The Death of Kim Jong-il
Submitted on December 20, 2011
By Peter Symonds - 20 December 2011
Kim Jong-il headed an oppressive Stalinist regime that represented the interests not of the North Korean working class and peasantry, but those of a privileged bureaucratic elite. However, the chief responsibility for the perennial regional tensions lies with the aggressive policies of the US, which has repeatedly sought to destabilize North Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953.
