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Private Travis King, who was imprisoned for 47 days in a South Korean prison for assault, faced discharge from the Army because of his conviction in a foreign country. Following his release on July 10, he was was scheduled to return to Fort Bliss, Texas
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He was escorted as far as customs but left the airport before boarding his plane, he then joined a tour of the Korean border village of Panmunjom, where he ran across the border
According to a woman in the tourist group, King, dressed in civilian clothes, crossed the border, shouting "HA-HA-HA" , before running "between two of the buildings and over to the other side."
(https://i.postimg.cc/t4wgHt5Z/Screenshot-20230817-014753.jpg)
(The Army realized he was missing when he did not get off the flight in Texas as expected...)
Today, Pyongyang acknowledged detaining the soldier. ( He has not been heard from or seen since his crossing though )
https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1692137170-858202507/kcna-report-on-interim-findings-of-investigation-into-american-solider/
Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- KCNA issued the following report:
In the joint security area of Panmunjom on July 18, Juche 112 (2023), there happened an incident in which Travis King, a private 2nd class of the U.S. Army in south Korea, illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK.
At 15:30 on July 18, King, who accompanied tourists to the joint security area of Panmunjom, came to be kept under control by soldiers of the Korean People's Army on duty as he deliberately intruded into the area of the DPRK side between the room for the DPRK-U.S. military contacts and the rest room of security officers along the Military Demarcation Line.
According to an investigation by a relevant organ of the DPRK, Travis King admitted that he illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK.
During the investigation, Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.
He also expressed his willingness to seek refugee in the DPRK or a third country, saying that he was disillusioned at the unequal American society.
The investigation continues. -0-
www.kcna.kp (Juche112.8.16.)
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Wonder if they’ll do to him what they did to that UVA guy Otto.
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Private Travis King, who was imprisoned for 47 days in a South Korean prison for assault, faced discharge from the Army because of his conviction in a foreign country. Following his release on July 10, he was was scheduled to return to Fort Bliss, Texas
(https://i.postimg.cc/XqJZYD63/Screenshot-20230817-014437.jpg)
He was escorted as far as customs but left the airport before boarding his plane, he then joined a tour of the Korean border village of Panmunjom, where he ran across the border
According to a woman in the tourist group, King, dressed in civilian clothes, crossed the border, shouting "HA-HA-HA" , before running "between two of the buildings and over to the other side."
(https://i.postimg.cc/t4wgHt5Z/Screenshot-20230817-014753.jpg)
(The Army realized he was missing when he did not get off the flight in Texas as expected...)
Today, Pyongyang acknowledged detaining the soldier. ( He has not been heard from or seen since his crossing though )
https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1692137170-858202507/kcna-report-on-interim-findings-of-investigation-into-american-solider/
Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- KCNA issued the following report:
In the joint security area of Panmunjom on July 18, Juche 112 (2023), there happened an incident in which Travis King, a private 2nd class of the U.S. Army in south Korea, illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK.
At 15:30 on July 18, King, who accompanied tourists to the joint security area of Panmunjom, came to be kept under control by soldiers of the Korean People's Army on duty as he deliberately intruded into the area of the DPRK side between the room for the DPRK-U.S. military contacts and the rest room of security officers along the Military Demarcation Line.
According to an investigation by a relevant organ of the DPRK, Travis King admitted that he illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK.
During the investigation, Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.
He also expressed his willingness to seek refugee in the DPRK or a third country, saying that he was disillusioned at the unequal American society.
The investigation continues. -0-
www.kcna.kp (Juche112.8.16.)
He's about to find out what racism really is. Those pacman's don't even treat their own people well. Imagine what they are going to do to a 925 thats also US soldier
I'd rather be the guest of honor at a KKK rally wearing a free necktie than to step one foot into North Korea with those taxis
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He's about to find out what racism really is. Those pacman's don't even treat their own people well. Imagine what they are going to do to a 925 thats also US soldier
I'd rather be the guest of honor at a KKK rally wearing a free necktie than to step one foot into North Korea with those taxis
Ha ha ha 🤣 😂🤣
Jeez it must be bad for you to state that. !!
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Private Travis King, who was imprisoned for 47 days in a South Korean prison for assault, faced discharge from the Army because of his conviction in a foreign country. Following his release on July 10, he was was scheduled to return to Fort Bliss, Texas
(https://i.postimg.cc/XqJZYD63/Screenshot-20230817-014437.jpg)
He was escorted as far as customs but left the airport before boarding his plane, he then joined a tour of the Korean border village of Panmunjom, where he ran across the border
According to a woman in the tourist group, King, dressed in civilian clothes, crossed the border, shouting "HA-HA-HA" , before running "between two of the buildings and over to the other side."
