N. Korea leader visits Siberian library

jen writes \”Later in the story, his eyes light up while looking at a rare book.

Nytimes Story

Kim Jong Il, the leader of North Korea, wound up a two-day visit to this dusty Siberian metropolis today, enlivening a historic state visit to Russia with an eclectic and energetic sampling of musical theater, tank manufacture, pig farming and library science. \”


They go on to say…

\”Not since President Boris N. Yeltsin slept through a meeting with Ireland\’s prime minister in 1994, sawing logs in his airplane on the tarmac at Shannon Airport, has a head of state been so invisible.\”