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DAVID PETRAEUS: Kim Jong-Un is the sun
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around which all else revolves
in North Korea.
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He has proven to be a vicious leader,
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not in the least reluctant
to take very swift
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and very harsh action against those
who are a threat to the state,
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which means a threat to him.
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NARRATOR: Aged just 28, Kim Jong-Un
became the leader of his country,
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only the third man to rule North Korea.
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He took over his father’s nuclear
weapons program and supercharged it.
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MICHAEL MADDEN: The accomplishments
in terms of ballistic missiles
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and nuclear weapons in North Korea...
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that is a result of Kim Jong-Un’s
characteristics as leader.
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And he far exceeded
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the lifetime accomplishments
of his father and grandfather.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
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JERROLD POST: You really
can’t understand this man
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without understanding the family
into which he was born,
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and the impact
of his grandfather upon him.
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JEAN LEE: To sit down
with the U.S. President...
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that’s something his father
and his grandfather never were able to do.
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NARRATOR: In charge of
the world’s 4th largest army,
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who is Kim Jong-Un?
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This is the story of how the youngest Kim
took control of his country,
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and used his family’s legacy
to put himself onto the world stage.
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(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)
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NARRATOR: The sudden death
of Kim Jong-Il,
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the second man to lead the country
rocked the North Korean people.
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The future of this rogue state
was now a global concern...
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and had become top priority
for the then director of the CIA.
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What I recall in particular
was the uncertainty.
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What will Kim Jong-Un be like as a leader?
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He is quite young, late twenty-something,
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untested, said to be impulsive,
said to be a bit headstrong.
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What will he do with respect to
the nuclear program, the missile program?
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So all of these factors together
give you considerable pause,
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and that’s certainly
how we felt at that time.
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NARRATOR: North Korea was a unique state.
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A communist country,
but under the rule of one family.
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It was founded
by Kim Jong-Un’s grandfather,
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who outlasted
every other Communist dictator,
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before handing over to his eldest son,
Kim Jong-Un’s father.
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His untimely death at the age of 70
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meant there was
little succession planning,
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before Kim Jong-Un was thrust into power.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
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The CIA wanted to know who he was.
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PETRAEUS: Footage like this
is always looked at and studied,
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and the analysts were pouring over it,
trying to divine something out of it.
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But there was no real solid basis,
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I mean, trying to do a psychoanalysis
of someone like this,
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about whom we had such few details,
was almost mission impossible.
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NARRATOR: One reason the intelligence
agency files were lacking in detail
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was that Kim Jong-Un
was not always the obvious successor.
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His father had five known children...
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one of whom was a daughter,
but no known photographs of her exist.
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His youngest child was also a daughter
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but North Korea
wasn’t ready for a female leader.
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Of the three known sons,
Kim Jong-Nam was the eldest...
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and once seemed like a good option.
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REPORTER: Are you Mister Kim Jong-Nam?
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If you are not sure,
why you follow me?
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NARRATOR: In the early 2000s,
he left North Korea for China,
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a move that put him out of contention.
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The next son, Kim Jong-Chul,
had no interest in politics,
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preferring to play guitar in a band.
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REPORTER: Why are you in London
please Mr. Kim?
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NARRATOR: He’s a reclusive figure
but since been spotted abroad,
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attending rock concerts.
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REPORTER:
This is believed to be Kim Jong-Chol.
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He’s seen smiling,
as he enjoys an Eric Clapton concert
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at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
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NARRATOR: Which left Kim Jong-Un
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on paper, the third in line
for the throne,
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and the only option
to continue the family dynasty.
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JEAN LEE: My first impression was
how vulnerable he was.
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But I did wonder:
is that grief tinged with fear?
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It’s not like it’s taking over
leadership of a country that is... rich...
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and... surrounded by creature comforts.
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This is a country
that has chronic food shortage,
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doesn’t have much electricity,
is isolated from the outside world...
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It’s not an easy job to take on.
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I was the first American journalist
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accredited to work
in the local Pyongyang press corps,
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and I was able to talk to North Koreans
about what they were being told
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about who this young man was
or at least in terms of the propaganda.
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(CHEERING)
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We were told that Kim Jong-Un would be
very different from his father,
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more like his grandfather,
who was legitimately loved by his people,
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and extremely charismatic by all accounts.
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He wanted to show the people
that he was a people person,
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like his grandfather.
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And so, he would often
get down on the ground
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and bring children into his lap
and bring them into his arms
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and that’s very strategic...
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to mold him in the image
of his grandfather.
