What’s Dennis Rodman Up To G?
One thing came to my mind when I saw this story covered on the news — DOUBLE TEAM.
Interesting, but not much of a story. Rodman traveled to North Korea with some ex-NBA players for an exhibition basketball game and to wish the supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un, a happy birthday. His foray into international diplomacy has caused some controversy over in the States, but I’m sure there are some who believe, as I do, that Rodman’s gonna go all tactical espionage up in there soon enough, Snake Plissken style, with help of course:
In DOUBLE TEAM, an international spy (Jean-Claude Van Damme) teams with a flamboyant weapons dealer (Rodman) to escape from a penal colony and save his family.
Otherwise, his visit was pretty dumb, especially considering that as of last year (April 2013) North Korea detained US missionary Kenneth Bae to serve a 15 year prison sentence on charges of planning to overthrow the North Korean government. Are they serious!? Fuck off. Even if Rodman does openly define his relationship with Kim Jong-un as some kind of special, monitored, long-distance, offshore friendship, his visit was useless. North Korea’s unnecessary secrecy is a source of much global suspicion and animosity. Is there a need for such a high level of quarantine and sanctions against his/the country’s own people? I don’t think so. What’s the justification? Entertaining a misguided leader with basketball games is not such a cool news story I’m afraid. Sorry for wasting everyone’s time…I know I know, the world needs more Van Damme.
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