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Parents of coma-stricken American college student keeping bedside vigil for their son, who has shown no signs of improvement after being 'brutalized and terrorized by the pariah regime' of North Korea
2017-06-15
[DailyMail] - Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old student serving a 15-year prison sentence in North Korea, arrived home in Ohio late Tuesday

- Looking tired and drawn, father Fred Warmbier was spotted in the hospital coffee shop on Wednesday morning to get much needed refreshment for family

- Otto, wearing a blue shirt and black pants, was carried off the plane and placed on a stretcher and rushed to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center

- He reportedly fell into coma after getting botulism and taking 'sleeping pills'

- Trump administration takes credit for the release, calling it a 'Trump-led effort'
It certainly didn't happen as a result of "leading from behind."
Update from the Daily Mail at 3:10 p.m. EDT:
Otto Warmbier has a 'SEVERE neurological injury': Father says there's 'no excuse' for what North Koreans did to his son as he blames the Obama administration for not doing enough to secure his release

University of Cincinnati Medical Officials say Otto Warmbier is in stable condition, but has a severe neurological injury.
It should be noted that Mr. Fred Warmbier is the head of a successful mid-size chemical company, and the family live in one of the more expensive suburbs of Cincinnati. The idea that their son would steal a poster to earn a used car from a church is utterly absurd. Separately, I strongly suspect Mr. Warmbier was among the one third of Donald Trump voters who earnt upward of $100,000, as opposed to the third in the middle class $50,000-100,000 income range or the third who earned below $50,000.
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#8  A noose until he passes out.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-06-15 19:07  

#7  he was intentionally put in this state and that the Norks made sure that it is irreversible
Calibrated exposure to low oxygen levels can do the same thing. Put the victim into an airtight chamber and simply drop the oxygen level to one that destroys cerebral function but preserves other organs. Norks have probably experimented to get that exact effect without killing the victim, i.e., no "heart attack" necessary at all.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2017-06-15 16:15  

#6  I checked Ohio voter registration records for Otto:
Otto F Warmbier (age 22) is listed at 225 West Hill Ln Cincinnati, OH and has no known political party affiliation. Otto is registered to vote in Hamilton County, Ohio.

and for whatever matched Fred & Cindy Warmbier of Cincinnati OH, found that a Frederick A. and Cynthia Jane Warmbier, of the same address as above, are both registered Republicans. "Fred" and "Cindy" were the names mentioned in several news articles about Otto this week.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2017-06-15 16:12  

#5  seen online yesterday; If we didn't know about him being in a coma for a year, wonder how much about their Nuke program we don't know about
Chilling
Posted by: Jan   2017-06-15 16:11  

#4  The poster issue has always been irrelevant.

Warmbier put himself at the Nork's mercy when he travelled to North Korea. That was his mistake.

Good behaviour or not, if the Norks want to seize a Western traveller they will do so because they can.

Also I don't see this release as a success for the US.

I hope for Warmbier's recovery but I suspect that he was intentionally put in this state and that the Norks made sure that it is irreversible.

I.e. this was a cruel and unusual execution.

This is a demonstration of North Korea's ruthlessness and power, akin to the WMD murder in Malaysia.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2017-06-15 15:54  

#3  He isn't going to recover. Ever. Brain tissue loss due to blood flow stoppage
Posted by: Frank G   2017-06-15 15:39  

#2  Guess Otto-Daddy didn't think stupid could touch him at home.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-06-15 13:00  

#1  Good job Trump and Tillerson. Hopefully Otto will recover, but at least for his family, they are all back together again.

A crucial mission for Tillerson MUST be the cancelation of the Boeing and Airbus sale of long range aircraft to North Korea's nuclear ambitious ally, Iran.

While the world makes the mistake of only focusing on NK's miserable record of inter continental missile development (a calculated distraction by Kim?) as delivery systems for nukes, these planes can be modified to extend range and to carry nuclear payload internally while on the outside appearing as airliners on international flights to major population centers.
Posted by: Jeger Smith7676   2017-06-15 01:16  

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