North Korea Remains Tight-Lipped On Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit Meeting

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo/AP




By ERIC TALMADGE | March 12, 2018 9:40 am

TOKYO (AP) — News of the planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent shockwaves around the globe. But in North Korea — as of Monday, several days after the announcement — not a word about it had been reported by the state-run media.

Pyongyang has been surprisingly quiet on the slew of momentous, and possibly even historic, events that have come in quick succession over the past few months. It has essentially barred foreign media from visiting the country for more than a month and, while trumpeting the need for better inter-Korean relations, clung to the same anti-U.S., pro-nuclear weapons tone it struck at the height of its missile-testing frenzy last year.

Officials in Seoul say Pyongyang is keeping them in the dark as well.

“Regarding the North Korea-U.S. summit meeting, there hasn’t been an official response by the North Korean government. So we think North Korea is having a cautious approach on the issue as it needs time to organize its stance,” Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun said Monday.


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[NastyRiffraff]

1. Probably don't want Trump tweeting confidential information

They know he can't help himself.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. It's because Donald is going there to ask for asylum when the shit finally hits the fan here.

I don't know, that just popped into my head as soon as I saw the headline.

But whatever the reason, I'm sure it has something to do with secret deals that will somehow benefit the Donald, either his businesses, safety for him and/or his family, or maybe he's just going there to get his marching orders from Putin hand-delivered in a non-Russian space so nothing looks fishy.

But of course, everything Donald does looks fishy.

Because it IS all fishy.