclear weapons. then in 2011 his tiny shoes were filled by his son kim yung-un. some thought un would be unable to complete the family tyrantsy. he has silenced his doubters. >> kim yung-un has sentenced his uncle to death. >> when kim was elected vice president of the central military, his uncle, only clapped half heartedly. >> tragic story. now we know the sound of one hand clapping. clearly -- [laughing] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: merry christmas, everybody. [laughing] >> stephen: i'm sure his remaining family members are very proud. or they should be if they know what's good for them. finally on the tee dub i love space. especially shooting stars. no matter how many times i fire i never seem to hit any. i should get a step ladder. anyways, folks sinister forces are threatening america domina

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at his own eyes downcast, above him a giant beamedt of kim jong-il out for the assembly. he was flanked on either side by the country's ceremonial president and his army chief. many of the elder statesmen who oversaw the transition of power two years ago have disappeared. the most notable and unmentioned uncle,, kim jong-un's abruptly executed last week. this was a ceremony as much about the current leader as the old one. the head of north korea's armed forces about to uphold and defend kim jong-un and no one else. in the freezing streets outside the centers of power, north koreans have been remembering her former leader with the usual displays of grief. commemorations like these are a time for north koreans to reaffirm their loyalty to the current leader, as well as remember the old ones. who knows how much of either emotion as well -- israel, but some north koreans have covertly told context insole that feelings towards kim jong-un have taken a negative turn in the past few days. it is also a chance for them to reflect on how their country has changed since he came to p

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jong-il andind kim kim jong-un, where did he think he was headed? he left an important trade delegation in the early 2000. people thought of him as he might be able to somehow help north korea in the direction of economic reform. some analogies have been made to chinese purges in the mao era. heis almost as though challenged the leadership. of image anderms expectation. our guest is scott snyder. he is from rice university. he has also studied at harvard. he is the author of a number of books. i want to share with you the comments of john kerry. he was traveling in the region last week read this interview -- he responded to the execution in north korea. [video clip] >> it tells us a lot about how worthless and reckless he is. it also tells us a lot about how insecure he is. it tells us a significant amount about the instability internally of the regime. this is not the first execution. a significant number of executions taking place over the last few months. importantly, it underscores the importance for all of us of finding a way forward with north

some tech is married to tim gill nikki sister of league leader kim jong il the father of the current leader. chung was born in nineteen forty six in the north eastern province of north holland yall. he graduated from kim il sung university and joined the ruling workers' party due to his family connections china soon key posts in the party. john worked to open up north korea's economy in two thousand and two eleven economic delegation to south korea. but he fell from grace in two thousand and three observers thought he'd been dismissed his whereabouts were not reported again until two thousand and six it became john eales death in two thousand and eleven china is why i supported the young successor john was given the task of meeting chinese leaders last year the report of a possible reshuffle and kill again raises plenty of questions return to north korea expert ha jin look for answers. he's a senior research fellow at the korea institute for national unification the team. it's shocking to me because you don't come from things and more than them but we both parties and town center was

north korea commemorates the second anniversary of former leader kim sun il staff and celebrates the current strong when he was at its ascension to power a light railway strike greeks if it's not a state park fully expecting some play services in seoul and the surrounding area has become the province more disruptions are expected as additional workers will walk out starting wednesday morning the rising tensions between china and the new wax painting dispatches forty fighter jets to south china sea. following a tense maritime standoff between the two sides earlier this month. the stores and more that's some fun techniques you all the two. a beta blocker to primetime yes it's tuesday december seventeen here in korea flight from seoul and you can munch on when things so much for joining us. we begin this evening in north korea where the country commemorated the second anniversary of former leader kim jong il's staff and mark the first day of change on the un's third year as the nation's leader but the event having to stay is after the shocking perches and executions of high level offici

he was standing on the stage under huge red flag with a picture of a smiling father kim jong il. i ranking military officials were in his left hand and officials in civilian clothes are on the right. however experts pointed out they can compete with the honor of the north korean leader as well as we salute you. the wife of kim jong un did not attend the ceremony. as president i was bitten by the traditional annual press conference representatives of almost seventy media outlets. having given access for the event such a number of journalists shows interest in the way the president is trying to solve local problems in the country. the range of questions vary from the issues of life in the winner in the house is located east into foreign policy. speaking about the strategic partnership combines said that kyrgyzstan maintained friendly relations with many countries according to the kyrgyz leader of the most important thing is to meet national interest didn't you love them all up and mature. unfortunately we have few alternatives for example ukraine can choose whether to join the euro

