Current Events > That US soldier that fled to North Korea is back in US custody >_>

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NeonTentacles
09/27/23 6:37:36 PM
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/world/asia/north-korea-travis-king-expel.html

Literally why would you flee to North Korea lol

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Turbam
09/27/23 6:38:01 PM
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I thought for sure that he was a gonner

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mystic_belmont
09/27/23 6:39:09 PM
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Turbam posted...
I thought for sure that he was a gonner

Dude had not useful information.

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NeonTentacles
09/27/23 6:40:43 PM
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If you don't know the context, here's the tl;dr >_>

-King was facing assault charges and was supposed to go back on a plane to the US to go to trial
-King was like "fuck that shit!" and yeeted himself to North Korea through the DMZ
-70 days later, North Korea found him guilty of "illegal intruding" and expelled him back to US forces in China after negotiating with North Korea with the Swedish govt as a mediator

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Big_Nabendu
09/27/23 6:41:27 PM
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Hmmmmmm
spy

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Background_Guy
09/27/23 6:42:37 PM
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So I guess they decided he's too useless to even be used as a propaganda tool? Wow.

Turbam posted...
I thought for sure that he was a gonner
Don't be hasty, we haven't seen what condition he's in yet.
Remember when Otto Warmbler was "Returned to his family".

Edit: Oh this was clarified in the article, never mind.
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TimeForAction
09/27/23 6:44:26 PM
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Imagine being so fucking nuts that North Korea does a return to sender for your ass
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Block_that_Kick
09/27/23 6:44:36 PM
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King was like "fuck that shit!" and yeeted himself to North Korea through the DMZ

Dude is lucky he wasnt shot on the spot.

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wackyteen
09/27/23 6:45:38 PM
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Throw his dumb ass in Leavenworth for a long time

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modena
09/27/23 6:46:42 PM
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TimeForAction posted...
Imagine being so fucking nuts that North Korea does a return to sender for your ass
Lol, right.

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Null_Gain
09/27/23 6:48:57 PM
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I don't know what he was thinking. He thought he was in a lot of trouble before with the assault charges; then to go and do this? Oof

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Doe
09/27/23 6:50:37 PM
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Background_Guy posted...
So I guess they decided he's too useless to even be used as a propaganda tool? Wow.
Dude deserted from his US-SK post into NK. He was walking propaganda for them. Better to give him away now that they've savored it rather than kill him and indicate they're no better. The guy they put on trial they could paint as an American aggressor, this guy they painted as a victim of America.

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Block_that_Kick
09/27/23 6:52:50 PM
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I just cant imagine the thought process from this dude.

I know, Ill evade punishment via risking my life crossing the border into the country with the worst track record on the planet for human rights.

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Priere
09/27/23 6:52:53 PM
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Lock him up and forget about him

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Doe
09/27/23 6:55:24 PM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
I just cant imagine the thought process from this dude.

Null_Gain posted...
I don't know what he was thinking. He thought he was in a lot of trouble before with the assault charges; then to go and do this? Oof
He wasn't action rationally, obviously, humans love doing stupid things in the moment

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TheMikh
09/27/23 6:55:51 PM
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NeonTentacles posted...
70 days later, North Korea found him guilty of "illegal intruding" and expelled him back to US forces in China after negotiating with North Korea with the Swedish govt as a mediator

damn, can't even flee to a country without diplomatic relations

...but why does the us military have any presence in china

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The_Wheelman1
09/27/23 7:08:32 PM
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Well let him be an example for anyone else bold or stupid enough to walk into North Korea.

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ANort175
09/27/23 7:11:16 PM
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Kim was probably like "Sorry bro, I already got a black friend" while pointing to Dennis Rodman.

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NeonTentacles
09/27/23 7:12:18 PM
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TheMikh posted...
...but why does the us military have any presence in china
it seems like they just asked the govt to pass thru and pick him up

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Zikten
09/27/23 7:14:18 PM
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NK probably wanted to use the China border because things are too tense on the SK border. For them, it was easier to just have some Americans come into China and pick him up there than deal with the SK army
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alphagamble
09/27/23 7:17:59 PM
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probably gave them a ship full of food in exchange

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Starks
09/27/23 7:20:29 PM
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I thought this guy would be beaten senselessly. Just a forced confession.

Beyond lucky.

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Bishop9800
09/27/23 7:21:59 PM
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wackyteen posted...
Throw his dumb ass in Leavenworth for a long time

THIS!!!!!!

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spikethedevil
09/27/23 7:34:12 PM
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Any links without a fucking pay wall?

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Doe
09/27/23 7:35:38 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Any links without a fucking pay wall?
I always throw the link into archive.org and generally one of the saves of the webpage is the full version

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NeonTentacles
09/27/23 7:37:26 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Any links without a fucking pay wall?
It worked for me >_> idk. Download NoScript or something to block the paywall lol

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brestugo
09/27/23 7:46:03 PM
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TheMikh posted...
damn, can't even flee to a country without diplomatic relations

...but why does the us military have any presence in china

The Defense Attache and staff are uniformed US military advising and liaising with the US Ambassador & diplomatic staff in a foreign country. All federal agencies have a presence at an embassy (consulates, not so much).

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TheMikh
09/27/23 8:24:59 PM
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NeonTentacles posted...
it seems like they just asked the govt to pass thru and pick him up

brestugo posted...
The Defense Attache and staff are uniformed US military advising and liaising with the US Ambassador & diplomatic staff in a foreign country. All federal agencies have a presence at an embassy (consulates, not so much).

i see, thanks.

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