The Byzantine Nature of the Diplomatic Disaster with North Korea: The Kims, The Clintons, and Obama

By: Ausonius (Diary)  |  August 5th at 08:06 AM  | 

To begin: keep in mind that the North Korean government does nothing “nice” unless they have been offered a bribe.  So what did they receive, or at least hope to gain, from releasing the 2 journalists? News reports have detailed that the North Koreans specifically requested (demanded?) Bill Clinton as a negotiator: this alone gives them the appearance of equivalence with a superpower.  For Clinton, | Read More »