been to a memorial service in north korea to mark two years since the death of their leader kim jong-il this is after his son ordered the execution of his uncle. he was believes to be the second most powerful man in north korea and harry faucet takes a look at what is happening. >> these men and women know the price about kim jung-il and described to the uncle ahead of his execution and this was a memorial on the second anniversary of his death and also an opportunity publically to close ranks around his son after the unprecedented resolution of discord at the very top and the most influential senior ally rallied the troops. >> translator: we know other except kim jung-un and we will reveer and follow only the dear supreme leader. >> reporter: his grip on power strengthened by a ruthless perjury and also being questioned by a south korean government warning of security implications and trouble at the top in peong-yang. >> translator: competition for showing loyalty could lead to possibility of provocation and therefore we consider it's highly likely the north could make threats early ne

are due to screech like this these are images of the north koreans crying for dear leader kim jong il who died previously but we cry like that for other people outside of our own nations now however look let's look at the airbrushed uncle jang and what we have in our own societies here economic activists political activists activists on trial prosecutors a war putting the law to throw activists hackers like aaron swartz behind bars for years in the year since swartz his death a number of other computer hacktivists and whistleblowers to become the targets of the wrath of prosecutors and judges and they have either gone to jail or facing decades in prison in one case one hundred and five years and they look at the cases where people are being sentenced to one hundred years and it turns out that taken together the lesson appears to be that computer hacking for social causes and computer hacking aimed at exposing the secrets of governing elites will not be tolerated the state will come down on such people as hard as it can and yet just like jang the people. allow these activists these hac

his visit comes just days after the execution of kim jong il's uncle who was accused of overthrowing the government. this is his third cities to the country. >>> he is trying to send a teen to jail and he already admitted he was driving drunk that caused a crash that killed four people. ethan couch was sentenced to 10 years probation and ordered to get therapy. they argued, his family is so rich, he grew up to the knowing right from wrong and he will try to charge him with 2 lesser charges but the county says, it is a long-shot. >> i am honestly surprised if he didn't feel the four deaths were worthy of jail time, i would be surprised some lesser charge now pushes it over the edge. >> probing cuters have asked for a maximum prison sentence of 22 years. >>> now they are looking being into stepping up drag races and side shows in the city. neighbors say it started with a few cars just about a month ago but it is growing now. they are taking it from a parking lot which shows the headlights of as many as 100 cars. >> we will be bringing in officers to look for speed contacts, reckless dr

>> now tuesday marks the second anniversary of the death ever north korea's former leader, kim jong-il. his son kim jong-un is taking on are leadership, execution of his powerful urchpowerful uncle. harry forcette reports. >>> dispachg for the first time a north korean flight into space. unprecedented public shaij and d execution of the are president's uncle. >> if you look at the is clearly expressed. is glk suddenly kim jong-un has projected showmanship, promoting any part of leisure facilities. in a country where almost no one skis. when kim jong-il was late to rest two years ago, that his son would have the experience to lead men decades older than himself. kim jong-un got rid of nearly half of the leergts, including five of the seven men who accompanied him alongside his father'father'sfather'father's . >> many we have to see. >> the south korean government has expressed its deep concern, saying instability could lead to provocations. this year's heightened tensions still fresh in the memory. he has committed his country to twin goals, improving the economy and the nuclear opportu

sister, kim jong-il, the previous president having appointed this guy to take care of the young leader, and then he turns around and he's not purged. he had been purged before and rehabilitate. he's purged and executed, that is big new, and it's worrisome to any outside party, be it china or the united states. it may signal paranoia or instability within north korea. >> is kim jong un trying to consolidate power or is he afraid of losing power? >> that is essentially the question - was this an act out of strength or an act out of weakness. as with all things north korean, there's more theory than fact. they are accusing him not simply of corruption - everyone is corrupt in north korea - they said he was corrupt and he was engaged in anti-party, anti-government and uppatriotic acts. this seems to suggest that contrary to most career observers the young kim had not consolidated his position, was not fully in charge, and there seems to have been an allegation that there was plotting going on behind the scenes. that is a big deal. >> instability in a country with a dictator and a nuclear p

