RadX Moderator February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 Seems to be the trendy word nowsadays..... North Korea rescinds US envoy's invitation WASHINGTON: North Korea has cancelled a US envoy's visit to seek the release of imprisoned US missionary Kenneth Bae, adding civil rights activist Jesse Jackson had offered to go to Pyongyang instead, American officials said Sunday. No reason was given for Pyongyang's decision to rescind Ambassador Robert King's invitation. But State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki stressed that North Korea had promised last year it would not use jailed Christian missionary Kenneth Bae as a "political bargaining chip." Bae, a US citizen and tour operator described by a North Korean court as a militant Christian evangelist, was arrested in November 2012 and later sentenced to 15 years' hard labor on charges of seeking to topple the government. US officials say Pyongyang has moved him from hospital back to a labor camp, saying they were "deeply concerned" for the health of the 45-year-old Korean American, who has been detained for more than 15 months. "We are deeply disappointed by the DPRK decision -- for a second time -- to rescind its invitation for Ambassador King to travel to Pyongyang to discuss Kenneth Bae's release," Psaki said, using North Korea's formal acronym. "We again call on the DPRK to grant Bae special amnesty and immediate release as a humanitarian gesture so he may reunite with his family and seek medical care. We will continue to work actively to secure Mr. Bae's release." South Korea and the United States meanwhile announced they would begin joint military drills on February 24 but Psaki insisted that this was not intended to pressure Pyongyang to release Bae. "We remind the DPRK that the US-ROK military exercises are transparent, regularly-scheduled and defense-oriented," she said. "These exercises are in no way linked to Mr Bae's case." Washington and Pyongyang have no diplomatic ties. But Psaki said Washington stood ready to send King, the special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, to North Korea for talks on Bae's release. She also expressed support for efforts by Jackson, a Baptist minister, to press Bae's case. "At the request of the Bae family, Reverend Jackson offered to travel to Pyongyang on a humanitarian mission focused on Bae's release," she said. "We support the efforts of the Bae family and Reverend Jackson to bring Bae home." Bae, who is also known as Pae Jun-ho, was detained as he entered North Korea's northeastern port city of Rason. He began serving his jail sentence in a prison camp in May 2013. But in August, he was admitted to hospital after he lost more than 50 pounds (23 kilogrammes) and began having kidney and liver problems. - AFP/nf ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 PoliticiAn way to telling one another don friend you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 (edited) Next time we have Appam date, I'll also uninvite you. See, I can be trendy also. Ambassador King. Even the US Ambassador also named like a freaking boss. Kenneth Bae must be saying "Kenny Na Bae". Edited February 10, 2014 by Turboflat4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator February 10, 2014 Author Share February 10, 2014 Next time we have Appam date, I'll also uninvite you. See, I can be trendy also. Ambassador King. Even the US Ambassador also named like a freaking boss. Kenneth Bae must be saying "Kenny Na Bae". lol...how true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahgong Supercharged February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 PoliticiAn way to telling one another don friend you that is another way to look at it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 Wah can write song liao. Chorus: I want to uninvite nobody nobody but you. I want to uninvite nobody nobody but you. Nan dareun sarameun sirheo niga animyeon sirheo I want to uninvite nobody nobody nobody nobody.... ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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