The story of the February 22 break-in at the North Korean embassy in Madrid just keeps “getting more pregnant” as investigative reporters are wont to say. The daytime attack, involving ten men (some of whom escaped via Uber), is rather more entertaining than parsing the Talmudic texts of Barr and Mueller. (Plus, Rachel Maddow doesn’t...
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Trump and Moon, Odd Couple, Seek to Save Denuclearization Talks
Despite what Washington hawks wish for, the Korea nuclear talks are not dead. The idea of a deal to end the Korean war, de-escalate the military confrontation between North and South, and denuclearize the Korean peninsula is opposed by John Bolton and, oddly, by many Washington Democrats. Still, South Korean President Moon Jae-in seeks to...
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Spanish Judge Seeking Ringleader of North Korea Embassy Attack, Believed to Be in U.S.
The February 22 attack on the North Korean embassy in Madrid is turning into an international incident involving the CIA, FBI, and a Spanish judge who has issued international arrest warrants for the ringleaders who are believed to be in the United States. In the attack, a group of ten men broke into the embassy,...
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U.S. Declares Grindr a National Security Risk
The gay dating app has been purchased by a Chinese company. U.S. officials are concerned that China’s powerful Ministry of State Security may exploit Grindr data for its own purposes. U.S. officials have been increasingly wary of Chinese-owned companies handling extensive amounts of personal data for Americans, especially if military or government personnel might use...
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VIDEO: North Korean Militants Who Smashed Kim’s Photos Seek FBI Protection
Watch this video and you will see that the strange story of the brazen daytime raid on the North Korean Embassy in Madrid last month keeps getting stranger. Last week, El Pais, Spain’s leading newspaper, reported unnamed sources as saying two of the suspects were connected to the CIA, a charge that an unnamed source...