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February 8, 2007
North Korea's Kim spotted for 1st time in 3 weeks
By Chris Buckley
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has made his first public appearances in about three weeks, official media reported late on Wednesday, further dousing speculation he was in conflict with the military...
The news of Kim's appearance comes as international talks are about to open in Beijing to persuade impoverished North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programmes in exchange for aid and pledges not to attack it.

It seems to me George W. Bush is willing to play the same failed game of leftist negotiations with this fucking lunatic. Why? Kim Jong Il is certainly as genocidal as Saddam Hussein, with a proven nuclear weapon capabillity. It would be easier to topple Kim Jong Il's dictatorship than it was to topple Saddam, in my opinion...