25 Years of Slam Dunk Diplomacy: Dennis Rodman & U.S.-North Korean basketball diplomacy Rodman trip comes after decades of basketball diplomacy between U.S. and North Korea as a central tool in avoiding nuclear war by Nate Thayer March 4, 2013 (A version of this story was first published in NK News http://www.nknews.org/2013/03/slam-dunk-diplomacy/) NBA bad […]
All eyes on U.S. prisoner during Dennis Rodman return visit to N. Korea
By Nate Thayer NKNews.org see full story at: http://www.nknews.org/2013/09/all-eyes-on-u-s-prisoner-during-dennis-rodman-visit-to-n-korea/ Eccentric U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman will arrive in North Korea today for a five day mission where all eyes are on the plight of detained American citizen Kenneth Bae, a prisoner who on Thursday Rodman promised to talk personally to Kim Jong Un to secure his […]
Dennis Rodman steals ball from U.S. govt as N Korea cancels U.S. mission to free prisoner on eve of Rodman visit
Dennis Rodman steals ball from U.S. government as N Korea cancels official U.S. mission to free prisoner on eve of Rodman visit State: “It was a done deal. King was going to come back with Kenneth Bae. That was the arrangement” See full story on NKNew.org http://www.nknews.org/2013/08/dennis-rodman-assumes-u-s-envoy-to-north-koreas-rescue-mission/ BY NATE THAYER , AUGUST 31, 2013 Former NBA legend Dennis Rodman […]
