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Kim Jong Il Healthy, 'in Control': US Official

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 9, 2009 5:37 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Kim Jong Il was healthy and "in full control of his government" when Bill Clinton met with the North Korean dictator last week, a White House official says. Kim “seemed in control of his faculties" and "sounded very reasoned" during the meeting, says National Security Advisor James L. Jones. Intelligence reports have indicated that Kim’s ill health set off a power struggle in North Korea, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Talks between Clinton and the North Koreans were respectful and cordial in tone, National Security Advisor James L. Jones says.
Talks between Clinton and the North Koreans were "respectful and cordial in tone," National Security Advisor James L. Jones says.   (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
Former US President Bill Clinton and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il held exhaustive talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said.
Former US President Bill Clinton and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il held "exhaustive" talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said.   (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
In this Aug. 4, 2009 file photo, former US President Bill Clinton meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea.
In this Aug. 4, 2009 file photo, former US President Bill Clinton meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea.   (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, File)
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JimW
Aug 10, 2009 12:03 PM CDT
I would rather see his offspring go 1st so he could suffer that as well. I wished that prick lived closer to me, I could use some target practice and dog food.
armywife
Aug 9, 2009 11:44 AM CDT
while that might appease karma, i'm not sure that would change much for the north korean people.
Kookey90
Aug 9, 2009 11:15 AM CDT
For all the misery that he and his family have bought upon the North Korean people, I hope that Kim Jong Il 's health takes a rapid turn for the worse and that he suffers a long and painful illness; the same goes for all male member's of his family.

 
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