North Korea Asserts US Soldier Bolted into North After Being Disillusioned with American Society

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea asserted Wednesday that a U.S. soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after being disillusioned with the inequality of American society and racial discrimination in its Army. It’s North Korea’s first official confirmation of detention of Private 2nd Class Travis […]
North Korea Stays Silent on its Apparent Detention of a US Soldier Who Bolted Across the Border

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stayed silent Wednesday about the detention of an American soldier who sprinted across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border as other members of his tour group looked on in shock. Some observers said the North was unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened tensions between the rivals. Pvt. 2nd […]