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North Korea confirms US Army defector Travis King is in country; said soldier wants refuge from ‘mistreatment,’ racism
The New York Post ^
| 08/15/2023
| Katherine Donlevy
Posted on 08/15/2023 6:30:09 PM PDT by thegagline
North Korea finally confirmed Tuesday that US soldier Travis King is being detained in the country — nearly a month after he bolted across the border.
King told investigators that he had decided to enter North Korea because he “harbored ill feelings against inhuman mistreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army,” officials said.
The 23-year-old also expressed his willingness to seek refuge in North Korea or a third country, saying he “was disillusioned at the unequal American society,” the North Korean official news agency, KCN, said in a statemen
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: awol; black; korea; northkorea; racism; traitor
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To: thegagline
Surprise, surprise, surprise...
To: thegagline
Guys got that special "something" the rats like.
Bribem probably trade an aircraft carrier to get this poor abused teen back.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:44:21 PM PDT
by
skimbell
To: Gay State Conservative
“Sensitive info” does not matter any more unless we turn over sensitive missile info to Norkea as part of the deal to “rescue” this idiot.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:45:20 PM PDT
by
arthurus
(covfefe deop)
To: thegagline
Well . . . byeeeeeeeeeee!
To: thegagline
He i stead will have refuge from food and freedom, relatively speaking. And probably life itself as they will work to get intel from him.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:45:41 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: DoughtyOne
He is on a steep learning curve in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea but he may lose consciousness down the road in that neighborhood.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:46:10 PM PDT
by
Nextrush
(FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
To: thegagline
Remember the source of the statements about unequal treatment et. al. is that well known bastion of truth the DPRK NewsPropaganda Service. That said, I am aware that he apparently went to North Korea voluntarily, and they can keep him. Just don't believe everything the DPRKs puts out on this.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:46:43 PM PDT
by
nuke_road_warrior
(Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Or they’ll just serve him a warm beer.
To: Gay State Conservative
Give him the Otto Warmbier Treatment.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:47:36 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: thegagline
What an idiot. He will be treated well, as long as they can use him. Then, he will be treated as a North Korean once they no longer have use for him.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:48:01 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
To: Leaning Right
It would be a good excuse for Biden to begin to overtly subsidize Norkea.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:49:34 PM PDT
by
arthurus
(covfefe op)
To: thegagline
I wish him a happy life in North Korea. I’m sure he’ll fit right in.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:50:19 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: thegagline
Enjoy your new home buddy. /snicker
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:51:24 PM PDT
by
Salman
(It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Your comments are not too far from the truth. This clown escaped some sort of punishment/jail time by fleeing north.
Chances are he has a serious attitude problem and the Norks will not tolerate. He will have to abide by their laws, customs and rules. I do not see him doing that. Once this jerks propaganda value deteriorates, so does his life expectancy.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:51:57 PM PDT
by
redfreedom
(Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
To: thegagline
Maybe he will get better treatment than Otto Frederick Warmbier.
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:53:38 PM PDT
by
Clay Moore
(My pistol identifies as a cordless hole punch)
To: thegagline
Stupid is as stupid does.
To: thegagline
I assumed the guy was white. We are talking about the US Army of today, right?
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posted on
08/15/2023 6:59:30 PM PDT
by
hardspunned
(Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
To: thegagline
Give him a pair of pajamas and a bowl rice when he gets to the work camp
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posted on
08/15/2023 7:00:04 PM PDT
by
NWFree
(Sigma male 🤪)
To: thegagline
What’s he going to do without with rap music?
Bahahahaha
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posted on
08/15/2023 7:02:30 PM PDT
by
NWFree
(Sigma male 🤪)
To: dfwgator
I had never seen racism until I went into the military... and it wasn’t coming from whites.
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posted on
08/15/2023 7:02:38 PM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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