N.Korea Boasts "We Made US President Cross Pacific & Apologize To Us"; Awards Medal to Kim Jong Un

Yomiuri Shimbun Online ^ | 10 August 2009 | Yomiuri News (in Japanese) w/ AiT Translation

[AmericanInTokyo]

North Korea's Kim Jong Il awarded his son, Kim Jong Un, a special commendation for his direct handling of the 2 captured Americans and Pres. Clinton recently.

Internal speech was made by the Domestic Security Bureau, which said "Comrade Kim Jong En in his brilliance is to be awarded for excellent work. He dealt skillfully with the (2 US journalist) spy incident, and even was able to force a former US President to come all the way over the Pacific Ocean to apologize to us."

[AmericanInTokyo]

I provided the above paraphrase quote in English....Original title is running as:

「スパイ事件で元米大統領謝罪」正雲氏業績と宣伝」

And is available at the link above and HERE in Japanese.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Ping!

[Jet Jaguar]

Yep.

[April Lexington]

Well, Duh! They should have just sent Madeline Albright!

[April Lexington]

Its all about saving face...

And Obama's *ss!

[Jet Jaguar]

For your consideration.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Only a matter of time.

And, they will start seizing MORE Americans, just you watch. Under some kind of pretext. Probably tourists foolish enough to go up there for the Arirang Games. They will plant something on them, detain them and take away their passports, forbid them leave Pyongyang, and ask for another US President and a bag of concessions. Guess which US President will give in to the demands of such a rogue nation?? (You get one guess and the first three dont count).

[HAL9000]

[Cindy]

More than disgusting...thanks for the ping American in Tokyo.

[allmost]

Didn't see this coming. /s
The weakness (appeasement?) of this administration in dealing with tyrannical individuals like Kim Jong-Il makes this world a far more dangerous place. Emboldening thugs, tyrants, and madmen. The obama doctrine.

[AmericanInTokyo]

The most humiliating thing I have seen in years in US foreign policy. Dr. Kissinger weighed in with as much to say the other day. Represhensible. NOW the chickens are coming home to roost. Wonder what CurrentTV, Al Gore, Euna Lee and Laura Ling (the final two right before their multimillion book deal) have to say about that. I also hear they are uppin the executions of Christians on the Chinese-NK border these days, as a result of their recent PR victory and new found boldness. Gee, thanks Current TV and Al Gore. Assholes.

[HAL9000]

Breaking news - An American was just sentenced to eight years of hard labor in Myanmar. Who will they demand come to apologize for America to fetch him home?

And Aung San Suu Kui was sentenced to more 18 months of house arrest.

[HAL9000]

correction - ... 18 more months ...

[AmericanInTokyo]

They are doing this PRECISELY because of the Obama policy to let Clinton go and deal with/apologize to a rogue state.

NOW THE FLOODGATES will open overseas for Americans to be kidnapped or detained as ransom. It is extremely dangerous and extremely troubling. The President needs to be called to direct responsibilty for this situation. The enemies of America are ALL emboldened now. They will deal harshly with the three Americans in Iran, too. They intend to bring America to its knees through capitulation, through this Obama will do exactly that.

[TigerLikesRooster]

There is some movement on the issue of S. Korean locked up in N. Korea several months ago. Rumors are that NK may free him when Hyundai Asan Chairwoman travels to Pyongyang and meet Kim Jong-il. This is probably the same set-up. Media here wonder about what would be the price tag.

Kim Jong-il must think that he can do a lot of favor by giving a chance of grandstanding to those who have been friendly to him: Bill Clinton and Hyundai Asan Chairwoman, in addition to getting international spotlight on himself, showing he is alive and kicking. I still wonder if Slick feels the same way as I said previously. What did Chia Head say to Slick face-to-face? It is possible that Chia said something upsetting to Slick, for example, "You should thank me for granting this occasion for you to shine." or "You and I have so much in common..."

On another note, I still wonder how alive and well he is. They reportedly juice him up for the public occasion many days prior to the event.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Laura and Euna would get multi-million dollar TV interviews, book deals, and possibly movie deals. This whole thing degenerate fast into tawdry media circus. The story of book and TV deals are already raising eye brows in S. Korea. It sounds so unseemly, given the huge price tag attached to it.

[I see my hands]

USA: Global Laughing Stock

[BIGLOOK]

I'm sure he was sincere.

(参勤交代,

[winner3000]

I don’t know if this was a great North Korean achievement. Both Obama and Clinton have apologized for the US for nothing in return at all!

[John Leland 1789]

“Breaking news - An American was just sentenced to eight years of hard labor in Myanmar. Who will they demand come to apologize for America to fetch him home?”

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Thank you. Can you elaborate on the charges that landed the American in prison, and can you provide your source? I’s like to read about this.