after his father, kim jong-il died in 2011. the unkell was powerful figure in regime.kim jong-un fired his uncle that could be a signal of a significant power grab north korea. the country has refused to release two americans behind bars this dictator is acting completely differently than his predecessor, jonathan hunt has details. the indications are troubling. >> reporter: they are. what they show is that kim jong-un, kim the younger, is certainly more confident in his own power than he was when he first took over from his father, kim jong-il. to fire a very powerful uncle and execute two of his advisers makes a pretty strong statement. remember the uncle has been a important figure for a longtime you saw him walking behind kim jong-un at the funeral of kim the elder. some experts, lug gordon chang, say this is more about north noh korea's generals reasserting their power. they didn't like uncle jung and are apparently taking revenge on him. >> they have blamedded him and gotten at him and apparently had would aides executed. so this is story of still turmoil in the

. >>> uncle of kim jong-il has been thrown out of office. been accused of corruption and drug abuse. his removal is the biggest political unrest since the december of kim jong-il. >>> mexican senators have started debating a long awaited oil he are reform, profit sharing by private companies. oil and gas would remain 100% in state hands. although oil companies won't be granted full concessions to exploit oil and gas there will be licenses to profit from it. and that means the operation of mexico's valuable oil and gas fields will be opened up to private companies. under the reforms mexico would create a sovereign fund to manage the money generated 50 energy sector after taxes have been collected. as adam reiney reports, the energy bill is not going well with the public. >> protestors have come out in mexico city, just a day after the oil reform package was introduced in the senate. this oil reform is to make more modified the pemex, the state-run oil system. a sacred national resource. pemex was created in 1938, when the president nationaliz

he succeeded his father kim jong il who died at the state run television repeatedly hear of a documentary film on monday showing steve jones whom visiting military troops stationed across the country editorial in the ruling workers' party these people wrote on praised him for his genius talent and military fields could refer to the recent purge of tim's uncle child suntec and over then anyone who challenges the party must be severely punished. observers believe kim is tightening his grip on power following the execution of time. he was considered the second most powerful person in the country south korean president bob finance as trusting feeling should not be sacrificed by digging up the wounds of the past her comments could be considered a veiled reference to japan in a particular prime minister shinzo ahmed who visited a war related trial last week cox pavilion eating his senior aides he said that country then repeats. that's not align with universal values and standards can never be considered a first class nation of matter how affluent it is not did not mean japan or other. the prime

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it is one of the biggest upheavals to hit the government since the death of former leader kim jong-il. scenese -- violent from foo -- from a football match in brazil. it will likely raise questions about the country's ability to keep fans saved their own -- safe during next year's world cup. >> players were in high spirits. minutes later, the stadium descended into chaos as supporters began charging at each other and exchanged blows. police fired rubber bullets and tear gas into the crowds. they were already punished for ago.iolence months visibly emotional -- >> it is sad. i am speechless. ground.guy lying on the i don't know what happened. things were already difficult. and then this happened? it could be another disaster for brazilian football. the whole world will see this. >> i am alarmed by the lack of security. insidead been no police the stadium during the game as a private security company was being used. after over an hour, the match got back underway. a controversial auction of sacred objects from the native american hopi tribe is going ahead this monday in paris, despite o

she is only withholding engagements she's the sister of late leader kim jong il the report concludes that child's immediate entourage has not been affected by the purge. it says kim jong hoon continues to have a firm grip on power. intelligence officials believe there is korea may launch provocations against the south or carry out another nuclear test they say these threats are not imminent i eye. more than twenty thousand people until kill a healthy head of japan's imperial family mark a milestone in perak e g till has turned eighty years old he appeared on the balcony of the imperial palace three times on monday morning and wave to well wishers family members accompanied him spokespersons for the imperial household agency say about twenty four thousand people visited the palace in the morning the emperor address the crowd in refer to the computing reconstruction of the areas hit by the two thousand and eleven earthquake and tsunami in northeastern japan. he also mentioned the damage caused in october when a typhoon hit island south of tokyo he said do bear in mind the situation of