(https://i.postimg.cc/t4wgHt5Z/Screenshot-20230817-014753.jpg)
(The Army realized he was missing when he did not get off the flight in Texas as expected...)
Today, Pyongyang acknowledged detaining the soldier. ( He has not been heard from or seen since his crossing though )
https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1692137170-858202507/kcna-report-on-interim-findings-of-investigation-into-american-solider/
Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- KCNA issued the following report:
In the joint security area of Panmunjom on July 18, Juche 112 (2023), there happened an incident in which Travis King, a private 2nd class of the U.S. Army in south Korea, illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK.
At 15:30 on July 18, King, who accompanied tourists to the joint security area of Panmunjom, came to be kept under control by soldiers of the Korean People's Army on duty as he deliberately intruded into the area of the DPRK side between the room for the DPRK-U.S. military contacts and the rest room of security officers along the Military Demarcation Line.
According to an investigation by a relevant organ of the DPRK, Travis King admitted that he illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK.
During the investigation, Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.
He also expressed his willingness to seek refugee in the DPRK or a third country, saying that he was disillusioned at the unequal American society.
The investigation continues. -0-
www.kcna.kp (Juche112.8.16.)
Something doesn't seem right about this.
I'll grant that today's Army is not the same Army I served in (89-92), but in my day, the Army wouldn't send a private on an official trip without an NCO escort even to attend an award ceremony, much less on the way to receiving adverse administrative action.
My guess is that the Army is covering up one of two things: either the NCO escort willingly aided/abetted Pvt King's escape, or the NCO failed to keep Pvt King secured out of either incompetence or cowardice.
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They'll strap this dude to a tree and shot an ICBM at him :D
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I suppose they could use him for propaganda,as a living example of a disappointed American,to tell the story of how USA sucks and he could be treated well there. Maybe even meet Kim.
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The timing is also interesting. KCNA "coincidentally" published this short statement just 24h before The U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea’s human rights situation ( The United States holds the Security Council presidency this month)
King's been missing for four weeks at this point.
The fact that Korean Central News Agency's statement emphasised King's illegal entry could be bad news too imo. At this point they could very well decide to punish him rather than reward him for his actions.
The agency also concluded by noting the DPRK is "continuing its investigation", a hint that the Authorities are in no rush to negotiate King's return to the US just yet and perhaps remain largely undecided on his fate themselves.
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I suppose they could use him for propaganda,as a living example of a disappointed American,to tell the story of how USA sucks and he could be treated well there. Maybe even meet Kim.
He's a black in an all Asian country...literally its 99.8. They are prob going to to put him in a petting zoo, feed him bananas, and have visitors throw onions at him
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He's a black in an all Asian country...literally its 99.8. They are prob going to to put him in a petting zoo, feed him bananas, and have visitors throw onions at him
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He's a black in an all Asian country...literally its 99.8. They are prob going to to put him in a petting zoo, feed him bananas, and have visitors throw onions at him
Ha ha ha
Vince is coming out with some funnies .
😂🤣😂
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Things have to be really shitty if you're even considering DEFECTING TO NORTH KOREA!
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This is the Vince we've known for decades.. Hilarious!! ;D
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Horrible situation to be half black in the current climate. These ninjas have no fight in them, fucking pussies! Passport bullshit for prostitution with lies about fit and friendly women, following dumb negros like Kevin Samuels who dies with a Red Bull in one hand and a hooooka, who doesn't know CPR, in the other, crime, lack of education as collective, disrespecting the women who give birth to them, fatherless sons running wild, and this bozo. GOD DOES NOT REWARD TREASON!
Tired of the warnings!
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He's a black in an all Asian country...literally its 99.8. They are prob going to to put him in a petting zoo, feed him bananas, and have visitors throw onions at him
Especially if he gets caught fucking a noodle whore.
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Horrible situation to be half black in the current climate. These ninjas have no fight in them, fucking pussies! Passport bullshit for prostitution with lies about fit and friendly women, following dumb negros like Kevin Samuels who dies with a Red Bull in one hand and a hooooka, who doesn't know CPR, in the other, crime, lack of education as collective, disrespecting the women who give these ninja birth and this bozo. GOD DOES NOT REWARD TREASON!
Like usual... HUH????? ??? ???
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Like usual... HUH????? ??? ???
Go do your steroids.
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Let's send all our criminals to North Korea.
