Posted on 07/22/2023 1:27:00 PM PDT by thegagline
American soldier Travis King had shown signs of possibly defecting from the Army nearly a year before he fled into North Korean territory, telling military officials while serving in South Korea that he would not “return to post or America.”
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It was not the first sign of trouble for the Wisconsin native, who was facing assault allegations over a fight at a club on Sept. 25.
[On] Sept. 4, while serving at Camp Bonifas near the southern end of the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea, King skipped out on his daily formation and took off to a nearby city, ***
When the base managed to reach King, who served as a cavalry scout, he “refused to return to post or America,” a U.S. official told the outlet.
*** Asked whether Pyongyang might torture King, Blinken said: “There are certainly concerns based on what we’ve seen in the past and the way that North Korea has treated those it’s detained.”
King, an Army Private 2nd Class, was scheduled to return to the United States on Monday but managed to slip past his military escort and was seen wearing civilian clothes during a tour of the Joint Security Area inside the DMZ.
US officials said King had made a “deliberate decision” to enter North Korea, but have yet to explain how he managed to outsmart his handlers at Incheon International Airport — and make it all the way to the village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ the next day.
King, who reportedly shouted “ha ha ha” during his mad dash into North Korea, was heading to Fort Bliss after spending nearly two months at a South Korean detention center over the assault charge.
He faced a dishonorable discharge from the Army over his conviction, a defense source said.
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Total idiot. Probably had done level of support from DPRK embeds in ROK after he would have contracted them by email through any NK embassy overseas.
Next thing you know he’ll start publicly praising Kim Jong Un some kind of genius, not mentioning his cruelty or Christian persecution. (Oh, and offer to build top World class golf courses from Kim on their east coast near Wonsan. ) scumbag
Ebonics spelling police! Hope this helps!
He fled to the DPRK? With any luck, he’s already strung up by the boys and having bamboo shoots inserted into various orifices. The North Koreans lack trust, no matter who a person says they are.
Well, good riddance.
He is going to be in for a ride surprise
I think a soldier wearing civilian clothes is subject to instant death penalty.
Good. Let him rot there, dining on dirt and bugs.
Warmbier was a sad case.
With this guy’s violent streak, he’s not gonna live long there. I don’t think he’s laughing anymore.
First, we need to know its pronouns...
LOL darn phone
He’s going to be in for a RUDE surprise
Probably PV-2
Welcome to the Hotel North Korea
We are all just prisoners here
Of our own device
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave
I don’t know what this guy’s MOS was. He could have been a grunt (infantry) without access to sensitive/classified information.
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MOS was calvary scout. ie dumb grunt.
I think a soldier wearing civilian clothes is subject to instant death penalty.
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He will be definitely treated as a spy and beaten until he talks. Just how far the Norks will go in the beatings is limited only by his natural resistance to massive trauma.
Are we finally beginning to export our own mentally ill, instead of decades of importing other nations’? I doubt it. this is a one-off and in the U.S. communist manifesto.
He’s Black
Our education system being what it is, I bet he didn’t know anything at all about what kind of place North Korea is.
Accordingly, Biden will pay a king’s ransom to get him back. Upon his return, he will be promoted to the rank of General of the Army.
Blacks, as an oppressed minority, can’t be racist, so there’s nothing to see here. Pls move along...
Police placed Pvt. Travis King in the backseat of their patrol car where he shouted expletives and insults against Koreans, the Korean army, and the Korean police, the ruling said.
I move to send not Dennis Rodman, but Brittney Griner, to North Korea, to negotiate Travis King’s release.
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