US Soldier Who Crossed North Korean Border Allegedly Defecting Due to ‘Racial Discrimination’
North Korean officials have confirmed they have the U.S. soldier who crossed into their border and claim he has defected due to ‘racial discrimination.’ The Associated Press reported the official Korean Central News…
North Korean officials have confirmed they have the U.S. soldier who crossed into their border and claim he has defected due to ‘racial discrimination.’
The Associated Press reported the official Korean Central News Agency has claimed Pvt. Travis King “harbored ill feelings against inhuman mistreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.”
The agency also noted he “was disillusioned at the unequal American society.”
An official with the Department of Defense noted there is no way to confirm whether this statement is true or not.
In addition, an expert with Virginia-based consultancy LMI and a former CIA analyst, Soo Kim, said, “This is 100% North Korean propaganda in its element. King, as an American citizen held in North Korea, has no sway in how (North Korea) chooses to cast its narrative.”
She also noted the U.S. cannot do anything at this time.
“Perhaps the regime will try to ‘bargain’ King’s life in exchange for financial concessions from the U.S. More than likely, negotiations won’t be easy and terms will be dictated by Pyongyang,” she added.
The family’s spokesperson, Jonathan Franks, noted King’s mother, Claudine Gates, has asked