Kim Jong Il, 1942-2011 via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/12/kim-jong-il-1942-2011/100210/ Early this morning, North Korean state television reported the death of North Korea’s longtime ruler Kim Jong Il. Kim reportedly died two days earlier, on Saturday, December 17, 2011, suffering a heart attack while riding on a train outside Pyongyang. The 69-year-old had been North Korea’s “supreme … Continue reading Kim Jong Il, 1942-2011