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Kim Jong-il Obtained U.S. Visa in 1997

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and two other North Koreans obtained U.S. entry visas using fake Eastern European passports in 1997, the February edition of the Monthly Chosun reports.

The magazine, published Tuesday, said that several months after the visas were issued, U.S. intelligence officials realized that the photos on the ledger were those of Kim Jong-il, a secretary by the name Park, and Kim’s mistress Chung Il-son. Investigations revealed that Park and Chung went in and out of the U.S. several times. It was not clear why Kim wanted a visa.

The monthly also reported that Ko Yong-suk, the sister of Kim Jong-il's recently deceased wife Ko Young-hee, defected to the United States in May 1998 with her husband, a man in his late 40s identified only as Park, through the U.S. Embassy in Switzerland. Ko tipped off U.S. officials that Kim was investing in the New York stock market. Kim's investments were subsequently frozen.

(englishnews@chosun.com )

:lol

 

[MrPing1000]

The terrorists are really our friends ala the Bin laden family and their plane ride outta town

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

i also heard that in 1998 kim jong il's son tried to sneak to japan using a dominican passport. it boggled my father's mind at the time. i dont think we've ever recovered from that one considering my brother lives in hong-kong........

 

[tetsuoxb]

The terrorists are really our friends ala the Bin laden family and their plane ride outta town

HAHAHAHA. I suppose you think that happened during the ground freeze huh?

Go and read the 9/11 Commission report... basically says that plane ride out of town during the ground stop didnt happen. Saudis were chartered out when flights resumed, but we all subjected to background checks by the FBI and CIA.

You might not want to keep listening to Mikey Moore.

 

[cvxfreak]

i also heard that in 1998 kim jong il's son tried to sneak to japan using a dominican passport. it boggled my father's mind at the time. i dont think we've ever recovered from that one considering my brother lives in hong-kong........

According to Wikipedia, Kim Jong Il snuck his family to a vacation in Tokyo Disneyland too.

 

[Drozmight]

Haha, that is hilarious.

 

[kumanoki]

According to Wikipedia, Kim Jong Il snuck his family to a vacation in Tokyo Disneyland too.

As fun as that would be to believe, I highly doubt that could've happened. Japanese people are just as aware, if not moreso, of who Kim Jong-Il is and what he looks like. I don't think hiding in plain sight would be a viable option.

 

[firex]

well, now I see why people still love the guy even when they starve to death under his ironfisted rule.

 

[Fifty]

Where does he get all of his american movies from anyway? I wonder if the starving people look up and see a plane full of Julia Roberts DVDs flying toward the capital, instead of say, a bag of rice.

 

[kumanoki]

Where does he get all of his american movies from anyway? I wonder if the starving people look up and see a plane full of Julia Roberts DVDs flying toward the capital, instead of say, a bag of rice.

Duh. China.

Isn't that where everyone gets their bootlegged movies from?

 

[Fifty]

Yes, indeed. I just like the idea of his servants flying to Best Buy to pick up the week's DVD releases.

 

[Stele]

According to Wikipedia, Kim Jong Il snuck his family to a vacation in Tokyo Disneyland too.

His son snuck into Disneyland.

Where does he get all of his american movies from anyway?

I hope that's rhetorical. If he can enrich uranium, I think he can get American movies.

 

[tralfazz]

My fav story is the one a few months ago about his first round of golf ever. I think it was "recorded" at twenty under par with like 4 holes-in-one including a par five. Shit was brilliant. Guy reminds me of William "Bang-Bang" Hung.

 

[belgurdo]

Japan ever do anything about those people who got kidnapped to become teachers in NK?

 

[Stele]

Yeah, they bitched and then bitched some more. Ring-wing elements wanted to use it as a war cry, but most Japanese don't...give a shit.