The Mattsapundit Cryptology Deparment, hidden in a bunker deep beneath the Astrodome, has been working day and night for months. Million-dollar supercomputers and Caltech math whizzes have been cracking algorithms, and we’ve finally done it.

We’ve deciphered [1] Kim Jong Il’s instant message conversations, including banter with President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Saddam Hussein, and more!

Here’s a peek, back when Kim thought Sen. Kerry won the presidency:

License2KimJongill:	Congratulations!
License2KimJongill:	I knew you would win!
License2KimJongill:	535 electoral votes, wow
JFKpart2:	Yes, it was quite a victory
License2KimJongill:	So how many electoral votes did Bush get?
JFKpart2:	About…three
License2KimJongill:	Wow
License2KimJongill:	That’s only three more than I got, and I didn’t even run
License2KimJongill:	That means I, Kim Jong Il, almost tied President Bush in the American election! My subjects will be most pleased.

[Hat-tip: Mary]