NKorea says it deported US tourist and war vet

[Tx4obama]

Source: AP

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has deported an elderly U.S. tourist and war veteran detained for more than a month for alleged hostile acts against the country.

The North's state media says it did so because 85-year-old Merrill Newman had apologized for his alleged crimes during the Korean War during a recent trip to the country and because of his age and medical condition.

It's not clear if his confession was coerced. He was taken off a plane Oct. 26 by North Korean authorities while preparing to leave the country after a 10-day tour.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/nkorea-says-it-deported-us-tourist-and-war-vet

[BumRushDaShow]

1. I saw an article yesterday about Dennis Rodman supposedly going there

again later this month. Interesting coincidence.

Seems like this whole affair was a bit of an attention-getting maneuver..

[freshwest]

2. Good for him. I wonder if they were paid, always seems to be a deal made with them.

[JI7]

3. this country is such a fucking joke

and i'm referring to the piece of shit "leader"

[Turbineguy]

4. Perhaps The Fat One

figured out that as long as he just keeps to killing his own countrymen, the rest of the world will leave him alone.

[davidpdx]

5. I'm glad they finally released him

The guy is 85 and no threat to anyone.

[joshcryer]

6. Another win for John Kerry, no doubt.

Though the Swedes were probably instrumental in releasing his freedom since we have no official embassy there.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Kick (nt)

[kknackjr]

8. The NK national motto

"Somebody notice us please. We're important and dangerous!"