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Kim Jong Il, The Man With The Golden Nukes

Foreign Policy Roundtable | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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This is no evil genius from a James Bond movie. Kim just may be an evil genius, period. The Kim family's rule has lasted so long because son, like father, is calculating and pragmatic.

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Kim Jong Un: Two Years At Swiss School Give Insights Into Possible Next Leader Of N Korea

Washington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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In August 1998, as famine reached a terrible climax in North Korea, the destitute Asian nation enrolled a shy teenager in a Swiss state school. He arr...

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Kim Jong Il's Son Takes Over NKorea Spy Agency: Report

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il doled out foreign-made cars to senior intelligence officials to ensure their loyalty to his...

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How To Be A Totalitarian Nutjob: Colbert Advises North Korea's Heir Apparent (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 07.17.2009 | Comedy

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Ever wondered how one generation of crazy dictator passes on knowledge to the next? Apparently it's through Stephen Colbert's simple-to-follow program...

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Kim Jong-Un Secretly Visited China To Plea For Food Aid: Report

AP | SHINO YUASA | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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TOKYO — The youngest son _ and reportedly heir apparent _ of North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong Il secretly visited China last week and was ur...

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Kim Jong-Un, Son Of North Korea's Kim, Visits China As Heir

AP | SHINO YUASA | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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TOKYO — The youngest son _ and reportedly heir apparent _ of North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong Il secretly visited China last week and was ur...

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Kim Jong-Un, 'Brilliant Comrade' Touted In North Korean Media

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

SEOUL, South Korea — The youngest son of North Korea's authoritarian leader has been given the title of "Brilliant Comrade," a sign the communis...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs : Obama and the Muslim World Facts: US President Barack Obama completed his much-anticipated trip to the Mid...

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Kim Jong-Il: 'Time to Pass Torch to New Generation of Madmen'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.03.2009 | Comedy

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In making the switch, Kim Jong-Il is hoping that his son will appeal to a coveted demographic group, lunatics between the ages of 18 and 25.

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Kim Jong Un Named Successor In North Korea: Reports

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy stude...

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Kim Jong-un: North Korea's Kim Anoints Youngest Son As Heir

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy stude...

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Kim Jong Un: North Korean "Prince" Favored To Succeed Kim Jong Il

TIME | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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In his memoir recounting the days he spent as Kim Jong Il's personal chef in Pyongyang, Kenji Fujimoto calls Kim Jong Un, the third son of the North K...

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Kim Jong-Il Makes First Appearance Since Suspected Stroke

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM and JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — A visibly grayer and thinner Kim Jong Il proved Thursday he remains in charge of communist North Korea, presiding over parl...

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Kim Jong Il Unanimously Re-elected To Parliament With 99.98 Percent Turnout: State Media

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Il was unanimously re-elected to North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament, state media said Monday, in elections clos...

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Kim Jong Un To Be Kim Jong Il's Successor

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

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North Korea's infamous dictator, Kim Jong Il, will be succeeded by his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, Times Online reports. The 25-year-old is being groom...

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North Korea's Kim Taps 3rd Son, Kim Jong Un, As Successor

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is believed to have named his youngest son to succeed him as head of the Stalinist nation, ...

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