Charles Jenkins

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3877557.stm

This is really big news over here.

I'm curious if there has been any coverage of this back in the states?

are you suggesting that someone was SPARED from decapitation. Wow...! These guys are lightening up a lot :snicker:

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has however made it clear that the US authorities are still taking outstanding charges against him seriously. Ass. He goes missing for 40 years and no one gives a shit, but he turns out ok and they want to prosecute him. Brilliant.

He broke the law and should be prosecuted for his actions. If he was not abducted then he would be able to prove that in court by telling what happened to him. The fact that he is afraid of being prosecuted for a crime that "his family" believes he did not commit makes me skeptical about his innocence.

And no longshot it has not been in the news here that I have seen.

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Um I saw a newspaper at work today and there was a picture of a young looking marine and said something like "Marine thought decapitated is alive in <country>"

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Okay...

many of you don't this, but North Korean agents in Japan kidnapped Japanese and took them back to North Korea to train their spies to speak Japanese.

I'm talking like 14 year girls on the way home from school kidnapped.

This happened many years ago, and for Japan is a huge political issue. Recently, the hostages that haven't died or been killed have been released. Originally, they were allowed to visit. Then, some were completely released.

There was a lot of bickering over the offspring... the half Japanese kids who have never stepped foot off of North Korea.

Anyways, this guy, Charles Jenkins was kidnapped (or desserted sp?) in 1965. He was in the military, and was patrolling along the DMZ. He hasn't left North Korea since. He married one of the Japanese hostages. She was released in 2002, and went back to Japan. They have two kids aged 18 and 21. Only the released hostage lives in Japan.

The US still thinks that he's a deserter, and given Japan and the US's extradition treaty, the family had to go to Indonesia to meet up for the first time in two years.

I was curious if it was in the news at all back home. This guy is like 65 years old now, and been living in North Korea forever.


Originally posted by The Edine
He broke the law and should be prosecuted for his actions. If he was not abducted then he would be able to prove that in court by telling what happened to him. The fact that he is afraid of being prosecuted for a crime that "his family" believes he did not commit makes me skeptical about his innocence.

He can remain where has for 40 years safely, or take a chance that the government believes him. If I were him, I'd do the same thing.

Like he wasn't kidnapped... are you kidding me? They have kidnapped god knows how many people in the last 50 years.

You know next to nothing about North Korea and their policies, yet you somehow know enough to judge this guy a criminal?

As usual, you are wrong.

If he was kidnaped then he can come back and tell his story like I said. You also don't know the true story, but if he is unwilling to defend himself, unwilling enough to cause him to be away from his loved ones, there may be something else.

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Originally posted by The Edine
If he was kidnaped then he can come back and tell his story like I said. There aren't any (reliable) witnesses for either side. Therefore, it's his word against the Army's. Those sound like good odds to you?

Yes, the UCMJ just like common law requires evidence to find somebody guilty.

Who the fuck cares. What can possibly be gained by putting some geriatric into ft leavensworth. Let it go.