North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump dine together at a Hanoi hotel in this photo captured from the footage aired by Yonhap News TV. (Yonhap)
HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. negotiators are no longer demanding that North Korea agree to disclose a full accounting of its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs as part of talks this week between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, according to current and former senior U.S. officials.
The decision to drop, for now, a significant component of a potential nuclear deal suggests a reality that U.S. intelligence assessments have stressed for months is shaping talks as they progress: North Korea does not intend to fully denuclearize, which is the goal Trump set for his talks with Kim.
Disclosure of a full, verifiable declaration of North Korea’s programs is the issue over which the last round of serious negotiations between Pyongyang and world powers, including the U.S., fell apart a decade ago.
More at the link of course.
Starting to look more and more like the “Usual Deal,” in which the DPRK promises a lot, then delivers little to nothing, while the US delivers a lot and gets not a whole hell of a lot back. While as a vet I’m always glad to see remains repatriated as KJU did a year ago, “What have you done for me lately” comes to mind before writing a nice, fat blank check.
One quick thought is: Does the pic of Kim and Trump look Photoshopped to anyone else, or just me? Kim is looking quite tall, maybe a bit taller than Trump? KJU is supposed to be 170cm, while Trump is 190cm (5’7″/6’3″). Maybe it’s just the chair placement, creating a bit of forced perspective.
johnhenry
5 years ago
It’s not photoshopped, just taken from a different distance.
MTB Rider
5 years ago
Johnhenry,
I meant in the article I linked. There is a pic about halfway down, and Fatty III looks a lot taller than usual, especially knowing how tall Trump is.
In the picture it does look like Kim Jong-un is wearing shoes to make him look taller. He is also keep his back straight while Trump is hunched over slightly.
Hmm…
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-drops-demand-for-full-accounting-of-n-korea-nuclear-program-ahead-of-talks/ar-BBUb4Ho?ocid=ientp
More at the link of course.
Starting to look more and more like the “Usual Deal,” in which the DPRK promises a lot, then delivers little to nothing, while the US delivers a lot and gets not a whole hell of a lot back. While as a vet I’m always glad to see remains repatriated as KJU did a year ago, “What have you done for me lately” comes to mind before writing a nice, fat blank check.
One quick thought is: Does the pic of Kim and Trump look Photoshopped to anyone else, or just me? Kim is looking quite tall, maybe a bit taller than Trump? KJU is supposed to be 170cm, while Trump is 190cm (5’7″/6’3″). Maybe it’s just the chair placement, creating a bit of forced perspective.
It’s not photoshopped, just taken from a different distance.
Johnhenry,
I meant in the article I linked. There is a pic about halfway down, and Fatty III looks a lot taller than usual, especially knowing how tall Trump is.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-drops-demand-for-full-accounting-of-n-korea-nuclear-program-ahead-of-talks/ar-BBUb4Ho?ocid=ientp&fullscreen=true#image=1
Pic of Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump
Fatty must be wearing those lift shoes. He looks like Yao Ming.
In the picture it does look like Kim Jong-un is wearing shoes to make him look taller. He is also keep his back straight while Trump is hunched over slightly.