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Rodman's ex-NBA Team arrives in NKorea for Game

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Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Monday with a team of former NBA players for an exhibition game on Kim Jong Un's birthday, after saying he wants to show that North Korea isn't so bad.

The flamboyant Hall of Famer arrived in the North Korean capital from Beijing with a squad of a dozen former basketball stars including Vin Baker and Cliff Robinson in what Rodman calls "basketball diplomacy," although U.S. officials have criticized his efforts.

"It's about trying to connect two countries together in the world, to let people know that: Do you know what? Not every country in the world is that bad, especially North Korea," Rodman told The Associated Press in an interview outside his Beijing hotel before his flight to North Korea.....snip~

Rodman's ex-NBA team arrives in NKorea for game
Associated Press – 1 hr 7 mins ago


Do you think Rodman and these guys know what Lil Kim did to his Uncle? I am surprised he got these guys to go over there with him. Rodman says not every country in the world is that bad. Not even NKorea. :roll:
 
Hopefully they are being well paid for the event because it has nothing to do with diplomacy.
 
Yeah, a country where an entire extended family is sent to concentration camp because one person questions "dear leader" or asks to not starve is "not so bad."
 
... To be honest, I'm starting to doubt that this is just for show. There may actually be a point to all of this. There's no way Rodman's wouldn't have been shown a few of the interviews by NK defectors when he came back. There's no way this guy is that ****ing nuts.
 
If they win, will dear leader feel Rodman embarrassed North Korea?
 
... To be honest, I'm starting to doubt that this is just for show. There may actually be a point to all of this. There's no way Rodman's wouldn't have been shown a few of the interviews by NK defectors when he came back. There's no way this guy is that ****ing nuts.

Never cared for Rodman.

He is stupid, crazy or broke, it seems.

He can't be that clueless about N Korea politics, can he?
 
Bottom line, the little dictator loves basketball. If Rodman and Co. can convince him of 'anything' it's a step in the right direction.

Otherwise, it's a ruse.
 
... To be honest, I'm starting to doubt that this is just for show. There may actually be a point to all of this. There's no way Rodman's wouldn't have been shown a few of the interviews by NK defectors when he came back. There's no way this guy is that ****ing nuts.

probablymore a self centered jack-ass looking fr a good pay day and press
 
Maybe Rodman and his team are secret CIA agents and they're going to overthrow the government, kill kim jong un and his generals and bring democracy!
 
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Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Monday with a team of former NBA players for an exhibition game on Kim Jong Un's birthday, after saying he wants to show that North Korea isn't so bad.

The flamboyant Hall of Famer arrived in the North Korean capital from Beijing with a squad of a dozen former basketball stars including Vin Baker and Cliff Robinson in what Rodman calls "basketball diplomacy," although U.S. officials have criticized his efforts.

"It's about trying to connect two countries together in the world, to let people know that: Do you know what? Not every country in the world is that bad, especially North Korea," Rodman told The Associated Press in an interview outside his Beijing hotel before his flight to North Korea.....snip~

Rodman's ex-NBA team arrives in NKorea for game
Associated Press – 1 hr 7 mins ago


Do you think Rodman and these guys know what Lil Kim did to his Uncle? I am surprised he got these guys to go over there with him. Rodman says not every country in the world is that bad. Not even NKorea. :roll:

Mornin MMC. Leading up to this there were reports that Rodman was having difficulties getting other teammates to agree to go. They had reasonable concerns. Hopefully they have no regrets for acquiescing.
 
Maybe this is a sinister way to introduce height into the North Korean gene pool.
 
Maybe Rodman and his team are secret CIA agents and they're going to overthrow the government, kill kim jong un and his generals and bring democracy!

It really isn't that far fetched... it certainly wouldn't be the first time the CIA tries crazy **** like this.
 
Mornin MMC. Leading up to this there were reports that Rodman was having difficulties getting other teammates to agree to go. They had reasonable concerns. Hopefully they have no regrets for acquiescing.

Mornin Monte'. :2wave: Yeah.....lets hope Lil Kim doesn't decide to show them his version of the Crossover. :mrgreen:
 
If they win, will dear leader feel Rodman embarrassed North Korea?

Perhaps for diplomacy sakes and Rodman and the rest, they better throw the game. winning over NK team may mean jail time.
 
