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SK media report CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel secretly visited PyeongChang in February and worked in tandem with Korea Mission Center (KMC) chief Andrew Kim to gather and evaluate intelligence on NK. Each met with head of SK's intel agency Suh Hoon
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Did she meet any NK agents? She may have, particularly NK's Unification Front Deputy Maeng KI. But more likely is KMC's Andrew Kim meet with him given common language. But she was apparently in the loop regarding NK's stance & inclination for talks with US
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The pic above isn't Maeng; that's deceased Kim Yang-gon. Maeng was a mysterious character at PC. SK media found out he was under the radar during 19 days in SK where he met in secret with NIS head Suh, his lieutenant Kim Sang-gon and CIA-KMC's Andrew Kim
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But if this report is true (so far DongA is the only SK outlet reporting it), then it makes sense how Trump may have had some inkling about the summit proposal coming from KJU. And also how Tillerson became so expendable because CIA hands were on the ball regarding the NK issue.

The NK counterpart who negotiated with NIS and met with CIA-KMC's Andrew Kim and possibly with CIA Dep Director Haspel is Maeng Kyong-il. He came to PC disguised as one of the chaperones for NK cheerleaders to avoid spotlight. He ended up playing key role.
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NIS Director Suh Hoon's lieutenant is Kim Sang-gon, who was Maeng's counterpart. He just returned from NK with the art troupe. We pointed out he and Moon aide Yoon GH are the real key figures and what they were doing in NK is more telling than the concert

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The bottom half of the delegation that flew 4 weeks ago to powwow with KJU went back to Pyongyang with the art troupe. Most people didn't notice that they flew back and Blue House officials tried to dismiss any significance. But they probably had talks

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Especially when you can see Kim SG singing Kumbaya with NK's Kim Yong-chol. Along with SK's intel director Suh Hoon, who met with Trump and was at the press conference, he was the key SK contact who negotiated with NK. It's no accident he went back to Pyongyang to meet with KJU.

But how do you know Kim met again with KJU? He was seated between Kim Yo-jong and KJU at the first concert. There were 2 days between concerts. What do you think he was doing during that downtime? Watch Taedong River flow? He prolly had some downtime to mix business with pleasure

Plus he went with Moon's closest aide Yoon GY. Inside the brief case Yoon carried in March was Moon's letter. He was the mailman who delivered Moon's message to KJU. SK analysts think the two prolly had follow-on meetings with KJU, Kim Yong-chol, Maeng et al between concerts.

This will get picked up somewhere.
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