In this image taken from APTN, North Korean attend a ceremony to celebrate the underground nuclear test, with the portraits of North Korean late founding father Kim Il Sung, center left, and his son Kim Jong Il, center right, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, May 26, 2009. North Korea, facing a storm of international criticism for its nuclear test, blamed Washington on Tuesday for creating tensions in the region and said the United States is preparing an attack. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

In this image taken from APTN, North Korean attend a ceremony to celebrate the underground nuclear test, with the portraits of North Korean late founding father Kim Il Sung, center left, and his son Kim Jong Il, center right, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, May 26, 2009. North Korea, facing a storm of international criticism for its nuclear test, blamed Washington on Tuesday for creating tensions in the region and said the United States is preparing an attack.

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  1. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (sitting, R) smiles during a visit to a swimming pool at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 1, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. Picture released October 1, 2009.
  2. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R) visits a swimming pool at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 1, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. Picture released October 1, 2009.
  3. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (sitting) smiles during a visit to a swimming pool at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 1, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken.
  4. Hwang Jang-yop leaves after delivering a speech at the International Conference on North Korean Human Rights in Seoul September 25, 2009. Hwang, 86, a close confidant to North Korean state founder Kim Il-sung and a mentor to his son and current leader Kim Jong-il, defected to South Korea in 1997 in a major coup for Seoul. He became a fierce critic of Pyongyang.
  5. Hwang Jang-yop leaves after delivering a speech at the International Conference on North Korean Human Rights in Seoul September 25, 2009. Hwang, 86, a close confidant to North Korean state founder Kim Il-sung and a mentor to his son and current leader Kim Jong-il, defected to South Korea in 1997 in a major coup for Seoul. He became a fierce critic of Pyongyang.
  6. In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, Framed portraits of late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, at right and current leader Kim Jong Il are seen reflected on a column at the departure hall where foreign visitors clear North Korean immigration at Sunan airport near Pyongyang, North Korea.
  7. In this image made from television, foreign tourists look around a giant statue of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. North Korea marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with patriotic songs and odes to leader Kim Jong Il and his "army first" policy.
  8. In this image made from television, North Korean people walk up to a giant statue of Kim Il Sung to pay respects in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. North Korea marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with patriotic songs and odes to leader Kim Jong Il and his "army first" policy.
  9. In this image made from television, North Korean people pay respects to a giant statue of Kim Il Sung, unseen, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. North Korea marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with patriotic songs and odes to leader Kim Jong Il and his "army first" policy.
  10. In this image made from television, North Korean women place bouquets of flowers to a giant statue of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. North Korea marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with patriotic songs and odes to leader Kim Jong Il and his "army first" policy.
  11. In this photo released by the official (north) Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Koreans place flowers at a statue of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. North Korea marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with patriotic songs and odes to leader Kim Jong Il and his "army first" policy.
  12. In this photo released by the official (north) Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Koreans gather to place flowers in front of a giant statue of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. North Korea marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with patriotic songs and odes to leader Kim Jong Il and his "army first" policy.
  13. North Koreans offer flowers to a statue of state founder Kim Il-sung to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the founding of the state, in Pyongyang September 9, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA.
  14. North Koreans offer flowers to a statue of state founder Kim Il-sung to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the founding of the state, in Pyongyang September 9, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA.

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