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  • Bill Clinton is expected to meet with Kim Jong-Il
    Bill Clinton is expected to meet with Kim Jong-Il
    Source: AFP
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Munchon Middle School in Munchon
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Munchon Middle School in ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Kyongsong insulator factory at an undisclosed location in North Korea
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Kyongsong insulator ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Koreans studying English beneath portraits of former leader Kim Il-Sung (left) and current leader Kim Jong-Il
    North Koreans studying English beneath portraits of former leader Kim ...
    Source: AFP
  • Video grab of Dai Bingguo, special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang
    Video grab of Dai Bingguo, special envoy of Chinese President Hu ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C)
    North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C)
    Source: AFP
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Pyongyang catfish factory
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Pyongyang catfish factory
    Source: Reuters
  • China's Premier Wen Jiabao and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il embrace during their farewell dinner in Pyongyang
    China's Premier Wen Jiabao and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il embrace ...
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  • Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao presents gifts to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during their meeting in Pyongyang
    Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao presents gifts to North Korean leader Kim ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il poses for photographs with North Koreans as he visits a rice collective farm in Sariwon
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il poses for photographs with North ...
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the newly built Hwanghae Bukdo Art Theatre at an undisclosed place in North Korea
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the newly built Hwanghae Bukdo ...
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  • Anti-North Korea protesters hold portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and cutouts of mock missiles at a protest denouncing the North's missile launch, in Seoul
    Anti-North Korea protesters hold portraits of North Korean leader Kim ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits newly built houses on the Mansudae street in Pyongyang
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits newly built houses on the ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the newly built September 26th Swine Breeding Factory near Pyongyang
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the newly built September 26th ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Heechon Industrial University in Heechon in this undated, recently taken picture released by North Korea's KCNA
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Heechon Industrial ...
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Soopyoong power plant in North Pyongan Province
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Soopyoong power plant in ...
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a factory at an undisclosed place in North Korea
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a factory at an undisclosed ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il said last month he was willing to go back to the six-party talks
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il said last month he was willing to go ...
    Source: AFP
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the newly-built Kumjinggang Guchang Juvenile power plant in North Korea
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the newly-built Kumjinggang ...
    Source: Reuters
  • North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il (pictured), has six special luxury trains at his disposal
    North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il (pictured), has six special luxury ...
    Source: AFP
  • North Korean soldiers applaud during a visit of their leader Kim Jong-il at the 1224 military unit at an undisclosed place in North Korea
    North Korean soldiers applaud during a visit of their leader Kim Jong-...
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the 1224 military unit at an undisclosed place in North Korea
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the 1224 military unit at an ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. protesters burn a sign depicting a North Korea flag and the North's leader Kim Jong-il, at a rally in Seoul
    Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. protesters burn a sign depicting a North ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. protesters burn a sign depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and a missile, at a rally in Seoul
    Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. protesters burn a sign depicting North ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A visitor looks a North Korean-style classroom where portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are hung, at the Unification Observation Platform in Paju
    A visitor looks a North Korean-style classroom where portraits of ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. activists tear a North Korean flag and a portrait of its leader Kim Jong-il in Seoul
    Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. activists tear a North Korean flag and a ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. activists burn a sign depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Seoul
    Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. activists burn a sign depicting North ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Visitors look a North Korean-style classroom where portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung and his son and current leader of the North Kim Jong-il are hung, at the Unification Observation Platform, just south of the DMZ in Paju
    Visitors look a North Korean-style classroom where portraits of North ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A peace activist holds a sign depicting a summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at a rally near the presidential Blue House in Seoul
    A peace activist holds a sign depicting a summit between U.S. ...
    Source: Reuters
  • An anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. activist separates a portrait of U.S. President Obama from a burning sign depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during a rally in Seoul
    An anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. activist separates a portrait of U.S. ...
    Source: Reuters
Bill Clinton is expected to meet with Kim Jong-Il
Kim Jong-il's Biography

Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il, Korean: 김정일; born 16 February 1941; official biographies state 16 February 1942) is the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea). He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (the ruling party since 1948). He succeeded his father Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, who died in 1994, and commands the fourth largest standing army in the world. North Korea officially refers to him as the "Dear Leader".

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Kim Jong-il News Stories

  • News Source: Japan Times | about 14 hours ago
    President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak reaffirmed in Seoul on Thursday that they will seek a "definite and comprehensive resolution" to the North Korean nuclear issue. Mr. Obama urged the North to return to the six-party
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    It has been confirmed that the United States will send an envoy to North Korea before the end of the year. On the final day of a largely-symbolic Asian trip, United States President Barack Obama announced a major diplomatic move.

Kim Jong-il Blogs

  • Blog Source: www.thebulletin.org | about 6 hours ago
    Intelligence seems to suggest that Kim Jong-il's 26-year-old youngest son has been tapped as his successor, adding another layer of complexity to the already complicated North Korean nuclear situation.
  • Blog Source: nkleadershipwatch.wordpress.com | about 6 hours ago
    (n.b. This will be the first in a series of occasional postings about the people and personalities close to Kim Jong-il. Some of this will relate to succession issues or to the broader dynamics of Pyongyang's internal politics.) ...
  • Blog Source: smorphie.blogspot.com | about 6 hours ago
    Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Kim Jong Il was born south of the DMZ. Certainly he wouldn't be one of the world's most feared (and laughed at) dictators. What would life be like for the figurehead of Communist Korea if ...

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Posted By Andrea Andrea | about 1 year ago
Very nice...
Posted By quadasent quadasent | 4 months ago
But why did the world Sanction you Mr Kim Jong. He seems like a nice man. Doesn't show any sign of hostility and Sanctions can only lead to a nations economic downfall which can't be good for world trade.
North Korea is a meant to be a good investment.
So what does it mean. Does it mean you produce nothing to improve the world and your neighbours please give me room to understand. Becuase this economic crisis I understand must hurt me some how after all your a world nation that buy products even its from a nation that this nation sells to. So I am interested who decided it was OK to Sanction North Korea and is their nothing of Interest of North Koreas production to the rest of the world to stop these sanctions. How do the people of North Korea live. Is North Korea self Sufficient enough.
Reply By Vinnie Vinnie | 3 months ago
Also, the fact that he looks like a nice person is nothing more than a part of the foreign propaganda of North Korea.
Reply By Vinnie Vinnie | 3 months ago
Power is addictive. Jong Il fell victim to it.
With a leader like Kim, North Korea is not "self sufficient". He draws all the money and power to himself. Millions of people literally starve to death while he eats full course meals on his private cruiser. And while he's doing that, those hungry people have to praise him everyday, bow before his portraits every day, or they will be sent to labor camps or even to their creator.

It's a weak country, and therefore does rash things, such as the Nuclear threat. I could go on like this.., but really, do you honestly think that country doesn't deserve sanctions?
Posted By mllovric mllovric | 4 months ago
Kim Jong Il is no leader but a terrorist of the lowest kind. 24/7/2009.

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