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FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo, U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers cross Nam Han river during a joint military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Yeoncheon near the border with North Korea, in South Korea. North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

NKorea warns of tensions over US-SKorea war games

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Family of NKorea prisoner at State of Union speech

Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 20, 2014 file photo shows American missionary Kenneth Bae speaking to reporters at Pyongyang Friendship Hospital in Pyongyang. The gallery over the House of Representatives is filling up for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Democratic congressmen Rick Larsen of Washington and Charles Rangel of New York announced Tuesday they will host Bae's mother and sister. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon, File)

Kerry meets family of American held by NKorea

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador Glyn Davies listens to a reporter's question during a press conference at a hotel in Beijing, China Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. Davies on Tuesday urged North Korea to pardon imprisoned American Kenneth Bae, saying he was in poor health and needed to return home. Davies&#8217; call for Bae&#8217;s freedom follows a news conference the missionary gave earlier this month at which he said his situation was growing more difficult. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

State Dept. confirms Kerry visit with Bae family, calls for N. Korea to release imprisoned pastor

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

American missionary Kenneth Bae speaks to reporters at Pyongyang Friendship Hospital in Pyongyang Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Bae, 45, who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year, appealed for the U.S. to do its best to secure his release. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

EXCLUSIVE: N. Korea sending message it wants to release captive Kenneth Bae, former envoy says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

American missionary Kenneth Bae speaks to reporters at Pyongyang Friendship Hospital in Pyongyang Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Bae, 45, who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year, appealed for the U.S. to do its best to secure his release. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Sister echoes apology of man held in North Korea

By DOUG ESSER - Associated Press

American missionary Kenneth Bae, second from right, arrives to speak to reporters at Pyongyang Friendship Hospital in Pyongyang Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Bae, 45, who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year, appealed for the U.S. to do its best to secure his release. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Kenneth Bae, captive in North Korea, admits he committed a ‘serious crime’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

American missionary Kenneth Bae speaks to reporters at Pyongyang Friendship Hospital in Pyongyang Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Bae, 45, who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year, appealed for the U.S. to do its best to secure his release. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Family of man held in NKorea worried, encouraged

By DOUG ESSER - Associated Press

American missionary Kenneth Bae speaks to reporters at Pyongyang Friendship Hospital in Pyongyang Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Bae, 45, who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year, appealed for the U.S. to do its best to secure his release. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Jailed American appears before reporters in NKorea

Associated Press

** FILE ** Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman is followed by journalists as he arrives at the Capital International Airport in Beijing from Pyongyang, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Dennis Rodman checks into rehab for alcoholism: agent

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman is followed by journalists as he arrives at the Capital International Airport in Beijing from Pyongyang, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Rodman has checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation center to treat his long-time struggle with alcoholism, his agent says. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

APNewsbreak: Rodman checks into rehab center

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman is followed by journalists as he arrives at the Capital International Airport in Beijing from Pyongyang, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. A squad of former basketball stars led by Rodman had a friendly game with North Korean basketball players in Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Dennis Rodman sorry for failing Kenneth Bae: ‘It’s not my fault’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks at a banquet for rocket scientists in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in this image made from video. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video)

KELLNER: ‘Failed’ states among most dangerous lands for Christians

By Mark A. Kellner

Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman, second right, walks with North Korea's Sports Ministry Vice Minister Son Kwang Ho, third right, upon his arrival at the international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Rodman took a team of former NBA players on a trip for an exhibition game on Kim Jong Un's birthday, Wednesday, Jan. 8. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

EDITORIAL: Double-driveling in Pyongyang

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Dennis Rodman blows a kiss to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seated above in the stands, before an exhibition basketball game with US and North Korean players at an indoor stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Dennis Rodman croons to Kim Jong-un: ‘Happy birthday to you’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times