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2023-07-18 China-Japan-Koreas

US army soldier in North Korea custody after crossing inter-Korean border

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-18 08:46|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 Seventy years of unfinished business.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-18 08:50|| 2023-07-18 08:50|| Front Page Top

#2 ...I've been on that tour. Either way, he ain't comin' back anytime soon.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-07-18 09:18|| 2023-07-18 09:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I think the command is likely more concerned with will the North Koreans respect his/her/them/zim/bim/boom/zoom pronouns?

Posted by Sheba Thease8880 2023-07-18 09:46|| 2023-07-18 09:46|| Front Page Top

#4 ...Oh, this gets BETTER (from CBS news):

The U.S. official told CBS News the troop in question was being escorted back to the United States for disciplinary reasons, but after going through airport security, they somehow returned and managed to join the border tour.

“A U.S. National on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorization, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” U.N. Command said in its statement earlier. “We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident.” …

A person who said they witnessed the event and was part of the same tour group told CBS News they had just visited one of the buildings at the site when “this man gives out a loud ‘ha ha ha,’ and just runs in between some buildings.”

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-07-18 09:48|| 2023-07-18 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 They can keep him.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-07-18 10:11|| 2023-07-18 10:11|| Front Page Top

#6 If that's the case Mike, then I agree with Mr. Hose.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-07-18 11:23|| 2023-07-18 11:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Is Bill Clinton up for another trip to Pyongyang with his knee pads?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-07-18 12:10|| 2023-07-18 12:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Moron, 15 minutes of scripted PR messages full of denouncing "running dog imperialism", "sea of fire" and attempts at modern, poorly worded drivel, far less amusing than classic Nork propagenda. After that, the sudden dietary changes and Warmbier treatment seem likely.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-07-18 12:12|| 2023-07-18 12:12|| Front Page Top

#9 the troop in question was being escorted back to the United States for disciplinary reasons

Usually you could send a miscreant to in country detention for up to 6 months (Pyeongtaek iirc), otherwise they were shipped to Fort Leavenworth.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-07-18 12:44|| 2023-07-18 12:44|| Front Page Top

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