South Korean conservative activists march as they hold cutouts of North Korea's late leader Kim Il Sung, left, and current leader Kim Jong Il during a rally denouncing North's nuclear program in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 25, 2009. North Korea vowed Thursday to enlarge its atomic arsenal and warned of a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" in the event of any U.S. attack, as the regime marked the 1950 outbreak of the Korean War amid heightened tensions. Kim Jong Il cutout reads: "Out, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un." AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

South Korean conservative activists march as they hold cutouts of North Korea's late leader Kim Il Sung, left, and current leader Kim Jong Il during a rally denouncing North's nuclear program in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 25, 2009. North Korea vowed Thursday to enlarge its atomic arsenal and warned of a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" in the event of any U.S. attack, as the regime marked the 1950 outbreak of the Korean War amid heightened tensions. Kim Jong Il cutout reads: "Out, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un."

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  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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