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Horrible situation to be half black in the current climate. These ninjas have no fight in them, fucking pussies! Passport bullshit for prostitution with lies about fit and friendly women, following dumb negros like Kevin Samuels who dies with a Red Bull in one hand and a hooooka, who doesn't know CPR, in the other, crime, lack of education as collective, disrespecting the women who give birth to them, fatherless sons running wild, and this bozo. GOD DOES NOT REWARD TREASON!
Tired of the warnings!
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Kevin Samuels was living on borrowed time and he knew it. He was having heart issues for years and took medicine for it. That thing finally went bust and no amount of CPR would help at that point. At least he died with a fine lass next to him. Can't really ask for much more
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Especially if he gets caught fucking a noodle whore.
He's in one of their jails, he's not going to be fucking anything unless the scientists decide to cross breed him with a monkey or something. They do shit like that over there.. He will be used as a tool of propaganda by North Korea to show proof that the US doesnt care about their people. North Koreans still think that we drink "snow coffee"
Once they are finished with him, they will put him on trial for spying and will be executed if Biden doesnt pay up the cash
For more information
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He's about to find out what racism really is. Those pacman's don't even treat their own people well. Imagine what they are going to do to a 925 thats also US soldier
I'd rather be the guest of honor at a KKK rally wearing a free necktie than to step one foot into North Korea with those taxis
he also looks quite camp
The "ha, ha" when he ran away sounds like something a homo would do
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he also looks quite camp
The "ha, ha" when he ran away sounds like something a homo would do
True
Looks a bit homer
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He's about to find out what racism really is. Those pacman's don't even treat their own people well. Imagine what they are going to do to a 925 thats also US soldier
I'd rather be the guest of honor at a KKK rally wearing a free necktie than to step one foot into North Korea with those taxis
Hahaha now that was funny.
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Go do your steroids.
LOL gthang ready to bring the fight!
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Like usual... HUH????? ??? ???
Right, wtf was just said there? Hahaha. You gotta wonder if gthang rambles like this in public and people think he just escaped an insane asylum.
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On one hand you have kids like Otto Warmbier who was arrested January 2016 during a study trip to North Korea for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster.
He was sentenced to 15 years hard labour but was returned to the U.S. in 2017, horribly injured and on the verge of death after suffering intense torture in prison.
Ont the other hand you got creeps like Matthew Miller who was actually trying to get arrested there and was apparently "looking forward" to being subjected to torture.
( his story doesn't sound right anyway )
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/20/-sp-north-korea-matthew-miller
For most people visiting North Korea, the prospect of being arrested during their trip is a source of some concern. But for 25-year old Californian Matthew Miller, it’s exactly what he hoped for.
“My main fear was that they would not arrest me when I arrived,”
“I was trying to stay in the country,” said Miller. “They wanted me to leave. The very first night they said, ‘We want you to leave on the next flight.’ But I refused. I just did not leave.”
On his flight from China to Pyongyang, Miller had intentionally damaged his tourist visa. Fifteen days later, after a series of run-ins with Pyongyang authorities, he was removed from his tourist hotel and detained.
Miller says it was only after much persuasion on his part that authorities finally took him in.
Finally, at a show trial in September, he was sentenced to six years of hard labour for entering the country illegally and committing “hostile acts” against the state – a charge he now describes as both true and false.
They wanted me to leave. The very first night they said, ‘We want you to leave on the next flight.’ But I refused. I just did not leave
Snapshots of pages torn from Miller’s notebook were circulated by state media, after his show trial, revealing statements he now describes as strategic lies to help with his attempt to remain in North Korea. In it, entries appeared to show support for removing “the American military from South Korea” and included claims that Miller was a “hacker” with some involvement with Wikileaks.
“I wrote the notebook in China just before going to North Korea,” said Miller. “The purpose was just having it written is easier than explaining in person. Since it was filled with a number of extravagant things… perhaps the notebook was a little too much over the top, they instantly knew it was false and wanted to know my true purpose of visiting.”
The true purpose, Miller insists, was to simply learn for himself what North Korea was all about.
“I was not there to give secret information or anything like that. I just wanted to speak to an ordinary North Korean person about normal things,” he said.
“I think it was mistake but it was successful,” he said over several days of interviews.
“I was in control of my situation. I knew the risks and consequences. My trip has probably resulted in no change for anyone, except for me. I do feel guilt for the crime. It was a crime. I wasted a lot of time of the North Koreans’ and the Americans’, of all of the officials who spent time with my case.”
Miller said he had prepared himself for the ordeal he believed he would face in detention, but was surprised by how well he was treated. He was allowed to keep possession of his iPhone and iPad for “at least a month” after his arrival in North Korea, enabling him to listen to music and access other stored information, although he could not use them to send or receive messages from elsewhere.
