One recent defector says she and others like her do not feel much sorrow at Mr.Kim's passing.
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It is important to me that everybody who has been hurt know that the sorrow I feel is genuine -- first and most important, my family, also my friends, my staff, my Cabinet, Monica Lewinsky and her family, and the American people.
Much like other tragic events in American history September 11, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Columbine shootings come to mind millions of Americans continue to feel a profound sense of sorrow and loss for all of those who have been impacted.
"I don't have any words to express the sorrow and suffering I feel when knowing his body will soon disappear, " Hin Mal, 79, told the Associated Press news agency.