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Omaha Steve

(99,073 posts)
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 11:16 AM Jul 2020

N Korea says no US talks plan as Bolton hints 'October surprise'

Source: Aljazeera

Pyongyang's statement comes after ex-US national security adviser signals new Kim-Trump summit before US polls.


North Korea has repeated that it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as "hostile" policies towards Pyongyang.

Saturday's statement by North Korean First Vice-Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui came after US President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, told reporters on Thursday that Trump might seek another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as an "October surprise" before the US presidential election.

"Is it possible to hold dialogue or have any dealings with the US which persists in the hostile policy towards the DPRK in disregard of the agreements already made at the past summit?" Choe said, referring to North Korea by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

"We do not feel any need to sit face-to-face with the US, as it does not consider the DPRK-US dialogue as nothing more than a tool for grappling its political crisis," she said.



Kim and Trump have met three times since embarking on their high-stakes nuclear diplomacy in 2018 [File: EPA]

Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/korea-talks-plan-bolton-hints-october-surprise-200704094348905.html

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yaesu

(8,020 posts)
3. I bet tRumps lover would love to bail him out but the fascist will commit any kind of treason
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 11:55 AM
Jul 2020

to stay in power so be prepared. Another reason why we need another impeachment NOW!!!

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
4. The House needs to do everything in their power now to keep this nazi
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 12:05 PM
Jul 2020

from committing another treasonous act, including impeachment!

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
6. I'm worried about a different kind of October surprise
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 01:12 PM
Jul 2020

Agent Orange will become more deranged and desperate as his polls continue to slip throughout the summer. I shudder to think what he and his overlord Putin are cooking up.

sandensea

(21,530 posts)
8. Or Nutty-yahoo
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 01:46 PM
Jul 2020

They're experts at false flag attacks - and he has the most to lose from a Biden victory (even more than Putin does).

getagrip_already

(14,250 posts)
10. forget october - trump has - it will be december....
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:15 PM
Jul 2020

And more of a coup than a surprise. That's when he will issue an emergency declaration and barr will sue to keep ec votes from being counted. SCOTUS won't intervene, saying there is a constitutional solution of the EC doesn't award 270 votes to any candidate.

Then the gop controlled legislatures will pick the next potus. And it won't be joe.

Not sure we can stop it. Even if Joe gets over 400 EC votes, it won't matter if barr can keep CA, NY, and a few other states from certifying EC votes to congress.

All they have to do is issue a state of national emergency over voter fraud coming from jina. Then, the courts will muck things up and scotus will pitch it to the house.

He could be sworn in with 30% of the vote.

sandensea

(21,530 posts)
7. Sure. Cheeto's planning some "terrorist incident"
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 01:45 PM
Jul 2020

With North Korean passports found conveniently intact at the scene.

soryang

(3,299 posts)
9. Bolton is little more than an arms industry proxy
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 03:39 PM
Jul 2020

his goal is sabotage of any international agreement or negotiations that have as their goal the limitations of armaments or the reduction of tensions that could lead to armed conflict.

truthisfreedom

(23,113 posts)
11. Oh, I was wondering what we had on our mind.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:53 PM
Jul 2020

That’s right. North Korea. How silly of me. I forgot that’s what I’ve been worried about. Nuclear war. Oh yeah. What a relief. A welcome relief.

Nitram

(22,671 posts)
12. A meeting with Kim would just remind everyone what a colossal failure his "diplomacy" with
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 11:31 AM
Jul 2020

North Korea has been. He made a campaign promise to de-nuclearize NK, and he has made zero progress so far in spite of making huge concessions to Kim.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
18. Has he scheduled the "caravan" photo op yet?
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 02:46 PM
Jul 2020

This is just embarrassingly stupid. That scheme blew up in Turd's face in 2018; he must really be deep in the dementia now.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
17. Sure - rack up one more humiliation, and still help COVID keep killing us...
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 02:45 PM
Jul 2020

...and our economy.

Go for it, Turd.

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