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Freed Americans Leave North Korea, as Trump Prepares to Welcome Them Home
NY Times ^ | May 9, 2018 | Peter Baker and Choe Sang-Hun

Posted on 05/09/2018 2:24:21 PM PDT by Innovative

Three American prisoners freed by North Korea were flying back to the United States on Wednesday, heading toward an air base where President Trump planned to personally welcome them home as he celebrates a diplomatic breakthrough in advance of nuclear talks.

The three prisoners, all American citizens of Korean descent, were described as healthy and able to walk on their own after months of imprisonment by one of the world’s most repressive governments. They were scheduled to land at 2 a.m. Thursday at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, where Mr. Trump intended to greet them.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: andrewsafb; freedamericans; hostages; korea; nkorea; trump; trumpasia; welcomehome
Great.

A gesture of good will, we hope.

1 posted on 05/09/2018 2:24:22 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

I wonder if this means that Mueller will leak something tomorrow so that the media can talk about that rather than about the three Americans coming home from Korea.


2 posted on 05/09/2018 2:29:23 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

Or another mass shooting...anything to keep positives out of the news cycle.


3 posted on 05/09/2018 2:30:54 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Innovative

By next week the meme will be that obunghole really deserves the credit...Just like the new vibrant Trump economy is also a result of obunghole policies...


4 posted on 05/09/2018 2:40:52 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: SuperLuminal

The enemedia can stick their lies and distortions in their obungholes.


5 posted on 05/09/2018 2:43:47 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Innovative

They’ve been held longer than just “months”.


6 posted on 05/09/2018 2:44:19 PM PDT by VA40
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They’ve been held longer than just “months”.

Another sad attempt at downplaying good news by the NYTimes. One can report time in months, even when inappropriate. Like I’m 720 months old.


7 posted on 05/09/2018 2:52:14 PM PDT by Flick Lives (The FBI is the Mob)
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To: Innovative

Anyone know if it will be televised?


8 posted on 05/09/2018 2:53:54 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: Innovative

Liberals are doing such a number on this country. We are ins uch a severe decline that in another 2 years those hostages will wish they were back in North Korea.


9 posted on 05/09/2018 2:57:00 PM PDT by Angels27
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Anyone know if it will be televised?

Probably by Fox. The others would NEVER want to broadcast any good news. So pathetic.

10 posted on 05/09/2018 3:13:03 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Innovative
What kind of writing is this? “Where President Trump intended to meet them. This is past tense. Is the article for tomorrow after PDJT fails to show up?
11 posted on 05/09/2018 3:42:29 PM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever!)
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To: Innovative

Winning! Did Barack accomplish this with his worthless hope and change? Nope! Keep winning for us Mr. President. I am not tired of it yet...and I never will be.

JoMa


12 posted on 05/09/2018 3:48:07 PM PDT by joma89
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To: Innovative
Did former president monkey ears welcome home any Americans held prisoner?

He had 8 years and I don't remember any stories like that.

13 posted on 05/09/2018 6:26:07 PM PDT by A Cyrenian (Nobody is perfect. And I'm nobody.)
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To: Innovative

This isn’t a breakthrough in “nuclear talks.” It’s an u,tomato to Kim to denuclearize. NYT is unspeakable. Could we exchange NYT reporters to the Norks?


14 posted on 05/09/2018 11:51:57 PM PDT by confederatecarpetbag
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