Dear Comrade the Leader Episode 272
Hearing that, Jeonghwan’s face hardened for a moment, but then he smiled and shrugged as if it was funny.
Considering the time it took for Snowden’s exile to be reported to superiors and the ambassador to the State Department to hear the protests, it was literally time to roast beans over a lightning bolt.
“… … Truly an all-rounder. Well, the lights went out on my feet, so it’s okay. Estimated time of arrival?”
“I heard reports that it was still passing US airspace, so it will probably take about 10 hours to reach Pyongyang. At the end of the day, the Americans noticed and even tried to give me permission to take off the comrade’s private plane with Snowden on, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward and protested as much as possible, so they barely managed to take off.”
“It was worthwhile to even send my private plane. keep pushing Let them know that a plane might be forced to land by launching a fighter from the other side. Tell them firmly not to stop or slow down until they are out on the high seas.”
“I got it!”
‘Finally, this is the beginning of the game.’
Thinking like this, Jeong-hwan turned his head to South Korean President Noh Yun-hyeon, who looked at him with a worried face as he exchanged whispers.
He was sitting on the street where he couldn’t hear the whispers, but he knew immediately that something had happened and was already looking at Jeonghwan.
“It seems that the general secretary has an urgent need to go.”
“That’s right. On this delightful day, I wanted to sit for a long time and continue to commemorate a new chapter in inter-Korean relations that will go down in history, but it seems difficult. I’ll ask for your pardon first.”
“Oh my, isn’t that what country affairs are all about? Come on.”
“… … Aren’t you going to ask what’s going on?”
When Junghwan asked such a question as if he was a little surprised, Noh Yunhyeon laughed softly and shook his head.
“Ah, there is such a thing as customs and courtesy between countries, how can I do that? And if it’s something that the general secretary rushes to, no matter how late or early, we’ll find out soon enough, right? Maybe I got it wrong?”
“No, that’s right. You will probably be surprised when you hear the news soon.”
At Noh Yun-hyun’s generosity, Jung-hwan smiled for the first time today, or maybe for the first time since meeting him.
Little by little, I began to think that helping Park Geum-hye, not Park Geum-hye, become the president of Korea may not have been in vain.
Of course, apart from Jeonghwan’s personal emotional changes, he never wanted the contingency he envisioned in the current conflict between North America and North America over this Edward Snowden to happen.
“Thank you for your understanding. Then we will see you again at the Tokyo G20 Summit this year. Please enjoy your schedule slowly.”
“I will. Ttt, if the G20 meeting had been held in Seoul, Korea as originally scheduled, it would have been easier for the general secretary to come as well. Aren’t Japanese people famous for their lobbying skills and Japan money? It’s a shame that our Republic of Korea is sad because it’s sticking close to the ears of the US and making them listen only to their views… … .”
“… … Hmm, well, well, there will come a day when the Japanese will also be upset. Maybe it’s already happened. Then come on.”
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“Now then, I guess the time has come for me to find out more about what this Edward Snowden friend is doing at the NSA, and what exactly the PRISM project he was working with. Everyone, and above all, what did that friend named Jeonghwan Kim ate wrong? Wasn’t that friend a pro-American? No, before that, is this kidnapping or exile?”
“dismissal. As I have already sent you in a memo, this is an issue that could seriously harm the security of this United States. To be honest, the White House’s job now is not to hold meetings like this, but to immediately issue a flight ban or block airspace to prevent Snowden from leaving US territory. The North Korean plane with Snowden on it must have already taken off… … !!!”
“To be precise, a base exclusively for North Korean leaders. I sent it back because of diplomatic relations, but unless North Korea suddenly turns its head and wants to go back to its father’s time 20 years ago, I’ll give it back to us. Rather, tell me more about this prism project. Why didn’t I get a detailed report?”
At that time, in the Oval Office, the Oval Office of the US President of the White House, which is called ‘the loneliest place in the world’ or ‘Oval of the Free World Leader’, an urgent meeting was held with US President John McCain at the head.
