S. Korea wants quiet change

THE puzzling enigma of the workings of the North Korean ruling hierarchy is deepening with each day as signs emerge that something may be going amiss with the vital succession process .... It is with mixed feelings that we watch the murky development, or lack thereof, among our Northern compatriots .... We do not want the continuation of a repressive and isolationist regime in Pyongyang; at the same time, we do not want the communist system to collapse overnight with violent repercussions to upset the security of the Korean Peninsula.