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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]    The North Koreans claim he stole a propaganda poster. Do we really believe everything they say? His "admission" was clearly obtained under duress. He is apparently a very nice kid.

I agree, and he appeared to be under the influence of something as they marched him down the hallways. I think the US should forbid anyone from going to North Korea. [/quote]

+1  This kid may have done absolutely NOTHING.  It's likely that the North Korean government just wants some attention (again).  They seem to want us to notice them every once in a while.  The US needs to keep anyone from traveling to NK no matter how old they are.  They are huge targets.  As for this young man, we need to get him out of there.  What kind of a country are we?  We are better than the N. Koreans because we care about each citizen and the sacredness of each life.  We are also forgiving people.  They are who they are and we are not them and will never accept how they treat human beings.  We care for each other and we will try to help this young man.  [/quote]

And I am sure that we have already started to use some backchannels to do just that.  That's only half the point.  The other half of the issue is that he travelled to a nation that we do not have good relations with and flouted the laws of that nation.  We can all agree that the leaders of NK are squirrel crap crazy.  It is common knowledge and everyone knows it.  But guess what? It is THEIR country.  We have to stop thinking that we are John Wayne and can go to these countries and do what we want.  He HAD to know that being an American, as soon as he touched down he was flagged. He likely had someone following him and in NK, people get REWARDED for turning others in.  And the State Department DOES tell people not to travel there.  I DO have sympathy for the kid.  It was a stupid prank.  But it is no secret how NK rolls - why did he think he was immune to it?  I think he will be let go at some point - a point that allows NK to save face at our expense. [/quote]

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