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by Andrew Kirell | 12:35 pm, May 10th, 2013
Former basketball star turned wannabe diplomat Dennis Rodman has indicated he will return to North Korea later this year. This time, however, he plans to use his trip to try and free American citizen Kenneth Bae from one of Kim Jong Uns prison camps especially because, as he believes, President Obama is incapable of freeing the imprisoned man.
Bae was arrested in November 2012 while leading a legal tour of North Korea and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor because of his alleged crimes aimed to topple the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. Rodman, who famously visited with the hermetic dictator he calls Kim earlier this year, led an internet-based plea for Baes freedom, tweeting: Im calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him Kim, to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose.
TMZ cameras caught up with Rodman this week and asked him just how effective he believes his efforts will be. Once I go back over there August 1st, I hope I can do one thing, at least get time served, the former basketball star said.
Its going to be difficult, he continued, because I think his nationality, as far as background, I think theres a whole different situation. Thats the thing. But, hey, Im not a diplomat, man.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rodman-obama-cant-do-sht-so-im-going-to-try-to-get-american-freed-from-north-korean-prison/
I wish Rodman lots of luck. I hope he's successful.
BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)for Dennis.
MADem
(135,425 posts)NK needs money; cash money, and food. . They'd probably let the prisoner go for a few tons of rice or cash on the barrel. Rodman had better watch himself, his little buddy could end up kidnapping him for ransom.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)"It takes a Good Nut to take down a Bad Nut"! Let's hope for Mr. Bae's sake.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I heard President Obama finally made that phone call to Kim Jong Um. Obama said, "can you please keep him".
mainer
(12,022 posts)Ping pong worked in China.
Rodman could work in NK.