Escaping into North Korea
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There was an interesting documentary made about one of the US soldiers that previously had defected to DPRK.
(I listened to a talk from the guy (Nick Bonner)who made the movie. Quite interesting.
"In 1962, a U.S. soldier sent to guard the peace in South Korea deserted his unit, walked across the most heavily fortified area on earth and defected to the Cold War enemy, the communist state of North Korea. He then simply disappeared from the face of the known world.
Dresnok became a coveted star of the North Korean propaganda machine and found fame acting in films, typecast as an evil American. He uses Korean as his daily language. He has three sons from two wives and has now lived in North Korea twice as long as he has in America. At one time, there were four Americans living in North Korea. Today, just one remains. Now, after 45 years, the story of Comrade Joe, the last American defector in North Korea, is told."
https://koryostudio.com/films/crossing-the-line/
Trailer here
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/crossingtheline2 -
Reminiscent of Bo Bergdahl. The second season of Serial made the mistake of thinking anybody cared about his story.
@Horace said in Escaping into North Korea:
Reminiscent of Bo Bergdahl. The second season of Serial made the mistake of thinking anybody cared about his story.
I do feel bad for him. He was at exactly the right age and had the right kind of adolescent experiences to be completely delusional about who he was and what he was doing. But also, I'd say he more than paid for it. I don't see the point in flagellating him further.
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https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-us-soldier-border-7b0b2f3b87f4cb9352c1cc458ab576b6
"North Korea on Wednesday offered its first official confirmation that it had detained a U.S. soldier who bolted into its country last month, releasing a statement through its state media attributing statements to the Army private that criticized the United States. One expert called the announcement “100% North Korean propaganda.” "
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The U.S. soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border between the Koreas two months ago was released into American custody Wednesday, according to two officials.
Earlier, North Korea said it would expel Pvt. Travis King — an announcement that surprised some observers who had expected the North to drag out his detention in the hopes of squeezing concessions from Washington at a time of high tensions between the rivals.
https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-us-soldier-travis-king-00c171778e378d95fe1115fe31612ec2
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Army Pvt. Travis King, 24, who fled to North Korea a year ago while on a rotational assignment in South Korea, pleaded guilty today to desertion, disobeying an order and assault during a hearing before a military judge.
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The military judge sentenced King to 12 months confinement, reduced to the grade of E1 and a dishonorable discharge. He has remained in custody in the Otero County jail in New Mexico prior to today’s court appearance. The time King has spent in confinement since his apprehension will count towards his sentence.
