Dennis Rodman’s diplomacy (Connecting the Dots: Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Dennis Rodman, Crown Family and Soros Funded Think Tanks, All Networking)
By Jennifer
Harper - The Washington Times - Sunday, August 21, 2022
NBA great Dennis Rodman revealed to NBC
News a mere 48 hours ago that he “got permission” to journey to Russia to seek
the release of WNBA star Britney Griner, now sentenced to prison in that nation
on drug charges. Major news organizations immediately jumped on Mr. Rodman’s
sudden announcement, and, well, there you are. Stay tuned.
Lest we forget,
the 6-foot 7-inch former player has experience practicing his own brand of
diplomacy. Since 2013, Mr. Rodman has visited North Korea four times
at the behest of the nation’s leader Kim Jong-Un,
even staging an exhibition game there with fellow U.S. former baseball stars.
At the time, both the U.S. State Department and White House remained fairly
elusive on the Rodman visits.
“Mr. Rodman made
a private trip,” then-White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Jan. 7,
2014.
“Sports exchanges
can be valuable. Sports diplomacy can be valuable. And it’s something that we
pursue in many places around the world, including through direct support. But
this is a private trip,” Mr. Carney told his gaggle of reporters when pressed
on the issue, according to the official White House transcript.
The White House,
he later added, was more focussed on whether North Korea would turn away from
“further isolation” and take advantage “of the opportunity to rejoin the
community of nations.”
Connecting
the Dots:
Kim Jong Un is the leader of North
Korea, a friend of Dennis Rodman
and met with Dennis Rodman in 2013.
Dennis Rodman is
a friend of Kim Jong Un, 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
a VP for Henry Crown and Company and
was a trustee at the Natural Resources
Defense Council.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
George Soros is the
founder & chairman for the Open Society
Foundations and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
James S.
Crown is a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the president of Henry Crown and Company.
Lester Crown was
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank) and is the chairman
for Henry Crown and Company.
Henry Crown and Company is an investor in the Chicago Bulls.
Dennis Rodman was
a player for the Chicago Bulls, is
a friend of Kim Jong Un and met
with Kim Jong Un in 2013.
Kim Jong Un met with Dennis Rodman in 2013, is a friend of Dennis Rodman and
the leader of North Korea.
Resources:
Past Research
Rodman Blows Up on CNN,
Defends Basketball Game in North Korea (Past
Research on Dennis Rodman)
TUESDAY, JANUARY
7, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/rodman-blows-up-on-cnn-defends.html
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