At the meeting, the heads of the United States Intelligence Community, such as the CIA, FBI, and NSA, gave McCain strong authority to take additional measures following the call of the North Korean ambassador to North Korea. .
John McCain, a former naval war hero and a veteran of the Senate Intelligence-Defense Sector Committee, is clearly a conservative Republican who puts America’s security above all else.
However, he is also a politician who has long maintained that he is sensitive to the freedoms and rights of individuals that Americans love so much, and that the power and authority of state institutions should be exercised within the scope of the law.
And to such McCain, they were worried that this Pandora’s box, the ‘Prism Project’, which they had been operating for quite some time (before China went crazy) would be seen as an illegal act that infringes on American rights.
‘Damn it, anyway, I wouldn’t start his human rights abuses when a foreign leader stole a friend from within our territory who had access to the most sensitive secrets of our intelligence network. I must be as pure as possible.’
I hope that you will not be ignorant of reality like a university professor, saying, ‘This is against the beliefs and values of the United States’, ‘This kind of behavior destroys the moral superiority that sets the United States apart from other rogue countries’. In the end, the director of the NSA, who can be said to be a party to this issue, took the gun and started explaining.
“Sir, do you know what the NSA is and what role it plays in the security of this United States of America?”
“It collects and analyzes signal information (SIGNT) to preemptively block threats that could endanger the security of the United States. All I know is that a no-tan like me does something by beating a computer keyboard… … In today’s world where everything runs on the internet, these guys often ask for much more useful information than the CIA.”
“You know too well! This friend named Edward Snowden, now flying over the Pacific on the North Korean supreme leader’s private jet, was the senior manager of the Prism Project operated by the NSA. It has a very high security level, so it knows everything about the Prism Project, as well as virtually all kinds of sensitive information-gathering activities and secrets within the NSA. That is why he must never fall into the hands of North Korean leader Kim Jung-hwan.”
“I wonder how Snowden’s identity was exposed to the North Korean intelligence authorities, and how an alternative North Korean leader could just grab him and kidnap him. NSA employees don’t even tell their families about their jobs, and they tacitly encourage in-house marriages! Where is the hole in our security system? … .”
In fact, contrary to the self-deprecation of the open air, John McCain knew very well what the NSA was and how capable it was.
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National Security Agency, i.e. National Security Agency.From World War II, the CIA and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which began its first activities as a sub-department of the CIA and Nazi Germany to crack codes, can be summarized as ‘the world’s best unofficial code breaking agency’.
Although it started as a sub-department of the CIA, it far surpassed its parent agency, the CIA, in terms of its ability to decrypt and collect communication and signal information through wiretapping, so that ‘the enemy’s code that the CIA claimed to be solved was actually solved by the NSA 10 years ago. There are even rumors that it is hard to laugh at, saying, “The password was not revealed.”
However, beyond just one intelligence agency, this terrifying institution, which even raises credible speculations that it is more advanced than any other university or research institution in cryptography and supercomputer fields, had a limit, not a limit.
It was that he could exercise its powerful power only within the scope stipulated by the Constitution of the United States.
At least until now, McCain knew that.
“It sounds like this prism project is very important.”
“That’s right. In summary, this Prism project is a project that extracts all information that threatens the security of the United States by directly connecting to the servers of Internet service providers such as our IT companies, Google, Facebook, and AT&T all over the world. plan.”
“… … Hmm, yes what… … Good. It is said that war these days is not fought with missiles and bullets, but with computers. But, of course, it must have been with a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, right?”
“ah… … that is… … Given the complexity of the legal and administrative process and the time it takes… … We can’t wait for the millennium-year-old warrant to come out when we don’t know when the enemy’s spies will go abroad.”
“… … I mean, it was illegally executed.”
“As you are well aware, espionage warfare sometimes requires you to act extra-legally, as in this case.”