“This might sound strange, but I was prepared for the ‘torture’. But instead of that I was killed with kindness, and with that my mind folded and the plan fell apart,” he said, speaking from his home in California.
Miller said he was initially held in the Yanggakdo International Hotel in Pyongyang, where he said North Korean officials urged him to leave the country, but he refused.
I was not there to give secret information or anything like that. I just wanted to speak to an ordinary North Korean person about normal things
He was not formally detained until his third week in North Korea, when he was moved to what he described as a “guest house” – the same place where he said fellow American Kenneth Bae was being held – along with several other unidentified prisoners. Miller would ultimately stay there for five more months.
At the “guest house” he was kept in a room locked from the outside under stricter detention. “They would deliver me food. There were other prisoners in the guest house, too. I could hear them unlocking the doors from the outside to deliver them food,” he said.
After he was formally tried, convicted, and sentenced on 14 September to six years of “hard labour”, he was moved again to a more conventional prison facility on the outskirts of Pyongyang. “It was kind of a farm place,” Miller said. “They had all control. I would go out to work to move stones, take out weeds.”
As part of the show trial, Miller had apologised to the North Korean regime for his crimes, an apology he now insists was genuine.
“I wanted to meet North Korean people face to face in a way that a normal tour would not be enough,” said Miller.” I spent a good five months having many conversations with various people.”
Miller said he became particularly friendly with a translator he met on his first day in the country. “We met everyday and would have conversations. We would play billiards together.”
“He said he was a tour guide for five years and then moved up the ranks. He said he was with [former NBA player] Dennis Rodman during Kim Jong-un’s birthday. He said he travelled overseas on business trips. He spoke perfect English,” said Miller.
However, he is not yet ready to share the details of the other conversations he so desperately wanted.
“I might elaborate on that or I might just keep it as a personal experience,”
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People these days
I do not understand them
You avoid North Korea like the Plague, unless you have a death wish
Nobody gets treated well there, not even their own citizens
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People these days
I do not understand them
You avoid North Korea like the Plague, unless you have a death wish
Nobody gets treated well there, not even their own citizens
Dennis Rodman gets treated like royalty.
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Dennis Rodman gets treated :P like royalty.
Kim is obsessed with basketball. It"s a known fact from his school days in Switzerland.
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North Korea to US. You can have you black back...
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beat me to it
https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1695814510-607081799/kcna-report-on-final-findings-of-investigation-into-american-solider/
KCNA Report on Final Findings of Investigation into American Solider
Date: 27/09/2023 | Source: KCNA.kp (En) | Read original version at source
Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) -- The investigation into Travis King, a soldier of the U.S. Army who was detained after illegally intruding into the territory of the DPRK in the joint security area of Panmunjom on July 18, has been finished.
According to the investigation by a relevant organ of the DPRK, Travis King confessed that he illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. army and was disillusioned about the unequal U.S. society.
The relevant organ of the DPRK decided to expel Travis King, a soldier of the U.S. Army who illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK, under the law of the Republic. -0-
www.kcna.kp (Juche112.9.27.)
Sullivan is already patting himself on the back
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/27/asia/north-korea-travis-king-expel-intl/index.html
CNN
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US Army Private Travis King has been returned to American custody, two US officials said Wednesday, weeks after he crossed into North Korea.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that the US has “secured the return of Private Travis King” in a statement on Wednesday morning.
“We appreciate the dedication of the interagency team that has worked tirelessly out of concern for Private King’s wellbeing. In addition, we thank the government of Sweden for its diplomatic role serving as the protecting power for the United States in the DPRK and the government of the People’s Republic of China for its assistance in facilitating the transit of Private King,” Sullivan said in the statement.
Earlier North Korean state media KCNA reported that the secretive state had decided “to expel” King, who entered its territory during a tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA) between North and South Korea in July.
The KCNA report said a North Korean investigation into King “has been finished.”
US officials said King was released after “intense diplomacy” between multiple countries culminating in Wednesday’s transfer across the border into China and onward to US custody.
“The US government has successfully facilitated Private Travis King’s departure from the DPRK. His transfer culminates a monthslong effort involving multiple US government agencies undertaken out of concern for Private King’s well-being and a desire to reunite him with his family,” a senior administration official said.
King is expected to be taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio upon his return to the US, two US officials said.
Located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, the medical center is the largest hospital within the Defense Department, according to the hospital’s website.
