Transcript: North Korea's Kim Jong Il Reasserts Control

RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
10-08-2009
North Korea's Kim Jong Il Reasserts Control

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 10:00-11:00 AM


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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News, I'm Renee Montagne.

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

And I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning.

We're going to get a glimpse, this morning, at one of the least visited countries on earth. Diplomats, analysts and spies have been straining to understand recent events in North Korea.

MONTAGNE: That's because of a mystery about its ailing leader. The question is whether Kim Jong Il has anointed his youngest son as successor. NPR's Louisa Lim has just returned from a five day visit to North Korea. On a visit ...

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