North Korean envoy to US executed (FAKE NEWS)

[Beezer]

Wonder if Trump will deal with Bolton in a similar manner...

North Korea has reportedly executed five foreign ministry officials, including its special envoy to Washington, for the collapse of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi in February.

Kim Hyok-chol, a former ambassador to Spain, and four other ministry officials responsible for laying the groundwork for the summit were charged with espionage on behalf of the US and were executed at Mirim Airport, outside Pyongyang, in March, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported.

Kim Yong-chol, who had held several rounds of talks with Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, in the run-up to the failed Hanoi summit was also sentenced to a term of forced labour and ideological re-education, it reported, citing sources in the North.

Two other officials were sent to political prison camps, including Shin Hye-young, who served as interpreter to Kim Jong-un during the talks.

The newspaper reported that Mr Shin had “undermined the authority of the highest dignity” of the North Korean dictator by making an error in a translation.

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/30/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-executes-envoy-hanoi-summit-trump-amid/

[Middle-aged Europe]

When Kim Jong-un watches The Empire Strikes Back he's probably convinced that Darth Vader is the hero, while Han and Luke got what they had coming to them.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

"Reportedly" is the key word here. We've had officials who were "reportedly" executed turning out alive later on.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

"Reportedly" is the key word here. We've had officials who were "reportedly" executed turning out alive later on.

I will now accept my accolades

North Korean Official Blamed for Failed Trump Summit Reappears in Public

[Beet]

It's remarkable how much bigger news this was originally than the correction.

If it was any other topic than North Korea, it would be a huge scandal that CNN, AP, WaPo, etc. got such a huge story flat out wrong, and there would be massive retractions, apologies, demands for resignations, etc.

[Some of My Best Friends Are Gay]

It's remarkable how much bigger news this was originally than the correction.

If it was any other topic than North Korea, it would be a huge scandal that CNN, AP, WaPo, etc. got such a huge story flat out wrong, and there would be massive retractions, apologies, demands for resignations, etc.

The blame lies more with the South Korean newspaper than the US outlets that just reposted the story, imo.

[Beet]

It's remarkable how much bigger news this was originally than the correction.

If it was any other topic than North Korea, it would be a huge scandal that CNN, AP, WaPo, etc. got such a huge story flat out wrong, and there would be massive retractions, apologies, demands for resignations, etc.

The blame lies more with the South Korean newspaper than the US outlets that just reposted the story, imo.

Sure,but it's still an ultra conservative tabloid that has gotten execution stories wrong before. Not everything in the National Enquirer needs to be in the NYT either.