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He does happen to look a lot
like his grandfather, and so that helps.
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But adding all the accessories:
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the straw hat, which is identical
to the straw hat that the grandfather wore
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kind of replicating the gait.
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North Koreans are going to remember that.
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So that’s a way that Kim Jong-Un
piggy-backs on his grandfather’s legacy,
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to legitimize his role as the leader.
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NARRATOR: Kim Jong-Un was keen to use
the god-like status
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enjoyed by his father and grandfather,
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but he wanted to be a god
for the 21st century,
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showing the North-Korean people
a sense of modernity.
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JEAN LEE: His campaign to show
that he was a different kind of leader
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also included bringing his wife out
into the public.
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That was so significant because his father
was very rarely out in the public.
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we didn’t know who his wife was
because he never presented his family.
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And so now they had Kim Jong-Un’s wife.
she was beautiful, elegant.
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And that’s actually powerful
in a society like this,
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that meant that the people were encouraged
to show a little bit more individualism.
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NARRATOR:
Some of the intelligence agencies
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put this kind of modern openness
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down to Kim’s formative years
outside North Korea.
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In his early teens, he spent nine years
at school in Switzerland.
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After Kim Jong-Un became leader,
media interest focused on this time,
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with news agencies quick to interview
his former classmates
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for any kind of insight.
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Most of the time he was shy,
not loud, a quiet guy.
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But when we played basketball, he came up,
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he could be very aggressive
but in a positive way,
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and loud, and a little bit of trash-talk.
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NARRATOR: According to his minders
in Switzerland,
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he was so obsessed with the Chicago Bulls
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that he slept with a basketball
by his side.
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JEAN LEE:
I think we’re all very curious to know
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how much Kim Jong-Un’s time
in Switzerland has shaped who he is,
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because we would think that that
would expose him more to Western ideas.
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Pretty early on in his reign
we started to see that.
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It’s interesting, he had
his own personal pop group,
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this girl band
called the Moranbong Aktan.
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And it was all the buzz
in Pyongyang at the time,
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and these girls were wearing
these really revealing dresses
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you know like, strapless,
really short mini-skirts,
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and playing these electric instruments.
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We heard them playing
the theme song to Rocky,
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which is a very American movie.
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So, really fresh, really modern, very,
for North Korea, very cutting edge.
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CROWD:
Kim Jong-Un! Kim Jong-Un! Kim Jong-Un!
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NARRATOR: Kim kept the same military
parades established by his father
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and his grandfather,
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but he used his power to indulge some
of his own personal interests.
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In 2013, he asked for one of his heroes
to come and see him.
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My name is Dennis Rodman.
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I used to play basketball
for the Chicago Bulls,
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Detroit Pistons, L.A. Lakers.
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Done movies. Wrote books.
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It’s a great cover and quite a title:
"I Should Be Dead By Now"
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You name it, I’ve done it.
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(CHEERING)
Yeah!
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I’m that guy, Dennis Rodman.
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I had no clue about North Korea.
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I guess something came up in 2013.
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Something about that the leader
of North Korea wanted to meet someone
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from the Chicago Bulls
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and I got wind later
that they asked Michael Jordan first,
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and he said no, he didn’t want to go.
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So, I guess I was the second option.
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and they said, 'Dennis, would you like to
go North Korea?’ I said, 'Yeah, sure.’
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8I wasn’t worried at all. I was just
pretending like I was going to Vegas.
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One of my crazy wild trips you know,
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hanging out with a couple of hookers
or whores or something,
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you know hanging out in the pool,
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you know, thinking I’m going to do some
real cool (BLEEP) you know.
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So, it’s like, okay, great,
let me add this to my resume.
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That was my whole idea right there.
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Just go and play basketball,
that was it,
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shake some hands,
take some pictures: done.
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I was in for a really big shock.
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NARRATOR: Former NBA star Dennis Rodman
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was about to participate in the strangest
away match of his entire career.
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RODMAN: I walked in on the stadium.
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And then one of the,
one of the leaders said...
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I’m like, 'What’s going on?’
He said, "Well...
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why don’t you come and sit over here.
"I said, 'Okay, great."
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So I still have no clue,
no clue what the (BLEEP) going on.
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That’s when the people start
to stand up and start to clap.
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(CHEERING)
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And I’m thinking
they clapping for me.
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So I’m saying, I’m thinking like
I’m as cool as (BLEEP), right.
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I realize, I look to my left, I’m like,
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Oh, that’s who they clapping for?
And I still don’t know who this guy is.
