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James Clapper: I think that it serves, it serves propaganda value for the North Koreans, I mean to have somebody of James Clapper's…

On the recordNovember 9, 2014
I think that it serves, it serves propaganda value for the North Koreans, I mean to have somebody of James Clapper's statured of go to make that visit.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Laura Ling discusses the significance of James Clapper's visit to North Korea for the release of Kenneth Bae.

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