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로드먼은 이날 평양 체육관에서 NBA 출신 스타들과 북한 선수들의 친선경기에 앞서 이 시합을 "최고의 친구" 김정은에게 바친다며 "Happy Birthday" 노래를 불렀다고 AP 통신은 보도했다. .
김정은은 부인 리설주와 함께 특별석에 앉아 경기를 관람했다. 경기장에는 부부 동반한 고위급 관리 등 1만4천명이 자리했다.
이러한 기이한 행동에 대해서 미국정부내 불만들이 나오고 있다.
미국 공화당 중진인 존 매케인(애리조나) 상원의원은 8일(현지시간) 로드먼에 대해 '백치'(idiot)라는 표현까지 써가며 강력 비난했다.
로드먼 방북에 대해서 하프 미국무부 부대변인은 정부는 이번 일에 관여하지 않고 있으며 로드먼은 미국 정부를 대표하지 않는다고 말했다.
(Kh online)
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Rodman sings happy birthday to North Korean leader
Dennis Rodman sang ``Happy Birthday'' to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before leading a squad of former NBA stars in a friendly game Wednesday as part of his ``basketball diplomacy'' that has been criticized in the United States as naive and laughable, AP reported
Rodman dedicated the game to his ``best friend'' Kim, who along with his wife and other senior officials and their wives watched from a special seating area, according to the report. The capacity crowd of about 14,000 at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium clapped loudly as Rodman sang a verse from the birthday song.
According to the report, Rodman said he was honored to be able to play the game in the North Korean capital and called the event ``historic.'' Some members of the U.S. Congress, the NBA and human rights groups, however, say he has become a public relations tool for North Korea's government.