McCain looked at the intelligence chiefs who were sweating and making excuses for a moment with a complicated expression, then nodded.
McCain was well aware that China and President Bo Si-lai were coming out unpredictably day by day.
Do you not know yourself that they have sent thousands or perhaps tens of thousands of Chinese spies to the US in the past because of their greed for world hegemony over the US, the world’s most powerful country?
He also understood that the United States, which is in the midst of a second Cold War, and has been hit hard by the financial crisis two years ago, sometimes has to do whatever it takes.
And McCain convinces himself that these actions ultimately serve to defend freedom and American democracy against China, which seeks to spread tyranny and oppression around the world.
Just as the intelligence officers were about to breathe a sigh of relief, McCain asked again, his eyes shining.
“By the way, ‘all’ information? That means… … Does this mean that you have conducted wiretapping at home, that is, even targeting American citizens?”
“It is limited to ‘citizens who are concerned about the possibility of endangering the security of the United States’. It is never used to infringe Americans’ constitutional rights, such as privacy or privacy!”
“… … Hey guys, but anyway. Isn’t it the freedom and rights of those Americans that we are trying to protect? … .”
“dismissal! How many Chinese… … So, if you know how we’ve stopped cyberattacks and capture attempts against U.S. corporations, government agencies and their members in adversary countries, you’ll understand our sincerity! Of course, we attacked first, but… … In any case, the more data, the wider the surveillance network, the safer this country will be.”
“… … .”
“If Snowden speaks out in front of the camera, it will be a devastating loss not only for us, but also for our allies, such as the UK and Canada, who have co-operated this Prism Project! When it is not enough to build a global surveillance system by expanding the network of reliable allies and intelligence, can the United States play the role of a leader in the free world only if one of these potential traitors is not properly imprisoned?”
“… … Let’s discuss the illegality of this project later. What matters now is the future of North Korea and its leader, Kim Jung-hwan. I’ll have to clarify whether it’s forced kidnapping, voluntary exile, or apostasy. The former should show bitterness right away, but the latter… … .”
“It doesn’t matter either way. We must do everything we can to stop Snowden from opening his mouth and revealing the Prism Project to the world. In particular, if the fact that we have eavesdropped on our allies, such as France, Germany, Israel, and South Korea, leaks out, it will be catastrophic for US diplomatic relations.”
As the prism project bursts out one by one, McCain tried to say more with a displeased face, but he swallowed it.
As I just said, the important thing now is to somehow quietly get Snowden out of Kim’s grasp and finish this work quietly, not because he’s fighting with his aides.
But it was then.
“Even if you can’t stop a private plane, if you move quickly, you can get it under the water before the full picture of the project is revealed. Talk to the North Korean leader and put pressure on him that he could withdraw all US private capital that went into North Korea. and… … .”
“… … I’m sorry to say, President? I think you should turn on CNN now.”
The faces of the intelligence officers who were seated around the oval office, who were seated around them, became pale and hard at the words of an aide who quietly opened the door to the oval office and came in with a trembling voice.
When the NSA director lifted the remote control with trembling hands and turned on the TV hanging in the oval office, a white man in silver-rimmed glasses was talking to the camera flash, with the words ‘LIVE’ hanging under the CNN logo.
The caption reads, ‘NSA Senior Analyst Edward Snowden, Shocking Revelation – Illegal Domestic Wiretapping and Civilian Inspection by the US Government! It was broadcast live in North Korea Pyongyang.
– I will make it clear at this point. I, Edward Joseph Snowden, I am not a traitor. I am not a Chinese or Russian spy. I’m just an American trying to set people free from oppression. Here’s how the US government illegally opens your email and credit card payment records. The project is called Prism… … .
“… … Hey guys.”
“Yes, sir?”
“Right now, connect me to the Pyongyang clerk’s office through the hotline. We need to figure out what the hell Kim Jeong-hwan is for, provoking us with this bullshit and going crazy.”