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Vice wasn't 'trying to save the world' by sending Dennis Rodman to N. Korea
March 04, 2013
That weird meetup between former NBA player Dennis Rodman and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was facilitated by HBO and Vice magazine, according to the New York Times.
Co-founder of Vice Shane Smith explained the purpose of sending Rodman, who looks like a sickly Mr. Potato Head, to the reclusive state...
While aware that past visits by American celebrities have become propaganda material for North Korean officials, Mr. Smith said he was a “firm believer in dialogue.” He was also aware, he said, that “the last 50 years of diplomacy between North Korea and the U.S. has failed.” But then he quickly added: “We’re not trying to save the world. We’re not politicians. We’re trying to show people something that they won’t see anywhere else.”
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