Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Report: Secret 'Talks About Talks' Taking Place Between U.S. and North Korea


Report: Secret 'Talks About Talks' Taking Place Between U.S. and North Korea
8:13 AM, Feb 3, 2015 • By DANIEL HALPER
Despite raised tensions between the U.S. and North Korea recently, there are secret "talks about talks" taking place behind the scenes between the two countries, according to a new report.

"The United States and North Korea have been actively discussing the possibility of returning to denuclearization talks, raising the prospect of a new round of diplomacy even as Washington takes a tougher line against Pyongyang. 

"The countries’ nuclear envoys have been discussing the idea of 'talks about talks,' according to multiple people with knowledge of the conversations. But they have not been able to agree on the logistics — in no small part because of North Korea’s continuing Ebola quarantine," reports the Washington Post.

“We want to test if they have an interest in resuming negotiations,” a senior U.S. administration official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “I think we’ve made it very clear that we would like to see them take some steps first.”

Those steps would include suspending work at North Korea’s nuclear facilities and pledging not to conduct any further nuclear tests, he said.

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Kim Jong Un is the leader of North Korea, and met with Dennis Rodman in 2013.

Note: Dennis Rodman met with Kim Jong Un in 2013, and was a player for the Chicago Bulls.
Henry Crown and Company is an investor in the Chicago Bulls.
Susan Crown is the VP for the Henry Crown and Company, Lester Crown’s daughter, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is the chairman for the Henry Crown and Company, Susan Crown, James S. Crown & A. Steven Crown’s father, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), the president of the Henry Crown and Company, Lester Crown’s son, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
A. Steven Crown is a partner at the Henry Crown and Company, Lester Crown’s son, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.              
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.           
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
William M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Third Way, and the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Ronald A. Klain is a trustee at the Third Way, and coordinator of government Ebola efforts for the Barack Obama administration.
William D. Budinger is a trustee at the Third Way, and trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is the chairman for the Henry Crown and Company, Susan Crown, James S. Crown & A. Steven Crown’s father, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Henry Crown and Company is an investor in the Chicago Bulls.
Dennis Rodman was a player for the Chicago Bulls, and met with Kim Jong Un in 2013.
Kim Jong Un met with Dennis Rodman in 2013, and is the leader of North Korea.










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