Further investigation of the sign language interpreter that stood next to world leaders, including President Obama, during the four-hour ceremonies for Nelson Mandela in South Africa shows that he has a rather checkered past.
North Korean media announced on Friday that that country's number two man in the government was executed for his crimes on Thursday, answering the question posed by western media as to what had happened to Jang Song thaek after his being escorted from a Politburo meeting on December 8th.