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Profile: Kim Jong-il
I know I'm an object of criticism in the world, but if I am being talked about, I must be doing the right things
Kim Jong-il | | Either that, or you're a spectacular lunatic. When they make those twirly motions next to the ear, they're saying you're a nutbug. |
The little that is known about Kim Jong-il, North Korea's leader, conjures up a caricature of a diminutive playboy, a comic picture at odds with his brutal regime. Diplomats and escaped dissidents talk of a vain, paranoid, cognac-guzzling hypochondriac. He is said to wear platform shoes and favour a bouffant hairstyle in order to appear taller than his 5 feet 3 inches.
But analysts are undecided whether his eccentricities mask the cunning mind of a master manipulator or betray an irrational madman. Mr Kim may well encourage the myth-making surrounding him precisely in order to keep the Western world guessing. North Korea has little to bargain with, and ignorance breeds fear.
Balance and photo at the link.
Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-16 |
