Expert: North Korea using doubles to hide death of Kim Jong-il in 2003

By Michael Sheridan, Far East Correspondent
September 7, 2008
Is Kim Jong-il for real? The question has baffled foreign intelligence agencies for years but now a veteran Japanese expert on North Korea says the “dear leader” is actually dead – and his role is played by a double. The expert says Kim died of diabetes in 2003 and world leaders including Vladimir Putin of Russia and Hu Jintao of China have been negotiating with an impostor.

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