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Maybe he realizes there are people around him who would not tolerate that kind of opening to the west. >> reporter: analyst michael madden who consults with u.s. intelligence agencies about north korean leaders tells cnn one of the top people believed to have just been purged by kim is the foreign minister, who analysts believe could have been imprisoned or executed for espionage. >> this is somebody who had channels to foreign countries. so if kim jong-un and senior north korean officials are negotiating with the united states or negotiating with china about nuclear weapons, they do not need ...