Times: Kim Jong Il's son chosen as successor

I'm pretty skeptical about this one, but take it for what it's worth. The Times (London) reports:

Reports from North and South Korea yesterday appeared to confirm what until now has been only rumour – that Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, is being lined up to inherit his father’s title. [...]

The South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted sources in Beijing saying that Jong Un [The kid on the left in the above picture] has registered as a candidate in elections on March 8 for North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly – the precursor to his public emergence as his father’s successor. 

“Kim Jong Un will be formally nominated as successor after the elections,” one source told the news agency. “He is expected to take on key party and military posts in April.” 

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