Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil Dies

Kim Jong-pil, the founder of South Korea’s spy agency whose political skills helped him also serve twice as prime minister, first under his dictator boss and later under a man his agency kidnapped, has died. He was 92.    Kim was declared dead on arrival at Seoul’s Soonchunhyang University Hospital from his home Saturday, said hospital official Lee Mi-jong. He described the cause of death as age-related complications.   A retired lieutenant colonel, Kim was a key member of...

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