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Oh, I know this. I said...
oh, that’s crazy.
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Wow, that brings you back a little bit,
that says how powerful this guy is.
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And this right here went on for ten,
fifteen minutes.
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And I’m sitting there
doing the same thing.
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I’m thinking like,
"What the (BLEEP) am I clapping for?"
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So I’m an American, I’m like,
"I don’t know what the hell I’m doing!"
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So it’s like, all right, well,
I might as well just join in.
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And I was just at awe
to see these people crying.
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I’ve seen a lot of weird things
in my life,
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I’ve seen a lot of people,
I’ve seen presidents,
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I’ve seen a lot of stuff
but that right there blew me away.
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That’s when I finally sort of realized
what 's going on.
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Team on three. One, two, three, yeah.
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Once the game started
then he started just to talk to me.
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I don’t know what the hell he’s saying.
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You know he’s talking in,
you know, Korean.
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He just went on and on
about basketball the whole game.
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We kept talking the whole game.
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I think that he is such a fan
of basketball in America
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and he’s such a great supporter
of the Chicago Bulls.
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And we just pretty much
hit it off like that
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and we just talked, we laughed,
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and he said, "Whatever you want
it’s yours, you know."
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And the interpreter was saying,
"Wow, Dennis,
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you’re one of the very few people ever
to come to our country,
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and I think you’re one of the very
few people to ever sit beside our leader.
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For some reason, he actually likes you."
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You guys have been very, very kind to me,
and to my compadres from America.
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Sir, thank you. You’re a friend for life.
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Now I’m getting to feel like
I’m getting comfortable now
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and we’re just having a good time
like we’ve been best friends for years.
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And he asked me, he said, "Dennis, please,
please, please, come back anytime.
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I want you to come back
as much as you can."
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I said, 'Okay, great, okay, I’ll come back
every three months."
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And he said, 'Yeah, do that!’
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US NEWS ANCHOR:
Dennis Rodman is back in North Korea.
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And he’ll meet with his friend,
the dictator Kim Jong-Un.
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WHITE HOUSE PRESS REP:
Mr. Rodman is on a private trip.
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Our views about North Korea
have not changed.
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Look I’m not a president,
I’m not a politician.
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He’s just more like you,
or him, or anybody.
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He just wants to let his hair down,
whatever, great, cool.
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One day, and we’re sitting outside
smoking cigars, drinking tequila, vodka
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and I think that’s the first time he asked
me about he would love to come to America.
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He said I would love to come to America
to watch a basketball game.
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I said, "What game you wanna see?"
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He said, "I want to go to the Madison
Square Garden building."
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He kept saying it over and over:
"Madison Square Garden building."
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He kept doing his hands like that,
you know.
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I said, "You can do anything you want."
He said, "I would love to go but I can’t."
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And he said, "Well, you know,
because people don’t like me."
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And I’m like wow.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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-REPORTER: How was your trip?
-It was awesome, man.
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-REPORTER: Kim, Kim Jong-Un
-How awesome was it?
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RODMAN: I’ll be coming back
in about a week!
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NEWS ANCHOR:
Is Dennis Rodman the man right now
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who knows more about Kim Jong-Un
than any American?
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INTERVIEWEE:
He is that man, there is nobody at the CIA
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who could tell you more personally
about Kim Jong-Un than Dennis Rodman.
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And that, in itself, is scary.
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Happy Birthday to you
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Happy Birthday to you
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Happy Birthday dear Marshall
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Happy Birthday to you
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NARRATOR:
Rodman’s visit to Pyongyang
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fulfilled a childhood dream
for Kim Jong-Un.
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But being an all-powerful dictator
of the most secretive state on earth
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was not without its challenges.
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Generals at the heart of the regime were
trying to outmaneuver the young Kim,
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in an effort to topple
the inexperienced leader.
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But Kim Jong-Un was about to show
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that he was just as ruthless
as any Kim had been before.
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NARRATOR:
Kim Jong-Un is a 21st century dictator.
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He’s happy to embrace
certain kinds of progress...
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but retaining complete control
is fundamental...
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as is loyalty from his inner sanctum.
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JEAN LEE: One of the things I pushed for
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when I was working as a journalist
in North Korea,
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was to be allowed into
a private or closed meeting.
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I wanted to see what things were like
behind closed doors.
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And you get to see a lot more
than they show you on TV.
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They know that when the song
comes in for Kim Jong-Un,
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that they have to leap up
and start cheering.
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But one of the things I noticed then,
and it really struck me,
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was that somebody did not jump up...
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and clap the way that everybody else did.
