1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishSohn Kwang Joo, Editorhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/sohn-kwang-joo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="J9wOGoz5YQ"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/kim-jong-ils-political-behavior/">Kim Jong Il’s Political Behavior</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/kim-jong-ils-political-behavior/embed/#?secret=J9wOGoz5YQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Kim Jong Il’s Political Behavior” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="J9wOGoz5YQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> [imText1]Backroom Politics Kim Jong Il commented on his own working styles during his speech at Kim Il Sung University in 1996. He said that he had been working all by himself because of the party officials’ incompetence. “I assisted the Leader from 1960s, but I don’t get any assistance now. I have to work alone […]