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China-Japan-Koreas

Kim Jong-Il Sobbed During Rocket Launch

2009-04-09

North Korea's state-run media reported Tuesday that Kim Jong-Il shed tears of regret during the country's controversial rocket launch because he could not use the launch funds to provide aid to his people, the AFP reported.

Kim "felt regret for not being able to spend more money on the people's livelihoods and was choked with sobs," AFP quoted ruling communist party paper Rodong Sinmun as saying.

The missile launch cost more than a full year's worth of food aid.

"Chants of jubilation are reverberating throughout the country on the news that our satellite is beaming back the 'Song of General Kim Il-Sung' and the 'Song of General Kim Jong-Il,'" the paper said, according to AFP.

State-run television aired video of an apparently healthy leader mingling with farmers and watching bears at the zoo.

Posted by:Steve White

#7 He shed tears? What a guy! Probably shedding tears because the rocket launch was a bust.

Posted by: JohnQC 2009-04-09 22:15

#6 That's a photo of a dying man, tu. I give him less than a year.

Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-04-09 15:28

#5 Could be. He looks like shit...

Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-09 11:14

#4 Kinda sounding like he's a figurehead and the army's running things.

Posted by: Pappy 2009-04-09 11:02

#3 It is quite telling that he made such an admission on TV.
Things must be really bad.

Posted by: john frum 2009-04-09 09:34

#2 Go out and play some golf, Kimmie. 16 or 17 holes in one will make you feel better...

Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-09 09:19

#1 Think of the improvements if only he'd watch the farmers and mingle with the bears.

Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-04-09 02:35

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