And this was noticeable.
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Jang Song-Thaek just stayed seated.
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NARRATOR: Jang Song-Thaek
was Kim Jong-Un’s uncle.
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In the early 1970s,
he married Kim Kyong-Hui,
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the only sister of Kim Jong-Un’s father.
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He had joined the family firm,
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and thanks to his
unrivaled access to the Kim’s,
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he became one of the regime’s
most powerful figures.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
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RA JONG-YIL: Because of his position
inside the family,
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he’s well informed about what is happening
inside the core of the power structure.
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But he is also aware of what is
happening outside the family.
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Jang Song-Thaek was the second man
in the hierarchy of power in North Korea.
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He was a man of great ability.
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Very competent man, but also charming.
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JEAN LEE: He was almost always
right behind Kim Jong-Un’s shoulder
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whenever I saw Kim Jong-Un.
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He’s an interesting person.
He had been educated in Russia.
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So he had been exposed
to the outside world quite a bit.
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He also had good relations with China
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so he’s somebody who had built
a lot of connections to the outside world.
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And that may have been
seen by Kim Jong-Un
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as suspicious and threatening.
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RA JONG-YIL: There have been rumors
going around, that he had plotted
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with the top leader of China, to replace
Kim Jong-Un with his step-brother.
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In any kind of tyranny,
you have to be constantly watchful
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about who is posing danger
to the security of his throne.
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NARRATOR: Uncle Jang continued
to travel to and from China.
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But, in December 2013,
at a governmental meeting in Pyongyang,
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he realized that
his role within the party was over.
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RA JONG-YIL: In the party meeting,
even his close friends denounced him
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as having committed serious
crimes against the state,
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against the leader.
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And he was taken away,
and then he was arrested.
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And his face shows signs of torture.
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And these guards chosen
with particular care,
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towering over him, tall and carefully
coordinated and staged,
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to get rid of any kind of lingering
illusion about Jang Song-Thaek.
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I believe the regime
was trying to humiliate him,
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to sort of degrade him.
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NARRATOR: An article in
the state newspaper listed crimes
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like gambling state funds,
embezzlement, and even adultery.
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Jang wasn’t allowed to mount a defense.
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This was a show trial,
and the judges made a swift decision.
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He was sentenced to death,
which was immediately carried out.
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US NEWS ANCHOR: Kim Jong-Un’s uncle
has been executed.
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BRIAN TODD: The official North Korean
news agency report on this,
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called him, quote: "despicable human scum,
and worse than a dog."
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We have known that
Jang Song-Thaek was executed by...
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anti-aircraft machine gun.
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Which didn’t leave much traces.
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His remains were completely destroyed,
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so there is nothing left
about him in this world.
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It certainly sent not only
a chill through me,
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but I know it sent a chill
through the elites of North Korea.
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And it was meant to serve as an example
that no one’s untouchable.
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NARRATOR: Kim marked the execution
with a new song,
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performed by North Korea’s
favorite girl-band.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
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He is the driving force behind Korea!
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In his embrace
He holds the People’s fate!
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His ideals are our dreams and hopes!
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Which will make
All our flowers bloom!
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We will be loyal...
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To great comrade Kim Jong-Un!
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JIEUN BAEK: Every image, everything
that people are exposed to
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is just crafted.
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They are hired artists, hired musicians,
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who are supported by the government
to produce artwork, music, poetry
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all to support the larger narrative.
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North Korea’s the greatest
country in the world,
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and the Kim Dynasty is the gods
that are leading the North Korean people.
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NARRATOR: Kim wanted his people
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to buy in to the new vision
of a 21st century North Korea.
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But it wasn’t really optional.
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Expressing any doubts in Kim,
or the regime,
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or attempting
to contact the outside world
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would be a fatal error.
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In the early years of Kim’s reign,
the rate of public executions tripled.
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(SPEAKING KOREAN)
Ready your weapons!
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Single-shot!
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Fire!
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JIEUN BAEK: In the executions...
they’re shot three times,
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usually in the head, chest, gut.
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Fire!
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They’re tied up so they can’t
you know run around or flail
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but the idea is, if someone is shot,
especially in the stomach,
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you just, you fold over.
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Single-shot!
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Fire!
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JIEUN BAEK: Some of my
North Korean friends
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who have seen executions say
it’s just crazy,
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that even in the moment of death,
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a North Korean person is forced
to bow to the state.
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Fire!
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Fire!
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JIEUN BAEK: From the moment
someone is born...
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Fire!
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...to the moment that someone is killed...
