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But the world has been slow to react for fear of propping up the increasingly belligerent government of Kim Jong-il, which is vigorously pursuing a nuclear weapons programme and threatening its South Korean neighbour - leading the US to suspend food aid in 2008.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Il-sun wrote and publicly presented his son Kim Jong-il with the following poem in honor of his 50th birthday:
John Lundberg: The Poetry of North Korea's First Family John Lundberg 2012
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Jong-il himself is credited with having written six operas "all of which are better then any in the history of music," according to his official biography.
John Lundberg: The Poetry of North Korea's First Family John Lundberg 2012
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Last week, the Korea News Service reported that poets across North Korea wrote hundreds of poems in the days following Jong-il's death, with titles like "Soldiers Do Not Forget General," and "Field Car Has Not Stopped."
John Lundberg: The Poetry of North Korea's First Family John Lundberg 2012
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It's doubtful that Jong-il would have seen Jong-chul's purported interest in poetry and music for that matter as a "little girl" quality.
John Lundberg: The Poetry of North Korea's First Family John Lundberg 2012
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The source of the effeminate rumor is apparently Jong-il's personal sushi chef, who wrote in his memoir that Jong-chul was "no good because he is like a little girl."
John Lundberg: The Poetry of North Korea's First Family John Lundberg 2012
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is believed to be in China, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
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The death of Kim Jong-il and the installation of his son Kim Jong-un as North Korea's new "Supreme Leader" has the internet abuzz with speculation as to why Jong-il's other sons were passed over for the position.
John Lundberg: The Poetry of North Korea's First Family John Lundberg 2012
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The death of Kim Jong-il and the installation of his son Kim Jong-un as North Korea's new "Supreme Leader" has the internet abuzz with speculation as to why Jong-il's other sons were passed over for the position.
John Lundberg: The Poetry of North Korea's First Family John Lundberg 2012
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The source of the effeminate rumor is apparently Jong-il's personal sushi chef, who wrote in his memoir that Jong-chul was "no good because he is like a little girl."
John Lundberg: The Poetry of North Korea's First Family John Lundberg 2012
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