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| Norks release American to Carter |
| 2010-08-27 |
| SEOUL, South Korea – Looking gaunt but relieved, an American freed after nearly seven months jailed in North Korea left Pyongyang on Friday in the company of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. ...and he thought his hell was over. Aijalon Gomes, 31, hugged Carter just before they boarded a plane at Pyongyang's airport, footage aired by broadcaster APTN in North Korea showed. Carter had flown to the North Korean capital three days earlier on a rare private mission to negotiate Gomes' release. The former president "courteously requested" a special pardon for Gomes, which leader Kim Jong Il granted, North Korean state media said. Gomes had been sentenced in April to eight years of hard labor and a hefty fine for trespassing and committing a "hostile act." Well, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in awhile... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #9 This the guy the Norks snatched from across the Chinese border, then claimed he walked in on his own? |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-08-27 15:19 |
| #8 He's an ally. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2010-08-27 14:16 |
| #7 They let Carter go? Man, and I thought sinking the Cheonan was an act of war. I was hoping that they would put him in some nice prison camp as a "guest indoctrinator". He would be right at home, surrounded by the malaise he so adores. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-08-27 10:28 |
| #6 So...how did his missionary trip go? Did he convert anyone while he was there? |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-08-27 08:37 |
| #5 Carter's legacy grows from damned useless to slightly less than damned useless. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-08-27 07:51 |
| #4 Dammit! I guess that means the Norks aren't gonna keep Carter then, either. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2010-08-27 07:11 |
| #3 When told he had to spend several hours with Carter the hostage askd to remain in North Korea and fought his guards when they led him to the plane. |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-08-27 05:50 |
| #2 Total cost to the US Taxpayer ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-08-27 04:25 |
| #1 Carter's pretty accomplished at playing into the hands of hostage takers. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2010-08-27 02:44 |