North Korea executes defense chief with an anti-aircraft gun: South Korea agency
North Korea executes defense chief with an anti-aircraft gun: South Korea agency | Reuters
From an essay:Â âConsider, for instance, a Middle Age monarch of Europe. His (or, in those rare cases, her) visibility was limited to personal interaction in front of a small group of people at court, who possessed all the power, the land, and the money. Monarchs rarely appeared before the general public outside of court, and, when they did, they were displayed with elaborate ceremony designed to impress. A monarch was a remote figure to his subjects, almost all of whom would never see him or hear his voice, and he had absolutely no accountability to them.â
From Story:Â Experts on North Korea said there was no sign of instability in Pyongyang, but there could be if purges continued.
Why is North Korea executing high-level officials with anti-aircraft guns?
The point of such executions, of course, would be precisely to be gruesome and horrifying, to send a message to other officials of both the strength of the regime and the price of any disloyalty.
The greatest danger to Kim Jong Un's rule wouldn't be outside threats or even a popular uprising, but rather the circle of elites who surround him and keep him in power. So the young Kim may feel it's crucial to constantly signal that he is in charge and that top officials must stay in line. --Â http://www.vox.com/2015/5/13/8598655/north-korea-execution












