CNN: State Dept. May Send Jesse Jackson to N. Korea to Negotiate American’s Release

CNN reporter Jim Sciutto and anchor Wolf Blitzer discussed on Monday the arrival of Donald Gregg, an American statesman and diplomat, in North Korea. While Sciutto reported that Gregg is in that country for other reasons, the case of the imprisoned American Kenneth Bae will be a subject of discussion. Sciutto revealed that the State Department is also considering sending the Rev. Jesse Jackson back to North Korea if Gregg is unable to secure Bae’s release.

“The State Department also has mentioned the possibility of the Reverend Jesse Jackson going to north Korea, which he has offered to do to help discuss specifically the case of Kenneth Bae,” Sciutto reported.

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The move comes after North Korea abruptly rescinded an invitation for former Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert King to travel to the secretive state to secure Bae’s release.

“At the request of the Bae family, Reverend Jackson offered to travel to Pyongyang on a humanitarian mission focused on Bae’s release. We support the efforts of the Bae family and Reverend Jackson to bring Bae home,” a State Dept. official said on Sunday.

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