Room with a view- Change in North Korea?

Room with a view
ASIA: An American businessman gets a bird's-eye look at what may be regime change underway in North Korea: "While Mr. Browning is seeing physical changes unfold before his eyes, others are coming to similar conclusions watching other signs. Seoul-based Korean-American human-rights activist Douglas Shin has been tracking blips in North Korea's usually predictable propaganda. From subtle rewordings in the state press and from reports Mr. Shin receives from a high-ranking North Korean official, he believes a band of military generals has already sidelined Mr. Kim.
Most unusual, Mr. Shin said, is Kim Jong Il's virtual disappearance from the public eye. 'This kind of thing on this scale has never happened before,' Mr. Shin said. 'Kim Jong Il has never spent more than five months away from outsiders' view.' Yet even photos released of Mr. Kim with Chinese envoy Wang Jiarui in late February appear dated. The same entourage from Mr. Wang's North Korea visit last year is shown."

Very interesting read. This article details what may become a new day in North Korean government.