With successful launch, Kim and allies cement rule in North Korea




 
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With successful launch, Kim and allies cement rule in North Korea
 
December 14th, 2012  
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With successful launch, Kim and allies cement rule in North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - When North Korea's Kim Jong-un commemorates a year of his rule next week, he will be able to declare he has fulfilled the country's long-held dream of becoming a "space powerhouse". In a mass parade in Pyongyang on Friday, tens of thousands of soldiers dressed in olive green and standing in serried ranks, as well as bareheaded civilians, celebrated this week's successful rocket launch, hailing Kim's "victory". ...




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