SEOUL - From his seat of power in Pyongyang, Kim Jong-il waves a lordly hand. Here comes former United States president Bill Clinton with his retinue, begging for the favor of an audience. And there's Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, beseeching the Dear Leader for the dispensation of deals and understandings.
Next on the list is the United States envoy on Korean problems big and small, Stephen Bosworth. He too will genuflect before the power - not the Dear Leader, but perhaps, if he bows low enough, Kim's top policy-maker on nuclear warheads, Kang Sok-ju.
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