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...Jong Il asked for Albright's e-mail address in order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year's News In Pictures | 12/31/2000 | See Source »

...could hardly blame her. Madeleine Albright was about to become the first American official to meet Kim Jong Il, a figure as mysterious as his country, which has been closed to the West for 55 years. Crazy rumors swirled about the man known as the Great Leader. He infused himself with the blood of virgins to stay young, claimed some ghoulish types; he kidnapped Western models for his harem, said others. But the reality is what is really scary--and why Albright and Bill Clinton, who may head there next month, are trying to make friends fast. U.S. intelligence believes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stranger in a Very Strange Land | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...medical shortages. Outside a subway entrance a young man squatted beside a steaming pot, gingerly pouring boiling water over the limp corpse of an unskinned dog. In a downtown hospital, all the lights were out except for those in the foyer that illuminated the colorful portrait of Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung. The D.P.R.K. lost an estimated half a million people to famine in the mid-'90s, and even now, because of this year's spring drought and fall typhoons, many in the countryside must supplement their diet with "wild foods," meaning berries, mushrooms and even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stranger in a Very Strange Land | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...Kampin' Korea b The home of Kim Jong Il's son, Li'l Kim c The One Hundred Flowers Blooming Guest House d Red Roof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Nov. 6, 2000 | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...Jong Il asked for Albright's e-mail address in order to: a Include her on "Stupid South Koreans" joke list b Have an e-mail pen pal, since he's one of the few North Koreans allowed to use the Internet c Copy her on petition to bring back Freaks and Geeks d Finish what they started...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Nov. 6, 2000 | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

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