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North Korean officials seek meetings with GOP analysts to figure out Trump: report
The Hill ^ | 09/26/2017 | BY MAX GREENWOOD

Posted on 09/26/2017 11:43:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

North Korean officials have sought meetings with Republican analysts in Washington in an effort to better understand President Trump.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that North Korean government officials have been reaching out to Asia experts with GOP ties since before the recent bout of threats between Trump and Pyongyang broke out.

“Their no. 1 concern is Trump," one person familiar with North Korea's outreach told the Post. "They can’t figure him out."

In all, Pyongyang has requests out to seven organizations that have helped arrange and host meetings between North Korean officials and Americans in the past.

Trump and North Korean officials have been engaged for months in a back-and-forth of threats and insults that appeared to reach new heights on Monday when the country's foreign minister called a tweet from Trump a declaration of war. He also said that the North would shoot down U.S. aircraft even outside of North Korea's airspace. That the North Koreans are looking to talk with Republican-connected experts and analysts does not signal that they are ready to sit down for negotiations, according to the Post. Pyongyang has insisted that the country be recognized as a nuclear weapons state — a demand rejected by the U.S.

North Korean officials have met with Americans in neutral places, like Geneva and Kuala Lumpur, in the past. Those meetings, known as "Track 1.5" talks, are considered official by Pyongyang and unofficial by the U.S.

The North Koreans, however, have become more interested in making sense of Trump's strategy and intentions, according to the Post.

Among those that the North Koreans have sought meetings with include Bruce Klingner, a former CIA analyst and a North Korea expert at the Heritage Foundation. He declined the invitation.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: analysts; klingner; northkorea; trump; trumpnk; trumpsfault
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To: NorthMountain
Yu Fat? Isn’t he a Kung Fu movie star?

Or Wo's Brother?

41 posted on 09/26/2017 12:11:05 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind

They can’t figure him out............................. Hmmmmmm? And that’s a bad thing, why? Trump isn’t a Republican, he is a pissed off American who doesn’t like what this nation has become under the former leaderships. He knows like most of us, it was time for a change, we had to get off the road we were being dragged through. He found that the old path was still there, and it only needed to be repaved.


42 posted on 09/26/2017 12:12:38 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Damn, the tag line disappeared again? Coursors!)
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To: SubMareener
The Swamp colluding with the NORKs? Who would have thunk it!

That's one way to look at it. Not how I initially did though.

This could also be part of Trump playing the "madman theory" ala Richard Nixon which when you think about it has some legs to it.

Or .... the Nork's just blinked.

Or .... both.

The fact this even got out there I'm not so sure is a good thing but if the reporting is true my gut tells me the Nork's are blinking because they never thought the "game" would get this far.

They probably thought they'd be eating good by now .... and they're not.

43 posted on 09/26/2017 12:14:19 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: SeekAndFind

If they are talking to people who set up GOP meeting in the past, they are probably not going to find people who understand Trump.


44 posted on 09/26/2017 12:16:24 PM PDT by Robert357 ( Dan Rather was discharged as "medically unfit" on May 11, 1954.)
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To: usconservative

This is a major part of what is going on.

Scott Adams tells you how the “Rocket Man” linguistic kill shot is working \ 2017.09.20

https://youtu.be/-nidcIOWVtA


45 posted on 09/26/2017 12:16:44 PM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: dfwgator

Trump has said it before and will repeat it, never give them the advantage, it’s in the “art of the deal”. Who in their right mind, other than politicians, would give an enemy with a mad man dictator, any indication of what your position is. The NORKs are not playing with your typical politician when trying to understand Trump and IMO that is EXACTLY what Trump wants. Don’t even give them your right name. When necessary deliver your message in the form of bombs and “REAL” rockets, they will understand that.


46 posted on 09/26/2017 12:18:33 PM PDT by DaveA37
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To: SeekAndFind

Sounds like they are worried, let em keep guessing.


47 posted on 09/26/2017 12:19:52 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE ("If guns cause crime, there must be something wrong with mine." -Ted Nugent)
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To: Beowulf9

You had lots of power with the Dems and you
You let your advisors make a fool of you
Why don’t you do right
Like some other men do?
Get out of here, quit the war talk too

You’re sittin’ down wonderin’ what it’s all about
You keep talking nukes and he will put you out
Why don’t you do right like some other men do?
Get out of here, lay off the war talk, too...


48 posted on 09/26/2017 12:20:08 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: SeekAndFind
We tell Bill we going to nuke US, we get money.

We tell George we going to nuke US, we get money.

We tell Barack we going to nuke US, we get money.

We tell Trump we going to nuke US, we get NO money.

We no understand.

49 posted on 09/26/2017 12:20:16 PM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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To: Robert357

They’ll go to the Clinton Foundation next. I’m sure National Review would approve.


50 posted on 09/26/2017 12:25:25 PM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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To: SeekAndFind

“Uh, hotel owner Trump once shot a guest once for snoring.
Keep up your BS and face incineration.”


51 posted on 09/26/2017 12:26:28 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: DoodleDawg

He has Kim unsettled and worried. That’s the take home here.


52 posted on 09/26/2017 12:35:12 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: SubMareener
Thanks for posting that link. I was struggling to remember how the U.N. story of Kim Jung Un being called "Rocketman" by other U.N. members got out there.

There's something funny about "Rocketman" being used within the Useless Nations, ROFL!!

53 posted on 09/26/2017 12:35:40 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Former Proud Canadian
Maybe that's the way Trump wants it.

Exactly this. He is Bad Cop. The rest are Good Cop. Continue...

54 posted on 09/26/2017 12:36:46 PM PDT by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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To: neverevergiveup
He has Kim unsettled and worried. That’s the take home here.

You can't expect rational responses from an irrational man who is unsettled and worried. Could be interesting.

55 posted on 09/26/2017 12:37:15 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: SeekAndFind
“North Korean officials have sought meetings with Republican analysts in Washington in an effort to better understand President Trump.”

No, let them pound sand!

56 posted on 09/26/2017 12:39:09 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: SubMareener
I read that the North Koreans have sent hundreds of “The Art of The Deal” translated into Korean, to the Politburo and Kim's military staff.
57 posted on 09/26/2017 12:49:17 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Maybe he wont cave to their antics and give them nukes like past dem administrations? duh


58 posted on 09/26/2017 12:49:58 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: arthurus

After years of pushing our presidents around like sheep, Kim finally shoved the angry sheepdog.


59 posted on 09/26/2017 12:52:18 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The Whig Party died when it fled the great fight of its century. Ditto for the Republicans now.)
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To: neverevergiveup

I lay money that Fatso “relieves” some of his top echelon to save face on the big back-down coming soon.


60 posted on 09/26/2017 2:34:46 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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