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| Detained US Korean war vet led anti-NK partisan group |
| 2013-12-05 |
| The military records of Merrill Newman confirm that the 85-year-old Korean War veteran served in a special forces unit that advised Korean partisans who fought in North Korea behind enemy lines. Newman has been held by North Korean authorities since Oct. 26 when he was taken off an airliner that was to take him to South Korea. He had just ended a two-week trip to North Korea. This past weekend, Newman was seen in a videotape reading from an apology where he cited his role in the Korean War as an adviser to a Korean partisan unit. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #4 My understanding [as of 5 minues ago] is that his records were released to "family as well as a FOIA request". This HAD to be record time for a gov't response to a FOIA request. The smell has not subsided. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-05 09:08 |
| #3 I suspect he has alzheimer's and didn't have this idea all by his lonesome. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-12-05 09:00 |
| #2 As an aside, a good read on the subject of US-Partisan activities in North Korea: COL. Ben S. Malcom's 'White Tigers' My Secret War in North Korea. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-05 08:59 |
| #1 Newman's records were provided to ABC News as part of a request filed last week with the National Personnel Records Center, which is a part of the National Archives that houses the military records of America's veterans. This has a very bad smell to it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-05 03:16 |