Otto Warmbier was freed from North Korea yesterday after spending nearly 17 months in captivity. The American student was accused of stealing a poster while visiting Pyongyang in January 2016 and sentenced to 15 years' hard labour. Upon his release it was discovered that he was in a coma, and had been for a over year. This prompted some to suspect his release had been a medical evacuation. However, perhaps more than coincidentally, Warmbier's release took place only hours after another American visited North Korea - an American known for his close ties with leader Kim Jong Un. So who is this benevolent diplomat? Retired NBA forward Dennis Rodman. Rodman first visited North Korea in 2013 to host basketball exhibitions, and he and his travel companions became the first Americans to meet Kim Jong Un. Since then he has revisited the reclusive regime four times, and become a close friend of Kim. This bizarre turn of events has made Dennis Rodman the only direct diplomatic liaison between the United States and North Korea.
Bonus:
Nearly all colour printers include a subtle yellow dot pattern on each page printed. These dots can be decoded to give information on where and when the sheet of paper was printed. This recently lead to the arrest of whistleblower Reality Leigh Winner, when leaked documents were traced back to her. Encoding secret information into pictures is known as steganography.
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