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Cease Firing!
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...it’s all in the name of the Kim family.
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(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
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JEAN LEE: There is a story
in ancient Korean history
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that most Koreans will know...
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and that is the story of the first king
of the Joseon dynasty.
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He had a number of sons.
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When it came time for him to hand power,
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he picked one son
and that triggered a rivalry...
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one of them ended up killing the other.
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This parable is known
as the Hamheung-chasa.
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When I heard that story,
it just kind of sent chills up my spine
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because I thought, this history
of brothers vying for the throne,
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of fratricide
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within the royal family,
is a part of their ancient history.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
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NARRATOR: The Kim family was about
to add a 21st century chapter
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to the fabled stories
of the Korean dynasties.
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Kim Jong-Un had an older half-brother,
Kim Jong-Nam.
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He was their father’s first son,
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and a man never afraid
to speak his mind.
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MICHAEL MADDEN: I became interested
in North Korea about ten years ago...
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developed a specialty in North Korean
politics, collecting information,
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and there’s a lot of people with skin
in the North Korea game,
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and I’m in touch with them.
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REPORTER: So...
your father is Mr. Kim Jong-Il?
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-I think it’s a very ridiculous question.
-REPORTER: Ah, okay, sorry, sorry.
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MADDEN: Kim Jong-Nam
had studied in Europe for about ten years,
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and he had absorbed certain
aspects of Western culture
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that are not necessarily in line
with North Korea’s political priorities.
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NARRATOR: Kim Jong-Nam used
a fake passport to travel the world,
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but was caught entering Japan
on his way to Tokyo Disneyland.
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A major embarrassment for the family,
and the start of a bitter rift.
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MADDEN: Kim Jong-Nam started
living outside of North Korea
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in the early 2000s.
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Now that didn’t prevent Kim Jong-Nam
from having a certain power base
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and having ties to certain
North Korean elites,
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but it does, you know,
it does eliminate him
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from the day to day grind
of the North Korean regime
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and if you’re going to become a successor
you can’t be that removed from it.
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(BOTH SPEAKING KOREAN)
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Hello, are you Mr. Kim Jong-Nam?
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-Yes, I am.
-Hello.
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NARRATOR: As the eldest child,
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Kim Jong-Nam often aired his views
on North Korea and its future.
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From a new base in China,
he spoke to journalists.
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He made sure that the location was hidden
so his whereabouts were unknown.
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REPORTER: As the first son,
are you fine with not being the successor?
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I have no regrets.
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I had no interest in becoming leader.
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Personally I’m against a third-generation
succession of the dynasty.
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YOJI GOMI: (SPEAKING JAPANESE)
The fact that
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a member of the Kim family
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criticized the state
of their closed regime
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even if from the outside,
was highly significant and very brave.
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NARRATOR: In 2011, Kim Jong-Nam agreed
to an in-depth interview,
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in the Asian gambling capital, Macau.
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GOMI: When I met Kim Jong-Nam in Macau,
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of course, I was surprised and nervous.
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He looked very nervous too.
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When we shook hands
his palm was sweaty.
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Then I started asking him questions.
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I asked him about nuclear issues
and the internal affairs of North Korea.
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To my surprise,
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he seemed serious and intelligent.
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NARRATOR: Their correspondence
continued over email.
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Kim Jong-Nam was clearly not in favor
of perpetuating the Kim dynasty.
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So when Kim Jong-Un became leader,
the correspondence gained significance,
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and Gomi asked permission
to publish their private emails.
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He asked me to wait.
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But big changes were happening
in North Korea
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so I felt it was important
to publish the book at that point.
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He replied "I understand."
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"But there will be
no further contact between us."
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NARRATOR: Later that year,
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South Korean intelligence claim to have
intercepted a memo written by Kim Jong-Un.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
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CCTV footage showed Kim Jong-Nam
arriving at Kuala Lumpur Airport,
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and entering the departures hall.
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Two women come out of nowhere,
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each with separate elements
of the VX nerve agent on them.
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They both rub their hands on his face,
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combining the chemicals,
and creating a deadly poison.
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In distress,
Kim Jong-Nam appeals for help...
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but just minutes later, he’s dead.
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GOJI: For a moment I was speechless.
460
00:36:07,711 --> 00:36:11,014
We’d been so close.
461
00:36:11,081 --> 00:36:15,252
I was so saddened by it all.
462
00:36:15,318 --> 00:36:17,087
My heart still aches.
