CNN News got the rare opportunity
to talk to three incarcerated Americans held in North Korea. The Korean
government contacted the news reporters on the job last minute and told them
they would be able to talk to high government officials. When they showed up,
they were greeted and escorted to a room with the three detainees. They were
given strict guidelines to follow for their interview: ask about treatment, a message
to the family, and a message to Washington all in 5 minutes. The
representatives of the government made it clear that if they did not follow
these strict rules that there would be very serious consequences. The three
prisoners said they were all treated well, received medical attention, and
would like the US to negotiate the release of themselves and the others with
North Korea. The span of their captivity ranges from a few months to almost two
years.
Analysis: I don’t think this is a
“spur of the moment” decision for North Korea, I think they have been planning
this for a long time. I think they told the prisoners to tell the reporters
that they wished for the US government to reach out and make contact with North
Korea because North Korea is in desperate need of an ally or coconspirator.
Their ties with China are weakening and besides China, they have no one. They
are looking to build a friendship with the United States and this was their
plan of action.
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