WSJ reports Kim Jong Un’s half-brother was a CIA source

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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FILE – In this June 4, 2010, file photo, Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, waves after his first-ever interview with South Korean media in Macau. The murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother at an airport in Malaysia was brazen, intricately orchestrated and, thanks to scores of security cameras, witnessed by millions around the world. The real masterminds behind the killing, however, may never be brought to justice. (Shin In-seop/JoongAng Ilbo via AP, File)

Wall Street Journal reports North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother was a CIA source before he was killed in 2017.

The news agency could not say what Kim Jong Nam was able to tell the U.S. intelligence agency, except that it was not likely he could provide details of North Korea’s inner workings.

Several sources reported North Korea ordered his assassination, but the complete circumstances of his death by poisoning in Malaysia are not clear.

Nam was the eldest son of former North korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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