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Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Monday with a team of former NBA players for an exhibition game on Kim Jong Un's birthday, after saying he wants to show that North Korea isn't so bad.

The flamboyant Hall of Famer arrived in the North Korean capital from Beijing with a squad of a dozen former basketball stars including Vin Baker and Cliff Robinson in what Rodman calls "basketball diplomacy," although U.S. officials have criticized his efforts.

"It's about trying to connect two countries together in the world, to let people know that: Do you know what? Not every country in the world is that bad, especially North Korea," Rodman told The Associated Press in an interview outside his Beijing hotel before his flight to North Korea.....snip~

Rodman's ex-NBA team arrives in NKorea for game
Associated Press – 1 hr 7 mins ago


Do you think Rodman and these guys know what Lil Kim did to his Uncle? I am surprised he got these guys to go over there with him. Rodman says not every country in the world is that bad. Not even NKorea. :roll:

Let them have their little game. It can't hurt anything. I remember what was called Ping Pong diplomacy with Red China which began after Nixon opened that country up to us.

But the difference was the Ping Pong teams were sanctioned by our government, Rodman is not.
 
Let them have their little game. It can't hurt anything. I remember what was called Ping Pong diplomacy with Red China which began after Nixon opened that country up to us.

But the difference was the Ping Pong teams were sanctioned by our government, Rodman is not.

Hi Pero, Exactly! Well, overtly anyway. Which has been pointed out already.
 
Hi Pero, Exactly! Well, overtly anyway. Which has been pointed out already.

Yeah. I don't buy the extreme theories, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone from the CIA or other agency didn't have a talk to a few of the team members telling them to keep they eyes open and will be debriefed once they return. I seen stranger things.
 
Strange though it is, this sort of thing is one of the things which will topple the NK regime.

The military situation is deadlocked. The fall of the Kim's will not happen due to guns.

The Cold War ended partially due to the effect of the Eastern Europeans seeing Euro-Vision (a very crap popsong competition). The idea that sports stars can be rich and that they can be relaxed outside of NK whilst nervous and concerned about being imprisoned when in NK will cause the guards and commi head honchos to think.

If Nk is allowed to be totally closed then nothing will change. We (the rest of the world) should try 100 weird things with a 1% chance of working. Then go looking for 100 more.
 
Strange though it is, this sort of thing is one of the things which will topple the NK regime.

The military situation is deadlocked. The fall of the Kim's will not happen due to guns.

The Cold War ended partially due to the effect of the Eastern Europeans seeing Euro-Vision (a very crap popsong competition). The idea that sports stars can be rich and that they can be relaxed outside of NK whilst nervous and concerned about being imprisoned when in NK will cause the guards and commi head honchos to think.

If Nk is allowed to be totally closed then nothing will change. We (the rest of the world) should try 100 weird things with a 1% chance of working. Then go looking for 100 more.



Mornin' Ted. Btw.....
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I'm all for them getting a Taco Bell over there.....Just sayin. :mrgreen:
 
Yeah. I don't buy the extreme theories, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone from the CIA or other agency didn't have a talk to a few of the team members telling them to keep they eyes open and will be debriefed once they return. I seen stranger things.

Well that WAS more my point. Not that it's impossible that the team is working in some direct capacity for the CIA. But more casually as you suggest, why in the world wouldn't they talk to them on the flip side seeking any information possible. I mean to say, how many Americans penetrate his inner circle?
 
Mornin' Ted. Btw.....
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I'm all for them getting a Taco Bell over there.....Just sayin. :mrgreen:

Yes, seriously. The impact of such a thing would be huge. Food that's made to be quick and tasty. An informal seating set-up. All the diners being equal..... massive!

 
Well that WAS more my point. Not that it's impossible that the team is working in some direct capacity for the CIA. But more casually as you suggest, why in the world wouldn't they talk to them on the flip side seeking any information possible. I mean to say, how many Americans penetrate his inner circle?

Exactly, sometimes people see things and hear things that they do not know what they seen or heard. To them it is just something they seen and without some inner knowledge or knowing more about that thing, they have no idea. An expert could make something out of it and it might be real important whereas the person who seen or heard something hasn't a clue.
 
Never cared for Rodman.

He is stupid, crazy or broke, it seems.

He can't be that clueless about N Korea politics, can he?

He has a huge ego and needs to stay in the limelight. He does not care about what has and will be done to Koreans who disobey.
 
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