Brooke Army Medical Center also has a Department of Defense Program known as PISA (Post Isolation Support Activities) to help Americans acclimate back to normal life after being detained. Both Trevor Reed and Brittney Griner went there after they were released from detention in Russia.
Asked when King would travel to the United States, the officials said “relatively soon” but could not say specifically when he was traveling.
Sweden and China’s involvement
The Pentagon released a statement thanking the Chinese and Swedish governments for their assistance in securing King’s release.
“U.S. officials have secured the return of Private Travis King from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). We appreciate the hard work of personnel in the Army, United States Forces Korea, and across the Department of Defense to bring Private King home, and we thank the governments of Sweden and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for their assistance,” Pentagon press secretary Brig. General Pat Ryder said in the statement.
Swedish embassy spokesman David Lunderquist confirmed that Sweden played a role in getting King released.
China’s role was limited to helping facilitate King’s transfer out of North Korea, but otherwise Bejing did not play a “mediating role,” a US official said.
The US received word earlier this month from Sweden, which acts as the US protecting power in North Korea, that Pyongyang wanted to release King.’
A spokesperson for King’s mother, Claudine Gates said she will be “forever grateful” for the efforts to free her son.
“Ms. Gates will be forever grateful to the United States Army and all its interagency partners for a job well done. For the foreseeable future, the family asks for privacy, and Ms. Gates does not intend to give any interviews,” the statement from Jonathan Franks said.
King, the senior administration official said, is in “good health and good spirits as he makes his way home.” Pressed by CNN’s Jeremy Diamond on whether King wanted to return to the US, the official said, it became “quite clear” to US diplomats that “Private King was very happy to be on his way home.”
Asked whether the US made any concessions to North Korea for the transfer, officials emphatically said no.
“The answer is simple: There were none. Full stop,” the senior official said.
President Joe Biden and other top administration leadership have been “closely briefed and following events as they unfold,” the official added.
US military officials have said that King “willfully and without authorization” crossed into North Korea in July. King had been released from a detention facility in South Korea just over a week before running across the demarcation line – punishment which appeared to stem from an October 2022 incident in which he allegedly pushed and punched a victim in the face at a club in Seoul, according to court documents.
Asked if King could be facing a court martial, or charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, an official emphasized that the focus for the next several weeks would be on King’s health as he gets back “on solid footing.”
“We’ll address any administrative actions that may follow after the reintegration process,” the official said.
The official added that the focus within the military is having a “very talented and experienced team” evaluate King and address “any medical and emotional concerns.” Asked about his absent without leave, or AWOL, status, the official said they would work through “all those administrative status questions following the completion of his reintegration.”
The officials facilitated a phone call between King and his family, an official said.
King is ‘looking forward to being reunited with his family’
“He is very much looking forward to being reunited with his family. That is the sentiment that is pervading all else right now,” an official said.
Asked whether Biden had spoken with Private King or his family, senior administration officials demurred, pointing instead to the call they facilitated between King and his family.
North Korea claimed on Wednesday that King has “confessed that he illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. army and was disillusioned about the unequal U.S. society.”
CNN cannot verify whether these are King’s own words.
There is no physical barrier inside the JSA, and a US official had previously said that after bolting over the demarcation line delineating the border, King tried to enter a North Korean facility – but the door was locked. He then ran to the back of the building, at which point he was hurried into a van and driven away by North Korean guards.
King, a cavalry scout who joined the military in January 2021, was released from a detention facility in South Korea just over a week before the incident, where he had served 50 days doing labor, defense officials told CNN.
The day before he crossed into North Korea, King was supposed to board a flight to Texas, where he was to face disciplinary procedures. But after Army escorts released him at a security checkpoint at Incheon International Airport near Seoul, King left the airport on his own.
The next day, he joined a tour of the JSA he had previously booked with a private company.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said last month that it “would not be out of character” for North Korea to use the US soldier as a propaganda tool or bargaining chip.
“They certainly could. … We haven’t seen any indication that that’s exactly what’s afoot here, but certainly would not be out of character for them,” Kirby told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.” “What we’re focused on is trying to make sure we can get information about him.”
Kirby added at that time that King’s location was unclear, as well as “the conditions he’s being held” and information about his health.
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He's a black in an all Asian country...literally its 99.8. They are prob going to to put him in a petting zoo, feed him bananas, and have visitors throw onions at him
have you been fed bananas and had onions thrown at you Twinkie?
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He'll have his first non rice meal in weeks.
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Update from ABL:
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Go do your steroids.
Uh Oh!
Them's fighting words!
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maybe it was all the pedophilia on his PC
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have you been fed bananas and had onions thrown at you Twinkie?
fuck you quacker.