US Governor Visits NKorea in Bid to Calm Tensions.

[elleng]

Source: nyt/ap

A high-profile U.S. state governor was visiting North Korea on Friday in a bid to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula as South Korea planned to conduct artillery drills similar to ones that prompted Pyongyang to shell a front-line island last month.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/12/16/world/asia/AP-AS-Koreas-Clash.html?ref=aponline

[WhiteTara]

1. the North Koreans really like Bill

I always thought he was a good ambassador. Too bad he had so much baggage with the oil companies.

[Suich]

2. Wolf Blitzer is traveling with him.

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/wolf-goes-to-north-korea-sans-producer_b27235

[MilesColtrane]

3. Tough gig.

Good luck, sir.

[iandhr]

4. This is

classic back channel diplomacy

[sofa king]

6. That seems to be the way NK likes to work.

Oh, and elleng, best of luck against NC State on the 28th. That's going to be a great game. I have great faith that the nuclear holocaust will be delayed past that date.

[Hugin]

5. K&R

:kick:

[Hugin]

7. ...

Again