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The only thing worse than being a hostage in North Korea may be knowing that you’re going to be rescued by your government … and then having to wait two extra days because of plane trouble. That’s apparently what happened to Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller, when the C-40 aircraft carrying Intelligence Director James Clapper broke down on its way to Pyongyang. What the Boeing did, exactly, to piss off its heavenly overlords is unclear, but the Air Force has reportedly had a bit of trouble with similar models.
