NKorea's Kim Jong Il meets with Chinese official

AP ^ | By JAE-SOON CHANG and JEAN H. LEE

[Int]

North Korea's reclusive leader turned up for talks with a senior Chinese envoy Friday, making his first such appearance in nearly a half year in an apparent bid to show he is fit despite reportedly suffering a stroke last August.

[Int]

In this photo distributed by China's official Xinhua news agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, talks with Wang Jiarui, left, head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, on Friday January 23, 2009. Kim Jong Il met Friday with the senior official from China in Pyongyang, Chinese state media reported, the first known meeting between the reclusive leader and a foreign dignitary since he reportedly fell ill last August. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Binyang)

The real deal?

[4Liberty]

[Revolting cat!]

Well, Dear Leader looks good, I was starting to worry a bit. By the way, who’s the nekkid babe in the background?

[mkjessup]

From the article:

"While campaigning, Obama said he would be open as president to meeting with Kim if it would help advance the nuclear disarmament process — a stance that appeared to intrigue Pyongyang."

And Chamberlain went to Munich.

[redk]

I thought he died or something?

[razorback-bert]

I haven't seen a leisure suit in years.