And airfield, near atlanta emergency doctor mike flick eager is embarking on a special mission destination. North korea, they said this is a medical evacuation. We need you to go and bring him out. A mission to retrieve u. S. Citizen on a warm beer last seen in public 14 months earlier. A prisoner of the regime of north korea warmongering between rivals, kim jong un and donald trump is at its peak. They will be met with fire and fear is why the world has never see the silent mission on a difficult route. We elected not to use south korea, china, or russia to help us plan a days later on a warm beer is back home, but hes fatally ill. Severe brain damage . Says the coroner, cause unknown. Was it torture . For me, as parents become pawns in a game played by president trump, who later announces that the north Korean Leader knew nothing about warm beer. All i can do is shake my head right today. I was right. When the state department sends emergency dr. Mike flick, eager to north korea. His
Mr. Axelrod admiral, great to see you again. We are two days after veterans day and that was the occasion for this event. There are plenty of public issues right now that i want to ask you about, but i want to defer that for a moment and talk about service itself. And i want to start by talking about how you came by service, because you came by it naturally. You grew up in a family of service. Tell me about your dad, who was quite an interesting person. Adm. Mcraven first, thank you for the invitation to join you today, this is terrific. I certainly enjoy spending time with you and the students of the iop. You are right, i came by it naturally. My father was a world war ii Fighter Pilot. Flew spitfires, actually, which was a british airplane, because at the time when we entered the war, americans did not have planes to take on the german messersmith, so the british loaned us spitfires. Dad flew that for about two years during the war. But my grandfather also served in world war i and i
And we are lucky to have mr. Denis mcdonough, former white house chief of staff. Cabinet rank, we have broken the cabinet rank ceiling here. Former Deputy National security advisor and former advisor to the n. S. C. He is someone who has sat at the nexus of Foreign Policy, u. S. Politics and communication and he knows a Little Something about northeast asia as well. The pride of stillwater, minnesota, he currently is a professor at notre dame and i , think he microing mores the st. Johns University Athletic department from afar. I see the football helmet in the background there, an institution alum. Ch he is a proud he holds a masters degree from Georgetown University and most, i think, notably for those with follow entertainment, played by john hamm in the movie the report. Not many people can say that. Welcome, mr. Mcdonough, to the excellent. Great to be with you. Been looking forward to this conversation and happy to see victor too as well. Finally, someone using my usual title. Le
Chief of staff to president obama. This is 45 minutes. Center for D International studies. This event is 45 minutes. Good evening, good morning, everybody in washington. Good evening, everybody in korea. Welcome to the 15th addition, brought to you by the good folks at kia motors. This week on the capital cable, u. S. Foreign policy, u. S. Elections, bidenharris transitions and their implications for korea and northeast asia. Our guest this week, perfectly positioned to address this critical and evolving set of issues with not just implications in washington, not just implications in seoul, but implications around the world. And we are lucky to have mr. Denis mcdonough, former white house chief of staff. Cabinet rank, we have broken the cabinet rank ceiling here. Former Deputy National security advisor and former advisor to the n. S. C. He is someone who has sat at the nexus of Foreign Policy, u. S. Politics and communication and he knows a Little Something about northeast asia as well
Is over. After night, time crisis calls with Government Officials, japans Prime Minister eventually gives the go ahead. The next morning, look at her as a plane receives clearance to fly from sapporo to pyongyang, a flight route that doesnt officially exist. When the plane was probably 100 miles east of the north korean ballenger, ie, the japanese air Traffic Controller said were now terminating served service. North korea is in front of you have a nice day and then turned off the radio. The Pyongyang Airport contacts the plane by radio hours later on the ground flickers team is escorted to the building where warm beer has been hospitalized. For months we were dropped off at the front door of the hospital and accompanied down a hallway up the stairs. And when we entered the room, there were 2 doctors and 4 nurses. One was the chief of staff of the hospital and one was the doctor who had been charge of autos care during the time that he had been in the hospital. And so they said you can