Seoul: The headless body of Kim Jong Un’s executed uncle was displayed to senior North Korean officials, US President Donald Trump told the author of an upcoming book on the US president.”He killed his uncle and he put the body right in the steps,” Trump said, in an apparent reference to a building used by senior officials.”And the head was cut, sitting on the chest,” the excerpts of the book quoted Trump as saying.
It must be noted that Jang Song Thaek, the North Korean leader’s uncle by marriage and a hugely powerful figure within the regime. He was purged for treason and corruption in 2013 in what was widely seen as a power move to establish Kim’s authority over the country.The North has never officially stated how Jang was executed. Multiple reports claimed that an anti-aircraft gun was used.
With this admission, Trump became the first high profile official to mention decapitation as the cause of death for Kim’s uncle. Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have remained at a standstill ever since the meeting in the Demilitarised Zone, and ties between the North and South have plummeted, but Trump insisted that he still had a good relationship with Kim.The book also reveals a letter-writing campaign between the two leaders where Kim called Trump “your excellency”, adding “deep and special friendship between us will work as a magical force.”
Bob Woodward obtained the 27 “love letters” President Donald Trump exchanged with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, 25 of which have not been reported publicly, CNN reported.In another instance, Kim wrote that meeting again will be ‘reminiscent of a scene from a fantasy film’.According to the book, Trump further dismissed intelligence officials’ assessments saying that North Korea would never relinquish its nuclear weapons. In a damning indictment of America’s premier intelligence agency, he said that the CIA has “no idea” how to handle Pyongyang.
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