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North Korea finally admits stealing Japanese children
After years of angry denials, North Korea admitted yesterday that its intelligence services had kidnapped 11 Japanese since the 1970s. A ruthless and lawless act from North Korea? Impossible... Over the years there were suspicions that the sinister regime in North Korea was to blame. The Japanese authorities compiled a list of 11 people who they believed had been spirited to Pyongyang. Then, this year, the former wife of a Japanese Red Army terrorist testified in court that she had helped to abduct a Japanese woman in Copenhagen. During a summit in Pyongyang with Junichiro Koizumi, Japan's Prime Minister, Kim Jong Il, North Korea's leader, admitted that in the 1970s and 1980s his country had kidnapped the 11 people on Japan's list. Only four are still alive, with a fifth described as missing. Disposed of them when they were done with them, huh? Mr Kim apologised for the abductions, said he had punished those involved and promised to prevent a repetition. No doubt they were beaten to death with ax handles... Mr Kim did not explain why the abduction occurred, but according to defectors, they were used to teach Japanese to the regime's agents and educate them on everyday life in Japan, so they could operate there without being detected. Nor was there any explanation of why or how the Japanese died. Yep. They were dumped... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-09-17 |
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