IS STATE DEPT BEHIND RODMAN'S NORTH KOREA TRIPS??

EEE | 07 JANUARY 2014 | EEE

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

North Korea is the most repressive regime on Earth.

It is very difficult to enter the country, and difficult to leave.

There are no direct flights, and you still have to go through a huge process even if you go through China.

So how does a washed-up, 50-something year old ex-NBA star gets unprecedented access.

Rodman is not the millionaire he was in the 1990s.

Who in our government is giving Rodman clearance to visit North Korea? Why is no one speaking out on this?

[RonInNaples]

They probably asked Jordan or Pippen and they laughed at them. Dennis wasn’t sure where North Korea even was and thought it would be a vacation in Paradise - so he went.

[ColdOne]

It is a distraction from Obamacare, so maybe you are on to something?

[Tenacious 1]

Obviously Rodman is working with Obama’s CIA. This is brilliant. And with Obama’s connections with celebs... this will bring down the communist tyranny.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

You don’t find it odd that all of a sudden, a guy like Rodman is rubbing shoulders with the mutant off-spring of an evil dictator? You don’t think the State Dept, or worse, the Obama administration, could be behind Rodman’s trips as a way of establishing some type of ties with NK?

[molson209]

Just wait until NK finds out Dennis is planting drone target bug things for Barry

[M Kehoe]

Gotta have a visa, so...

5.56mm

[AU72]

Sending Rodman over to NK is a brain fart worthy of JF Kerry.

[BillyBonebrake]

My wishful scheme has Mr. Rodman enjoying a meal shortly before departure whilst unknowingly ingesting massive time-release doses of radiation designed to kick off after about 24 hours time.

[lee martell]

I’m surprised that the wives or families of those team members appear not to have interfered with this visit. Maybe they’re all being paid off big time. Gold and silver coins often produce instant compliance.

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So how does a washed-up, 50-something year old ex-NBA star gets unprecedented access.

Could you really say "No" to a face like that?

With enough piercings and tattoos don't you just want to get out of his way very quickly?

Seriously, though, is there really any question here?

You just have to go to a country with flights to North Korea and US officials can't stop you.

Could they pull his passport after he gets back?

Once upon a time, maybe, but I doubt they still do that.

If you're a flight risk or have obtained a passport through fraud, sure, but can you really still lose your passport for going to Cuba or North Korea?

[1riot1ranger]

maybe someone is hoping they will keep him...

[Patriot Babe]

Probably the same people who allowed Jay-Z and his Wifey-Po Beothche go to Cuba.

[clintonh8r]

He’s practicing for Kerry’s job....

[Libloather]

[Obama_Is_A_Feminist]

Maybe Rodman is an operative of Barry or Hildabeast.. After all, he doesn’t seem to care about American prisoner Kenneth Bae, whatsoever.

[struggle]

They asked Jay Carney about it today, “Why should any private citizen be able to impede the State dept?” (Logan Act) Carney blew it off.

[arthurus]

For sure. These things don’t happen without political sponsorship.