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posted by martyb on Sunday April 08 2018, @06:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the we'll-see dept.

Secret, direct talks underway between US and North Korea

The United States and North Korea have been holding secret, direct talks to prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, a sign that planning for the highly anticipated meeting is progressing, several administration officials familiar with the discussions tell CNN.

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo and a team at the CIA have been working through intelligence back-channels to make preparations for the summit, the officials said. American and North Korean intelligence officials have spoken several times and have even met in a third country, with a focus on nailing down a location for the talks.

Although the North Korean regime has not publicly declared its invitation by Kim Jong Un to meet with Trump, which was conveyed last month by a South Korean envoy, several officials say North Korea has since acknowledged Trump's acceptance, and Pyongyang has reaffirmed Kim is willing to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

Also at The Hill.

See also: How the USB Taught North Korea to Love K-Pop


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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @07:34PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 08 2018, @07:34PM (#664042)

    The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States President Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples". The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on October 9, 2009, citing Obama's promotion of nuclear nonproliferation and a "new climate" in international relations fostered by Obama, especially in reaching out to the Muslim world.

    Not for winning an election, but for being diplomatic and having brown skin. While I think the prize was quite a farce it won't be nearly as big as Trump getting recognition for, umm, well anything really. I could believe Obama actually tried to do some good in the world, but Trump is just a lying scumbag who embodies all of the absolute worst traits in America. Lust (cheats on his wife), Gluttony (fat ass), Greed (duh), Sloth (fat ass, but not 100% sloth), Wrath (all the temp tantrums), Envy (can't stand anyone else getting more attention than himself), and Pride (he knows all the words, the best words).

    I'm more curious what powers are pushing for these obvious publicity stunts and why. Do we have some benevolent "leadership" trying to actually make the world a better place? Or is this just a continuation of the circuses? Perhaps North Korea's blustering has finally caused enough ruckus that it is considered more profitable to fix the cause?

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday April 09 2018, @12:19AM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Monday April 09 2018, @12:19AM (#664093) Homepage Journal

    while foreign wars are good for the American oligarchs, nuclear strikes on their factories and warehouses would ruin their whole day.

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