From The Foreign Policy Blog:Kim Jong Il may be at death’s door, but don’t expect his successor to change North Korea.
On Nov. 2, the state-run North Korean media released several photos of a smiling Kim Jong Il enjoying a soccer match. On most other days, publicizing Kim’s attendance at such run-of-the-mill events only serves to reinforce his cult of personality. But these snapshots were meant to serve a different purpose: to prove that the Dear Leader is alive and well—and in firm control of his dictatorship.
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