And they're safe
Posted: August 8, 2009 at 1:59 a.m.
Don't be fooled by that photo of an unsmiling Bill Clinton sitting next to a dour Kim Jong Il. Both men wore grim expressions for the cameras, but they must have been smiling inwardly because both got what they wanted from the former president's visit to North Korea.
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Editorial, Pages 18 on 08/08/2009
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