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...With Michiko Toyama in Tokyo and Stephen Kim in Seoul...
...Kim may have been married as many as three times and reportedly has three sons and one daughter. • He is said to wear nearly 5-inch platform shoes to increase his height, which is normally about 5' 3". • A film aficionado, Kim reportedly has a collection of as many as 20,000 films. • A CIA profiler once told CNN that Kim, known to be a frequent drinker and a bit of a playboy, recruited "young girls of junior high school age to take part in 'Joy Brigades'" to help him and his officials relax. • Former...
...Myth • The official state-sponsored account of Kim's birth on Mount Paektu contends that there were "flashes of light and thunder, the iceberg in the pond of Mount Paektu emitted a mysterious sound as it broke, and bright double rainbows rose up." • The Dear Leader likes to keep busy writing novels, producing and writing movies and playing golf - reportedly shooting 11 holes-in-one in his first attempt at the game...
...What's Next • The Associated Press reported that South Korean officials are keeping a close watch on Kim's female caregiver Kim Ok who may be signing official documents on the ailing leader's behalf and gaining government influence. • North Korea's military is about 1.1-million strong with military spending accounting for about 25% of the gross domestic product, leaving little left for a population of more than 23 million...
...photos of Kim Jong Il's rise to power here.) (See photos of the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang here...