463
00:36:17,153 --> 00:36:22,359
(SPEAKING KOREAN)
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00:36:22,425 --> 00:36:25,262
South Korea said it is highly likely
465
00:36:25,328 --> 00:36:28,465
the North was behind
this cloak-and-dagger type killing
466
00:36:29,432 --> 00:36:33,236
We don’t know if this was an order
that was issued by Kim Jong-Un.
467
00:36:35,238 --> 00:36:40,443
But it was very clear that he found
his brother’s presence to be a nuisance.
468
00:36:43,146 --> 00:36:45,215
NARRATOR: The assassination
of his half-brother,
469
00:36:45,282 --> 00:36:49,085
didn’t necessarily stop criticism
from within the Kim family.
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00:36:52,389 --> 00:36:54,257
NEWS ANCHOR:
Nearly a month after the half-brother
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00:36:54,324 --> 00:36:59,029
of North Korea’s dictator was poisoned
to death in Kuala Lumpur airport,
472
00:36:59,095 --> 00:37:03,833
this video emerged showing
the murdered man’s son, Kim Han Sol.
473
00:37:03,900 --> 00:37:08,138
My name’s Kim Han Sol,
from North Korea.
474
00:37:08,204 --> 00:37:12,142
Part of the Kim family.
Here’s my passport.
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00:37:13,310 --> 00:37:16,546
JEAN LEE: He is...
in his early twenties,
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00:37:16,613 --> 00:37:19,316
has his whole life ahead of him,
477
00:37:19,382 --> 00:37:23,687
very promising from all we can tell
and from those around him,
478
00:37:23,753 --> 00:37:28,058
but perhaps is going to be on the run
for the rest of his life...
479
00:37:29,426 --> 00:37:34,664
because he does pose
a potential challenge to that throne.
480
00:37:35,799 --> 00:37:38,668
He is a member of the Kim family
and he does have the bloodline.
481
00:37:40,270 --> 00:37:43,173
KIM HAN SOL: My father has
been killed a few days ago.
482
00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:45,976
I’m currently with
my mother and my sister.
483
00:37:46,042 --> 00:37:51,248
And, um, we hope
this gets better soon, yeah.
484
00:37:56,119 --> 00:37:58,321
NARRATOR: The assassination
of his half-brother
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00:37:58,388 --> 00:38:00,257
and the execution of his uncle
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00:38:00,323 --> 00:38:04,461
meant that Kim Jong-Un could now
make some changes to his inner circle.
487
00:38:05,929 --> 00:38:08,031
He brought in his younger sister,
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00:38:08,098 --> 00:38:11,601
and gave her a pivotal role
in the Party’s Politburo.
489
00:38:13,403 --> 00:38:17,974
The young leader’s next move was
to raise his profile on the global stage.
490
00:38:18,842 --> 00:38:22,245
He achieved this with a number
of missile launches,
491
00:38:22,312 --> 00:38:25,015
showing the regime’s
growing military capabilities.
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00:38:30,754 --> 00:38:32,856
NEWS ANCHOR: North Korea
launched a long range rocket...
493
00:38:32,923 --> 00:38:35,158
NEWS ANCHOR: One more rocket
launched in this weekend’s barrage...
494
00:38:35,225 --> 00:38:37,861
ANNA COREN: This is North Korea
showing the United States
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00:38:37,928 --> 00:38:40,497
that it is a force to be reckoned with.
496
00:38:42,732 --> 00:38:44,401
NARRATOR: Kim was baiting America.
497
00:38:45,402 --> 00:38:48,171
This was a move
straight out of the family playbook.
498
00:38:51,408 --> 00:38:55,545
But for Kim Jong-Un
this tactic appeared to be backfiring.
499
00:38:55,612 --> 00:38:58,582
PRESIDENT OBAMA: North Korea’s
continued pursuit of nuclear weapons
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00:38:58,648 --> 00:39:01,952
is a path that leads only to more
isolation, it’s not a sign of strength.
501
00:39:05,722 --> 00:39:09,259
NARRATOR: Just when it seemed
that Kim Jong-Un had taken North Korea
502
00:39:09,326 --> 00:39:11,261
into the diplomatic wilderness...
503
00:39:11,328 --> 00:39:12,796
CROWD: Kim Jong-Un!
Kim Jong-Un! Kim Jong-Un!
504
00:39:12,862 --> 00:39:14,931
CROWD:
USA! USA! USA!
505
00:39:14,998 --> 00:39:17,867
NARRATOR: ...a new kind of politician
entered the fray.
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00:39:21,504 --> 00:39:23,607
PRESIDENT TRUMP: One of the papers
called the other day.
