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Re: US declines to classify nigger deserter who entered North Korea as prisoner of war
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Aug 5, 2023, 5:08:22 PM8/5/23
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On 06 Feb 2022, "? Kurt Nicklas" <namblam...@gop.org> posted some
news:stq3hn$12ecl$1...@news.freedyn.de:
> The nigger entered a communist country of his own free will. Let them
> keep this worthless animal.
The US has declined so far to classify army soldier Travis King as a
prisoner of war (PoW) despite his being detained in North Korea after he
crossed into the country last month, four American officials told
Reuters.
The decision, which could mean King is not covered by the protections
entitled to prisoners of war under the Geneva conventions, is highly
sensitive for the US military given its commitment to leave no soldier
behind enemy lines.
How to classify the 23-year-old, who dashed across the heavily guarded
border during a civilian tour of the demilitarized zone separating North
and South Korea, has been an open question for the military.
As an active-duty soldier, he might appear to qualify as a PoW, given
that the US and North Korea technically remain at war. The Korean war
waged from 1950 to 1953 ended in an armistice rather than a peace
treaty.
But factors including King’s decision to cross into North Korea of his
own free will, in civilian attire, appear to have disqualified him from
that status, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/05/travis-king-us-declines-p
risoner-of-war-norht-korea
news:stq3hn$12ecl$1...@news.freedyn.de:
> The nigger entered a communist country of his own free will. Let them
> keep this worthless animal.
The US has declined so far to classify army soldier Travis King as a
prisoner of war (PoW) despite his being detained in North Korea after he
crossed into the country last month, four American officials told
Reuters.
The decision, which could mean King is not covered by the protections
entitled to prisoners of war under the Geneva conventions, is highly
sensitive for the US military given its commitment to leave no soldier
behind enemy lines.
How to classify the 23-year-old, who dashed across the heavily guarded
border during a civilian tour of the demilitarized zone separating North
and South Korea, has been an open question for the military.
As an active-duty soldier, he might appear to qualify as a PoW, given
that the US and North Korea technically remain at war. The Korean war
waged from 1950 to 1953 ended in an armistice rather than a peace
treaty.
But factors including King’s decision to cross into North Korea of his
own free will, in civilian attire, appear to have disqualified him from
that status, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/05/travis-king-us-declines-p
risoner-of-war-norht-korea
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