John Bolton on North Korean talks: “A sucker is born every minute…” || Grant Newsham agrees with John Bolton

by | Mar 6, 2018 | Current Events, Korea, North Korea, Pacific Rim Security

(L) Ambassador John Bolton
(R) Grant Newsham

Hope is springing, hearts are atwitter at the news that North Korea and South Korea will conduct high level talks in April aimed at the “denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula.  John Bolten was on Fox News this morning commenting on the latest from the Korean Peninsula and said something funny and profound “…a sucker is born every minute…”

Grant Newsham joined us later and said in effect that the discovery of the USS Lexington is a more interesting news development than the news from the Koreas — entirely predictable, seeking to drive a wedge between the US and South Korea.

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The USS Carl Vinson makes a Vietnamese port visit || Does Asia really hate Japan? || What would have to happen prior to US, South Korea, China & North Korea diplomatic negotiations? — Grant Newsham

by | Mar 5, 2018 | China, Current Events, Japan, Korea, North Korea, Pacific Rim Security, Vietnam

South Korea’s national security director Chung Eui-yong, center, National Intelligence Service Chief Suh Hoon, second left, and others in the delegation pose before boarding an aircraft as they leave for Pyongyang at a military airport south of Seoul Monday.
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