507
00:39:23,673 --> 00:39:28,578
And they said: "Would you speak
to the leader of North Korea?"
508
00:39:29,412 --> 00:39:31,448
I said, "Absolutely, why not?
509
00:39:31,514 --> 00:39:32,782
Why not?"
510
00:39:33,617 --> 00:39:36,286
Who the hell cares,
I’ll speak to anybody!
511
00:39:45,896 --> 00:39:49,165
NARRATOR: Kim Jong-Un
had spent his first five years in charge
512
00:39:49,232 --> 00:39:51,334
purging his inner sanctum
of dissenting voices.
513
00:39:51,401 --> 00:39:53,103
CROWD: Kim Jong-Un! Kim Jong-Un!
Kim Jong-Un!
514
00:39:53,169 --> 00:39:54,537
Fire.
515
00:39:59,309 --> 00:40:02,345
NARRATOR: He then turned his
attention to the international stage.
516
00:40:03,947 --> 00:40:07,117
NEWS ANCHOR: Good Morning America. The
most stunning upset in American history:
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00:40:07,183 --> 00:40:10,720
Donald J. Trump elected
the 45th President of the United States.
518
00:40:10,787 --> 00:40:13,256
CROWD:
USA! USA! USA! USA!
519
00:40:13,757 --> 00:40:15,759
TRUMP:
If you look at North Korea,
520
00:40:15,825 --> 00:40:18,628
this guy, this,
I mean, he’s like a maniac.
521
00:40:19,129 --> 00:40:22,032
And you gotta give him credit.
How many young guys,
522
00:40:22,098 --> 00:40:24,534
and you know it’s pretty amazing
when you think of it, how does he do that,
523
00:40:24,601 --> 00:40:26,836
he goes in and he takes over
and he’s the boss.
524
00:40:26,903 --> 00:40:28,872
He wiped out the uncle,
he wiped out this one, that one,
525
00:40:28,939 --> 00:40:30,206
I mean, this guy doesn’t play games.
526
00:40:32,208 --> 00:40:34,644
(SPEAKING IN KOREAN)
527
00:40:34,711 --> 00:40:37,747
North Korea’s first missile
launch on President Trump’s watch.
528
00:40:40,650 --> 00:40:42,719
NARRATOR: The early months
of Trump’s presidency
529
00:40:42,786 --> 00:40:47,857
were punctuated by a series of launches,
culminating on Independence Day
530
00:40:47,924 --> 00:40:51,595
with the test of a rocket
capable of reaching Alaska.
531
00:40:53,096 --> 00:40:55,498
(SINGING IN KOREAN)
532
00:41:03,006 --> 00:41:07,377
The regime called the launch
"a gift to the American bastards."
533
00:41:10,647 --> 00:41:14,184
The United States has
great strength and patience.
534
00:41:16,019 --> 00:41:19,089
But if it is forced to defend
itself or its allies...
535
00:41:20,490 --> 00:41:26,129
we will have no choice
but to totally destroy North Korea.
536
00:41:31,401 --> 00:41:34,571
(CROWD CHEERING)
537
00:41:36,606 --> 00:41:38,008
TRUMP: Rocket man...
538
00:41:38,942 --> 00:41:43,847
is on a suicide mission for himself,
and for his regime.
539
00:41:49,819 --> 00:41:52,188
NARRATOR: While Trump laid down the law,
540
00:41:52,255 --> 00:41:55,692
North Korea was about to reach
a crucial milestone.
541
00:41:55,759 --> 00:42:00,864
(BEEPING)
542
00:42:03,967 --> 00:42:07,070
The new threat from North Korea:
they have tested a powerful new missile,
543
00:42:07,137 --> 00:42:10,340
experts say it could
reach the entire U.S. mainland.
544
00:42:10,407 --> 00:42:12,742
(SPEAKING IN KOREAN)
545
00:42:16,012 --> 00:42:17,914
NARRATOR: Kim Jong-Un
released a statement,
546
00:42:17,981 --> 00:42:20,684
saying his nuclear missile program
was complete.
547
00:42:21,718 --> 00:42:23,820
He was ready to talk.
548
00:42:27,324 --> 00:42:30,894
He began by visiting
his South Korean counterpart.
549
00:42:32,696 --> 00:42:34,864
After a successful summit,
550
00:42:34,931 --> 00:42:37,767
he then managed to broker
a meeting in Singapore
551
00:42:37,834 --> 00:42:39,536
with President Trump.
