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Report: Kim Jong-Il Authorized S. Korean Attack

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U.S. says leader must have approved assault.

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Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service / AP Photo

The deadly assault on a South Korean warship couldn't have happened without the approval of North Korea's sickly leader, Kim Jong-Il, senior American officials said.

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