N. Korea Marks Founder’s Anniversary After Botched Rocket
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North Korea celebrated the 100th anniversary today of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, two days after the regime was embarrassed by the disintegration of a long-range rocket that was meant to demonstrate its power.
State television broadcast a military parade in Pyongyang on the so-called “Day of the Sun” to honor Kim and laud the new leadership of his grandson, Kim Jong Un. The younger Kim, thought to be less than 30 years old and who took over after his father died on Dec. 17, told the crowd gathered in Kim Il Sung Square that the nation was at a “critical” juncture in history.