552
00:42:42,339 --> 00:42:46,209
JEAN LEE: Just remember that
when we first saw him in 2010 and 2011
553
00:42:46,276 --> 00:42:50,780
he was just this fresh-faced, baby-faced
young man that no one knew.
554
00:42:51,915 --> 00:42:54,651
Didn’t have a whole lot of credibility.
555
00:42:57,354 --> 00:43:00,257
He is now a leader
556
00:43:00,323 --> 00:43:04,494
who has a verifiably
threatening nuclear arsenal.
557
00:43:04,995 --> 00:43:07,597
That puts him in a very different position
558
00:43:07,664 --> 00:43:12,035
when it comes to negotiating
and interacting with other countries.
559
00:43:28,852 --> 00:43:30,720
RODMAN:
I knew things were gonna change.
560
00:43:30,787 --> 00:43:34,457
I knew it, I was the only one,
but I never had no one to hear me.
561
00:43:34,958 --> 00:43:39,062
I got so many death threats, but I was
sitting there protecting everything...
562
00:43:39,629 --> 00:43:41,264
and I believe in North Korea.
563
00:43:41,331 --> 00:43:45,035
But today is a great day
for everybody: Singapore,
564
00:43:45,101 --> 00:43:47,571
Tokyo, China, everything.
It’s a great day!
565
00:43:47,637 --> 00:43:49,372
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
566
00:43:50,774 --> 00:43:52,742
JEAN LEE: The way the North Koreans
will be looking at it, is:
567
00:43:52,809 --> 00:43:56,112
-this tiny country with so little...
-Thank you very much.
568
00:43:56,179 --> 00:43:57,847
JEAN LEE: ...is so important
569
00:43:57,914 --> 00:44:02,686
that their leader is able to sit down
with the President of the United States.
570
00:44:05,288 --> 00:44:08,058
That’s something his father
and his grandfather never were able to do.
571
00:44:09,593 --> 00:44:10,760
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)
572
00:44:10,827 --> 00:44:13,296
Very good.
Very, very good.
573
00:44:14,531 --> 00:44:18,168
Excellent relationship, thank you,
thank you very much.
574
00:44:19,169 --> 00:44:22,606
NARRATOR: Kim Jong-Un
had achieved a massive coup,
575
00:44:22,672 --> 00:44:25,909
persuading the leader of the
free world to sit down and meet him
576
00:44:25,976 --> 00:44:27,444
on equal terms.
577
00:44:32,015 --> 00:44:35,919
For over 70 years,
the grandfather,
578
00:44:35,986 --> 00:44:40,891
father, and son,
have convinced the North Korean people...
579
00:44:41,725 --> 00:44:43,526
that they are gods.
580
00:44:58,441 --> 00:45:00,877
(SPEAKING KOREAN)
These are the USB’s here.
581
00:45:00,944 --> 00:45:02,345
These sell well, right?
582
00:45:02,412 --> 00:45:05,315
Lots of recent films and
TV shows saved on there.
583
00:45:05,382 --> 00:45:10,020
JIEUN BAEK: For Kim Jong-Un
the country’s Achilles heel
584
00:45:10,086 --> 00:45:13,890
is its citizens
accessing foreign information.
585
00:45:15,725 --> 00:45:17,627
(SPEAKING IN KOREAN)
586
00:45:17,694 --> 00:45:20,830
JIEUN BAEK:
And so the more and more citizens listen
587
00:45:20,897 --> 00:45:23,199
and read and watch foreign media,
588
00:45:23,266 --> 00:45:27,404
and the more and more they’re starting
to question their reality in North Korea,
589
00:45:27,470 --> 00:45:31,441
the more they question
the political legitimacy of the state.
590
00:45:31,508 --> 00:45:34,411
It puts Kim Jong-Un
in a very dangerous position.
591
00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:40,483
If people stop believing
that these are gods...
592
00:45:41,518 --> 00:45:46,656
that is pretty much eroding the single
foundational belief for this country.
593
00:45:48,024 --> 00:45:54,331
Once that political legitimacy is eroded,
then he has nothing to stand on.
594
00:46:18,421 --> 00:46:20,724
NARRATOR: For over 70 years,
595
00:46:20,790 --> 00:46:24,895
the Kim family have literally kept
their people in the dark.
596
00:46:26,663 --> 00:46:31,001
The most secretive state on Earth
remains cut off from the outside world.
597
00:46:32,068 --> 00:46:37,140
The hermit kingdom,
still under the rule of one family.
598
00:46:37,207 --> 00:46:39,676
(MUSIC PLAYS THROUGH CREDITS)