re: #35 ArchangelMichael

You sure that isn’t from the Onion, or the opinion of some random guy on Kos?

The domestic analysis seems reasonable and accurate.

Kim is returning to the centre stage in Pyongyang after a long absence from the public view following a suspected stroke last August. His illness has focused attention on who might take over in Asia’s only communist dynasty. [ID:nSEO168410]

Analysts said the recent demonstrations of military strength might make it easier for Kim to introduce one of his three sons as a successor when most of the North Korean public is unaware he even has children. The recent sabre rattling could also divert attention from the country’s economic malaise.