No word from North Korea on US soldier who fled across military border
www.reuters.com
North Korea remained silent on Thursday about a U.S. soldier who split from a tour group and made a dash across the heavily fortified border two days earlier, landing Washington in a new diplomatic quandary amid an already tense military standoff.
  • b000urns@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    up on assault charges while on a foreign posting, flees INTO North Korea, surely the actions of a sane and well-balanced individual /s

  • worfamerryman@beehaw.orgEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    It sounds like he was facing some kind of trouble and maybe thought this was his way to avoid it. Maybe he thinks he can trade military secrets for protection and a decent life? Who knows. Seems pretty strange.

      • clb92@kbin.social
        11·
        1 year ago

        “No, it’s true, I swear! The coffee machines on our side can do both espresso and latte! And all the American barracks have 2-ply toilet paper! It used to be only 1-ply, but then last mo— What do you mean ‘this guy is useless’, I’ve just given you everything!”

      • Hillock@kbin.social
        6·
        1 year ago

        Probably not so much state secretes but he can provide inside on how the US military trains soldiers, command infrastructure, and probably has some relevant information on how the border is guarded.

        But mostly he would just be used for propaganda. “Look how bad the outside world is, people are running here for a better life”.

    • hopelessbyanxiety@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Seems like he had either financial difficulties, or was going to face “military disciplinary action” in the us. How do i link a news article?

  • palordrolap@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    “Well, getting the brain out out of trouble was the easy part. The hard part was will be getting the brain out out of trouble.”