{"id":2002303,"date":"2023-08-16T10:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-claims-american-soldier-entered-country-after-becoming-disillusioned-by-unequal-american-society\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:48:08","slug":"north-korea-claims-american-soldier-entered-country-after-becoming-disillusioned-by-unequal-american-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-claims-american-soldier-entered-country-after-becoming-disillusioned-by-unequal-american-society\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea alleges US soldier entered country due to dissatisfaction with unequal society."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-claims-american-soldier-entered-country-after-becoming-disillusioned-by-unequal-american-society%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2002303&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The North Korean Regime&#8217;s Detainment of American Soldier Travis\u2062 King<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The propaganda arm \u2062of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/north-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Korean<\/a> dictatorship has made its first\u200b public \u2064comment \u2063regarding the detainment of American soldier Travis King. According to North Korean state media, King entered the communist\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japanese-prime-minister-appoints-minister-of-loneliness-to-combat-rise-in-suicide\/\" title=\"Japanese Prime Minister Appoints \u2018Minister Of Loneliness\u2019 To Combat Rise In Suicide\">country due<\/a> to\u2063 mistreatment \u200bhe \u2062faced in the U.S. \u2062Army. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King, 23, made a daring\u2062 sprint\u2063 across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-claims-american-soldier-entered-country-after-becoming-disillusioned-by-unequal-american-society\/\" title=\"North Korea alleges US soldier entered country due to dissatisfaction with unequal society.\">heavily\u200b guarded demilitarized zone<\/a> (DMZ)\u200d line last month while on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-update-after-us-soldier-crosses-dmz-were-in-a-very-difficult-and-complex-situation\/\" title=\"US soldier's crossing of DMZ leads to major update: 'Facing a challenging and intricate situation'\">civilian tour<\/a> and was subsequently taken \u2064into custody by North Korea. Prior to his\u200d crossing, King\u200c had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/american-soldier-in-north-korean-custody-was-facing-disciplinary-action-over-assault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disciplined<\/a> for\u200b assault in South Korea and was also facing further disciplinary action in the \u200bU.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Korean state media \u200cclaimed on Wednesday that King fled into their country due to his &#8220;ill feelings against \u200dinhuman mistreatment\u200d and racial discrimination within \u2062the U.S. \u200cArmy&#8221; and his disillusionment with\u200c the unequal American society, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/15\/north-korea-u-s-soldier-disillusioned-00111394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> by POLITICO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, a Pentagon official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/north-korea-makes-first-public-comments-about-detained-u-s-soldier-travis-king-48ace148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Wall \u2064Street Journal that\u200c they cannot verify King&#8217;s alleged comments. It is known that the\u200c North Korean media often \u2064tailors\u200c its statements to fit the communist regime&#8217;s \u2063narrative, which typically portrays the U.S. as\u200c an evil empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pentagon \u2063official stated, &#8220;We can&#8217;t verify these alleged comments. We remain focused on his safe return. The department&#8217;s priority is \u200dto bring Pvt. King home, and we are working through \u2062all\u200b available channels to achieve that outcome.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to former CIA analyst Soo Kim, the \u200dregime&#8217;s statement \u200dis &#8220;100% North\u2063 Korean \u2063propaganda in its \u200celement.&#8221; She added, &#8220;As for King&#8217;s \u2063release, his fate rests in North Korea&#8217;s hands. Perhaps the regime\u200b will try to &#8216;bargain&#8217; King&#8217;s life in exchange for financial concessions from the U.S. \u2062More than likely, negotiations won&#8217;t be easy, and \u2062terms\u2063 will be dictated by Pyongyang.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/07\/19\/1188656665\/travis-king-north-korea-soldier-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first<\/a> \u200dAmerican soldier to voluntarily cross into \u2063North Korea since 1982. It is worth noting that American \u2062civilian Otto Warmbier was \u200bdetained \u2062and imprisoned\u2064 by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">communist country<\/a> \u200bin 2016 on false charges of \u200dsubversion. He\u200c was released 17 months later in a coma and unfortunately passed away shortly after\u2062 returning to the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before his crossing into North Korea, King was involved in at least two separate incidents that required intervention\u2062 from Korean\u2062 police. In September, he was accused of punching a\u2063 man in the face at a \u2063South\u200d Korean\u2063 club, and\u200b the following month,\u200d he allegedly acted aggressively towards\u200c police officers \u2064responding\u200b to a fight. Court documents \u2062obtained by Reuters \u2063confirm\u2062 these incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King spent nearly two months in detention for the assault charge, as reported by\u200d The Associated \u200dPress. He was\u2062 released on July 10 and was supposed to be sent back to America before his decision to cross into North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Korean dictatorship&#8217;s propaganda arm made its first statement on the detainment of American soldier Travis King. They alleged that King entered their country due to mistreatment in the U.S. Army. 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