An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.

  • Flying Squid
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    10 months ago

    Not to bring this into it, but I would not be surprised if the ethnostate of North Korea didn’t want a black person living there. I’m guessing obviously, but I think that would be a factor.

    After all-

    Forced abortions are particularly common with North Korean women who became pregnant in China and were forcibly repatriated to North Korea.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_North_Korea

    If they don’t want half-Chinese babies growing up in North Korea, I’m guessing a black guy isn’t going to be especially welcome.

    • FuglyDuck
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      The irony here, is that his justification for asylum was… his commanders were racist.

    • @[email protected]
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      410 months ago

      They like Dennis Rodman, but only for the novelty factor of seeing a black man they’ve been told is a famous basketball player.