Kim Jong-il

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during the 15th anniversary of the death of his father and country's founder Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang, July 8, 2009. REUTERS/KRT via Reuters TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il pays silent tribute to the country's late leader Kim Il-sung, his father, at the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, in this frame grab taken from footage released by KRT April 9, 2009. REUTERS/KRT via Reuters TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits an orchard in Gosan, North Korea, in this undated picture released by the North's KCNA news agency, June 8, 2009. KCNA did not state the date the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the 814 air force unit at an undisclosed place in North Korea, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA May 22, 2009. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il gestures to acknowledge representatives upon his arrival to participate in the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, April 9, 2009. REUTERS/KRT via Reuters TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Anju district coal mine combination company at an undisclosed place in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA, March 28, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. The letters on the wall read, "The Anju district coal mine is our country's lifeline". REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il takes part in assembly elections at Kim Il-sung Political University in the capital of Pyongyang, March 8, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) visits to the Hamhung semiconductor materials factory in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA, July 1, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il takes part in the 15th anniversary of the death of his father and country's founder Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang, July 8, 2009, in this frame grab taken from footage released by KRT. REUTERS/KRT via Reuters TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrives to participate in the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, April 9, 2009, in this frame grab taken from footage released by KRT. REUTERS/KRT via Reuters TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits an air force base in an unknown location in undated footage aired December 1, 2008. REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R) visits to the Manpo-gak (Manpo restaurant) in Manpo, north of Pyongyang in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA March 1, 2009. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Jagang provincial information center, north of the North Korean capital Pyongyang in this undated picture released by KCNA on December 16, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

The Supreme Commander of the North Korean People's Army visits to the 534 military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this still picture from undated North Korean video footage broadcast on November 5, 2008. The Supreme Commander of the North Korean People's Army is usually designated as North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. REUTERS/South Korean Unification Ministry/Handout

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Central Zoo in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by KCNA on December 2, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) claps his hands upon his arrival to participate in the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, April 9, 2009, in this frame grab taken from footage released by KRT. REUTERS/KRT via Reuters TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) visits to the memorial for his mother Kim Jong-suk in Hoeryong in North Hamgyong province of North Korea in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA February 25, 2009. REUTERS/KCNA

Supreme Commander of North Korean People's Army waves as he visits the 2200 military unit to see military training at an undisclosed place in North Korea, in this undated picture released by KCNA on November 5, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken and the name of the Supreme Commander of North Korean People's Army, who is usually designated as North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a library in the northern Jagang province, north of the North Korean capital Pyongyang in this undated picture released by KCNA on December 16, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Soap Shop of the Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by KCNA on November 25, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a rice co-op farm in Sariwon, south of the North Korean capital Pyongyang, in this undated picture released by KCNA December 12, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA

Supreme Commander of North Korean People's Army watches a soccer match between military teams Mankyongbong and Jebi with army soldiers at an undisclosed place in North Korea, in this undated picture released by KCNA on November 2, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken and the name of the Supreme Commander of North Korean People's Army, who is usually designated as North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this a picture released by KCNA on August 11, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Soap Shop of the Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory at an undisclosed place in North Korea in this undated picture released by KCNA on November 25, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits an air force base at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by KCNA on December 1, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Central Zoo in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by KCNA on December 2, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Central Zoo in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by KCNA on December 2, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Central Zoo in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by KCNA on December 2, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits an air force base at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by KCNA on December 1, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits an air force base in an unknown location in undated footage aired December 1, 2008. REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits an air force base in an unknown location in undated footage aired December 1, 2008. REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits an air force base in an unknown location in undated footage aired December 1, 2008. REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits an air force base in an unknown location in undated footage aired December 1, 2008. REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits the Rakwon Machine Complex at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by KCNA on November 25, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA

The Supreme Commander of the North Korean People's Army visits to the 534 military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this still picture from undated North Korean video footage broadcast on November 5, 2008. The Supreme Commander of the North Korean People's Army is usually designated as North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. REUTERS/South Korean Unification Ministry/Handout

The Supreme Commander of the North Korean People's Army talks with soldiers as he visits a drill field of the 534 military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by KCNA on November 5, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken and the name of the Supreme Commander of North Korean People's Army, who is usually designated as North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. REUTERS/KCNA

The Supreme Commander of the North Korean People's Army talks to officials at a stadium where he watched a soccer match between military teams Mankyongbong and Jebi at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this undated picture released by KCNA on November 2, 2008. KCNA did not state expressly the date the picture was taken and the name of the Supreme Commander of the North Korean People's Army, who is usually designated as North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) talks with officials as he visits a theatre to watch the opera "Hongrumong" in Pyongyang in this picture released by North Korean news agency KCNA March 22, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il participates in the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, in this frame grab taken from footage released by KRT April 9, 2009. REUTERS/KRT via Reuters TV