Is North Korea's Supreme leader about to get the boot?
(Reuters) - South Korea will formally blame North Korea for sinking one of its navy ships in March, killing 46 sailors, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
================================================== Top North Korea general and Kim confidant out of job
"Kim Il-chol was relieved of the posts as member of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and first vice-minister of the People's Armed Forces for his advanced age of 80," the North's official KCNA news agency said, without offering further details.
Kim, 80, was a close confidant of leader Kim Jong-il