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Dennis Rodman’s diplomacy (Connecting the Dots: Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Dennis Rodman, Crown Family and Soros Funded Think Tanks, All Networking)

Dennis Rodman’s diplomacy (Connecting the Dots: Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Dennis Rodman, Crown Family and Soros Funded Think Tanks, All Networking)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, talks with former NBA player Dennis Rodman, right, as they watch an exhibition basketball game at an indoor stadium in Pyongyang on Jan. 8, ... more >

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times - Sunday, August 21, 2022

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/21/inside-beltway-dennis-rodmans-diplomacy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

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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