ultimately, i spoke with the president of south korea who was able to tell me that kim jong-il was not crazy, he was someone that you could negotiate with who was smart and knew the details of a lot of stuff. >> we rely a lot on the chinese. when you look at the context of the conflict, the turbulence going on in the south china sea, will that make it harder for the chinese to rein in the north koreans? >> we are involved in a trilateral story which is korea japan, and china all have interest in the south and east china sea. the koreans and the chinese are anti-japanese. that has held them together. the koreans and the chinese have some common interests in not having threats come out of north korea. there are different interests there, the chinese have their own interest about north korea which i don't think will get in the way of this. >> one of the sad stories is that the north koreans captured an 85-year-old tourist, made him engage in this phony confession. will he get out? >> i hope so. there are those that are making an effort. i have heard that he made this phony confession and

korea holding evaporate celebrations marking two years since the death of its former leader kim jung ilthe answer verry comes days after his once powerful uncle was executed charged with trying to overthrow the government there. >>> angela merkel has been sworn in for a third term. >>> and a new deal now bringing ukraine a little bit closer to russia. russia offering a major reduction in goose prices to ukraine. when leaders met earlier today they agreed to a deal worth $15 billion in securities, and 33% discount in gas beginning next year. the opposition wants the ukraine to be closer to the eu. >>> prisoners in one state doing time but they are also earning a degree. (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capitol. (vo) we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. (vo) and follow it no matter where

. >> north korea marks the second anniversary of kim jong-il's death, dying unexpectedly, and passing power to his son. political leaders in the country used the occasion to pledge loyalty to june. last week he had his powerful uncle executed for plotting to overthrow the government. >> the united nations an asking for more than $6 billion to deal with the refugee crisis, the largest amount of money. syrian refugees are living in tents and there are fears of starvation and illness. james bays reports from the u.n. >> without doubt it's the worst humanitarian crisis for decades. a year ago there were a huge number of refugees. throughout 2013, the numbers fleeing syria continued to rise dramatically. the figure is more than four times what it was a year ago, $2.3 million. during 2014 they could be 4.1 million refugees. add to that 9.3 million people in syria. the u.n. statements are in need of human tare can assistance. >> even if there was an answered to the violence in syria tomorrow, we would still have a make your humanitarian crisis on our hands. >> last january leaders gathered i

. >> it is acknowledged the uncle of kim jung il has been thrown out of. he had been accused of corruption and drug abuse. his removal is the biggest political change since the death of kim jung il. some worry it could cause instability inside the government. >> meanwhile, south korea declared its expanding its air defense zone. it overlaps with boarders claimed by china and japan. more on how beijing and tokyo are vying for territory. >> south korea's maybe over invisible lines in the air. this is what south korea calls yodo, a submerged rocky reef. hold /* home on a scientific research foundation claimed as part of their exclusive economic zones. now south korea has asserted its rights in the air above. >> the new korean air space defense identification zone has been modified to be in line with the country's flight information region which does not overlap with neighboring countries. this zone includes the air suppose over ayoda's waters. >> it is two weeks after china's surprise identification of air defense zone encroach okay south korea and japan. it

his son, kim jong-il was brutal once handed the reigns of dictator ship.ped that his son would be the kinder, gentler dictator. kim's uncle, a man who had been regarded as the second most powerful man in the kingdom has been executed. what to make of all of this, what does it mean for north korea's neighbors, what does it mean for the united states? joining me now is kurt campbell who until earlier this year was the -- the assistant u.s. secretary of state. give me your rea action, what do you make of what's going on? because nobody really understands this black box that is north korea. >> i would simply say that it's easy to forget, but the korean peninsula is still the most dangerous place on the planet and the north korean leadership is deeply unpredictable under the best of circumstances. and this new leader which is really just a kid, kim jong-un has proven himself time and time again over the course of the last few years to be dangerous, almost uncontrollable. and with very few touch stones in asia. china normally had the ability to engage north kore

and kim jong-il. it is an elementary obligation of however despicable human scum jong, worse than a dog, perpetrated acts of treachery and betrayal of profound trust and fraternal love shown by the party and leader for him. the u.s. government has yet to confirm the execution of jong, but intelligence officials say they have no reason to doubt it happened. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benef

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