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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 29 months ago

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.

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