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Two North Korean soldiers observe the south side at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. North Korea's Kim Jong Il had brain surgery after a stroke last month and could have partial paralysis on one side, media reported Thursday, after the South Korean government said the communist leader remained in control of his country. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)