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Kim Jong-il Provides Great Material for Comedians

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2009 at 4:43 pm » Comments (3)

It seems like one segment of the American population doesn't mind the recent provocations from North Korea: Despite the seriousness with which the world takes North Korea’s missile and nuclear tests, ...more »

North Korea Again Releases False Pictures of Kim Jong-il

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2009 at 10:41 am » Comments (0)

Apparently the North Koreans are at it again with their falsifying of pictures of Kim Jong-il: South Korean intelligence authorities believe that a photo of purportedly showing North Korean leader Kim ...more »

Report: Kim Jong-il’s Health Continuing to Decline

» by GI Korea June 19th, 2009 at 8:38 am » Comments (6)

There is no way to confirm this report so take it for what it is worth: The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is rapidly deteriorating, prompting the hasty decision ...more »

The Newest Twitter: Kim Jong-il

» by GI Korea June 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm » Comments (1)

Via Asian Offbeat. more »

Kim Jong-il and Little Girls

» by GI Korea June 12th, 2009 at 5:02 pm » Comments (3)

It looks like Kim Jong-il likes his little girls: More pictures here. So does Kim have a Lolita Complex? more »

Lankov On Regime Succession In North Korea

» by GI Korea June 8th, 2009 at 3:51 am » Comments (4)

As usual Dr. Andrei Lankov provides much needed perspective on whether Kim Jong-il's youngest son Kim Jong-un has really been picked as the next leader of North Korea: [caption id="" align="alignnone" ...more »

Kim Jong-un Supposedly Named Successor to Kim Jong-il

» by GI Korea June 2nd, 2009 at 10:55 am » Comments (2)

The worst kept secret in North Korea is supposedly official now: Word out of Pyongyang indicates that Kim Jong-il's third son Jong-un has been officially designated the next North Korean leader. ...more »

Kim Jong-il Succession Feud Reported

» by GI Korea May 6th, 2009 at 4:30 am » Comments (0)

I mentioned this yesterday that the promotion of General O Kuk-ryol could lead to an internal regime fight for control of North Korea with Kim Jong-il's right hand man Chang ...more »

Is General O Kuk-ryol the New #2 Man In North Korea?

» by GI Korea May 4th, 2009 at 5:19 pm » Comments (2)

It looks like Chang may not in fact be the second most powerful man in Pyongyang after all: [caption id="attachment_12985" align="alignnone" width="320" caption="Kim Jong Il's regime recently released a poster, right, ...more »

Kim Jong-il Promotes Brother-in-Law to Powerful Military Post, Is this A Sign of Impending Leadership Change?

» by GI Korea April 10th, 2009 at 10:02 pm » Comments (1)

It looks like Kim Jong-il has found someone to groom his son Kim Jong-un to become the next leader of North Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il put to rest this ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-il Casts Vote

» by GI Korea April 10th, 2009 at 1:08 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Looking frail, North Korea leader Kim Jong Il appears before his nation's legislature and is unanimously reappointed to his post. Many believe he suffered a stroke ...more »

New Video of Kim Jong-il Released, Did He Really Cry?

» by GI Korea April 9th, 2009 at 5:49 am » Comments (5)

The more images the North Koreans release of Kim Jong-il the worse he looks: North Korea on Tuesday released a video clip of leader Kim Jong-il looking frail but healthy. The ...more »
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