Gruff former general right man for Korean mission
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 10th, 2014 12:08 am by HL
Gruff former general right man for Korean mission
WASHINGTON (AP) — The North Koreans passed word they wanted a high-ranking U.S. government official for the job, so President Barack Obama sent a gruff former general to spirit home two Americans held captive by the hard-line communists. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is no diplomat by training, and that’s perhaps just why he earned the clandestine call.