Kenneth Bae speaks: US missionary detained in North Korea pleads for help - Polidicks

PYONGYANG, North Korea -- An American missionary who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year appeared before reporters Monday and appealed to the U.S. government to do its best to secure his release. Kenneth Bae made the comments at what he called a press conference held at his own request. He was under guard during the appearance. It is not unusual for prisoners in North Korea to say after their release that they spoke in similar situations under duress. Wearing a gray cap and inmate's uniform with the number 103 on his chest, Bae spoke in Korean during the brief appearance, which was attended by The Associated Press and a few other foreign media in Pyongyang. "I believe that my problem can be solved by close cooperation and agreement between the American government and the government of this country," he said. Bae, the longest-serving American detainee in North Korea in recent years, expressed hope that the U.S. government will do its best to secure his release. He said he has not been treated badly in confinement. Read more: [URL="http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/20/22367142-kenneth-bae-speaks-us-missionary-detained-in-north-korea-pleads-for-help?lite"]http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/20/22367142-kenneth-bae-speaks-us-missionary-detained-in-north-korea-pleads-for-help?lite[/URL]

the guys a bit of an idiot trying to be a missionary in north korea, but i wouldn't wish their prison camps on anyone

Basically they want aid in exchange for his release it sounds like

[QUOTE=Saxon;43639447]Basically they want aid in exchange for his release it sounds like[/QUOTE] More ski lifts?

I thought the title said Emissary instead of Missionary.

I honestly don't get this stuff. Why doesn't the west just say, "Hey, let go of them or we bomb your palace." It's not like North Korea has any power over us.

[QUOTE=sgman91;43639951]I honestly don't get this stuff. Why doesn't the west just say, "Hey, let go of them or we bomb your palace." It's not like North Korea has any power over us.[/QUOTE] Because they probably don't want to go to war over one dude. Which wouldn't be good for anyone.

[QUOTE=Dukov Traboski;43639959]Because they probably don't want to go to war over one dude. Which wouldn't be good for anyone.[/QUOTE] I'm not so much talking about that one guy as all the shit NK does. Also, it wouldn't really be a war. NK can't even fight back. Kim Jung Un would be dead before he even knew anything was going on.

[QUOTE=Dukov Traboski;43639959]Because they probably don't want to go to war over one dude. Which wouldn't be good for anyone.[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.mrconservative.com/files/2014/01/2014.01.03-mrconservative-52c6d24a3105e.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=sgman91;43639951]I honestly don't get this stuff. Why doesn't the west just say, "Hey, let go of them or we bomb your palace." It's not like North Korea has any power over us.[/QUOTE] Three issues with that. 1: The west is war weary already. Starting yet another war over a single person won't exactly bode well for the people footing the bill for it. 2: They'll just shrug and kill the prisoners, so fission mailed right there. 3: Warmonger much?

[QUOTE=CubeManv2;43640011][img]http://www.mrconservative.com/files/2014/01/2014.01.03-mrconservative-52c6d24a3105e.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] That was a war over the thousands of innocent civilians murdered. Different story.

[QUOTE=CubeManv2;43640011][img]http://www.mrconservative.com/files/2014/01/2014.01.03-mrconservative-52c6d24a3105e.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Funnily enough you prove his point handily. The war against the Taliban has been a massive waste of manpower, machinery and money. We haven't improved a goddamn thing by taking him out, and we've managed to contribute to bankrupting our nation all while dividing the populace even further.

[QUOTE=Apache249;43640091]That was a war over the thousands of innocent civilians murdered. Different story.[/QUOTE] weapons of mass destruction don't get confused so easily it's only been a decade