North Korea, the most renegade and unpredictable of the world’s nations, recently tested a nuclear bomb, which predictably raised tensions that are high under ordinary conditions and that, according to the North Korean regime, is the fault of the U.S. As Reuters reports:
There is, however, reason to be hopeful that tensions may be eased. According to the AP, Dennis Rodman is in North Korea
Rodman is … well, eccentric and, one would think, perhaps a little extreme for the austere North Koreans. On the court, he was extremely agile; so much that he was known as “the Worm.” Off court he was known for many things to include his body hardware, his tattoos, and for once coaching a topless women’s basketball team. Still, North Korean leader:
So who knows, it could be a good fit. And, after all, one of the first openings to what was once called “Red China” was midwifed by ping-pong.
