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.
North Korea
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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