NEW : Power reportedly transferred to him in October . Comment: In one of the more vehement passages of saber-rattling rhetoric , the defense commission warned of revenge over these perceived misdeeds . `` The veritable sea of tears shed by the army and people '' of North Korea `` will turn into that of retaliatory fire to burn all the group of traitors to the last one and their wailing into a roar of revenge to smash the stronghold of the puppet forces , '' the statement said . The comments come after two days of ceremonies to honor Kim Jong Il . The late dictator 's son Kim Jong Un is being portrayed as the new `` supreme leader ''
NEW : Power reportedly transferred to him in October . Comment: The comments come after two days of ceremonies to honor Kim Jong Il . The late dictator 's son Kim Jong Un is being portrayed as the new `` supreme leader ''