It's trains, yachts, and limos for North Korea's aerophobic leader
(NEWSER) - So what did the Kim Jong Il think of his multi-day journey from Pyongyang to a small Siberian town on a custom-built, armor-plated train to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev? "We're having a fun trip," said the aerophobic North Korean leader. In his first visit to Russia since 2002, Kim met Medvedev to discuss nuclear disarmament, energy deals, and economic aid—and to have "fun" by way of a visit to a hydroelectric plant on Sunday, a yacht tour of Lake Baikal yesterday, and a meal of traditional Buryat meat dumplings and fish, reports the AP . More»