North Korea's Kim Jong-il Looks Very Healthy

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A combination photo shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il posing with former U.S. President Bill Clinton (not pictured) on August 4, 2009, left, and again with a Russian delegation on May 17, 2011 in these images released by the North Korean official news agency KCNA. The photo of Kim Jong-il (right) published this week by state media shows the North Korean leader looking comparatively healthy compared to two years ago when he appeared aged and frail. KCNA via Reuters

World Watches As Kim Jong-il Returns To Health -- Scotsman

North Korea's iron leader Kim Jong-il is looking healthier by the day after seeming to be at death's door two years ago following a stroke, prompting speculation his rule may last longer than many had imagined.

Recently published images of the 69-year-old "Dear Leader" show him looking portly and pudgy-faced. That is a far cry from the sickly figure photographed in parliament in 2009 and the frail person holding on to a handrail at a military parade last year.

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Update: Does new picture illustrate Kim Jong-il's improving health? -- MSNBC

My Comment: He looks very healthy to me. I guess rumors of his impending death were greatly exaggerated.