unit731 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Group Tours A trip to the DPRK is the trip of a lifetime, if you need any help deciding which tour is best for you then please don't hesitate to get in touch. We are happy to answer all of your questions. If you are in Beijing then please book an appointment for a free DPRK tour consultation at our office. The majority of our tours are designed for first-time visitors with the purpose of giving an excellent overall experience of the DPRK. If you have any specific interests such as education, architecture, food or even fishing that you would like to be the focus of your tour then we recommend you get in touch with our independent tours team and we can tailor something to suit your needs. LINK The only information Koryo Tours has about the allegedly detained US tourist Merrill Newman is that he did not travel through our company. In our 20 years of operation we have never once had any of our tourists detained or arrested. We have three tour groups in Pyongyang at the moment and we continue to operate all tours as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 So you get to be the 1st one arrested from that tour company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 ...and Japanese...many stories of N. Koreans coming to Japan and kidnapping Japanese! ...it's all about $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Fishing with little Kim Jong something, that sounds like a go, I wonder if Dennis would come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Korean War veteran Merrill Newman has made a public apology acknowledging his crimes. The American citizen was arrested by North Korean authorities on the 26th shortly before leaving for Beijing on an Air Koryo flight after entering the country as a tourist. North Korea’s Chosun Central News Agency (KCNA) stated on the 30th they had evidence to corroborate Newman’s “hostile acts.†According to the North, “(Newman) set out to find the gang of scouts, spies and terrorist elements that committed sabotage in the area of Mount Kuwol during the Fatherland Liberation War (Korean War),†with the intention of “strengthening connections with South Chosun’s anti-Republic conspiracy group, the ‘Mount Kuwol Guerilla Unit.’†Newman also revealed during his televised apology, “Shamelessly I had a plan to meet any surviving soldiers and pray for the souls of the dead soldiers in Kuwol Mt. (sic) during the Korean War. Following the itinerary I asked my guide to help me look for the surviving soldiers and their families and descendants because it was too hard for me to do myself.†Several North Korea experts have pointed out that the North may well have intended to pressure the United States through “hostage diplomacy,†but changed tack after fearing a backlash over Newman’s age and ill health. One North Korea expert who requested anonymity believes that, “Recently North Korea has been attempting to improve its relationship with the United States through a variety of avenues. However, things are not progressing as they would like because they haven’t made any steps toward denuclearization. They may have anticipated that hostage diplomacy would put pressure on the U.S.†“The North knows that the losses could well outweigh the gains should they detain an elderly man for a long period of time. To avoid criticism from the international community they have taken steps toward his release,†the expert added. Head of the Forum for the Democratization of North Korea Lee Dong Bok also commented, “If by chance North Korea did intend to apply pressure using Newman, the United States would never entertain such a strategy.†Another American citizen, Kenneth Bae, remains in the North after his arrest over a year ago for obtaining images of street children. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 ...how much torture was used to get that statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Fishing with little Kim Jong something, that sounds like a go, I wonder if Dennis would come... Fishing with depth charges ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 "North Korean government said Saturday Newman was arrested for being a 'criminal involved in the killing of civilians' during the war." LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 http://youtu.be/ShpW9qCuwGE Hotel room doesn't look that shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 ...how much torture was used to get that statement There is no more torture, just enhanced interrogation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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