The speculation about who really rules continues. The husband of his aunt 鈥漺as brought out of retirement to serve as regent,鈥 says political analyst Shim Jae-hoon. "No one knows how much power he has."
鈥漈he big question is whether there was foul play,鈥 Mr. Shim says. 鈥North Korea is such an extremely sensitive nation, we鈥檒l never know, but it took unusually long to give out the news.鈥