We don't intend to attack North Korea, we don't have any hostile intent notwithstanding their claims,

It's only North Korea that claims current conditions are unfavorable

That's what happened, notwithstanding any cell phone reports to the contrary,

All of North Korea is a jail.

[He said he had] extensive discussions ... strong views, and I have conveyed them to the North Koreans.

Inside, I’m assaulted by the evening propaganda broadcasts coming over the apartment’s hardwired loudspeaker. There’s one in every apartment and factory floor in Pyongyang