KIM JONG-IL was everywhere when I visited North Korea – or rather the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) – last summer.
Not literally, of course, but a ubiquitous presence via posters, murals and state media.
He struck me as a rather uninspiring figure. Short, clearly frail, and lacking the stature and obvious charisma of his father Kim Il-Sung, the so-called "Great Leader".
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