Video Footage Yesterday of N. Koreans Escaping Over Barbed Wire Barefoot (Japanese TV)

NNN TV, Japan (Streaming Video) ^ | 17 December 2004 | AmericanInTokyo

[monkeywrench]

They want freedom! Not a job. Maybe the chicoms need to face the freedom issue, instead of their side effects, like these poor people. This can't be compared to the hordes from our southern border, except the part about our elites not dealing with the corruption issue to the south of us, leaving we taxpayers to deal with the side effects.

[Cindy]

Thanks American In Tokyo.

[DTogo]

A delicate balance, isn't it?

Am I pro-North Korea? No. Am I pro-Chicom police tactics on it's citizens? No. But as I said, if the Chinese looked the other way once, the situation would explode on them, and they know that. Democratic principles are taking place in China, but not always in our Western sense and not overnight. I've been there and done business there. As long as you don't stir the pot, you generally get left alone and things are gradually progressing.

[rdb3]

God bless them.

[Still German Shepherd]

-----God bless them. -----

Exactly, I was just going to say that.

[DoctorMichael]

Thanks! Bttt

[Conservative Canuck]

Right you are. Assumed "neutral territory in Beijing" meant China, not Japanese mission. Thanks for setting me straight. :-)

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[AnimalLover]

Ping

[AmericanInTokyo]

At the end of the day, I am pleased that nearly 995 people, according to my research, have seen or accessed this thread nearly three hours after it was put up here today on FR; and out of that, I am sure many saw the video (the reason it is slowing down).

I'll settle for that and glad word of this got out regardless. Thanks for your opinion sir.

[SevenofNine]

DAMN AIT that dramatic video

I think Little Kim going be Roamny very soon

[cdbull23]

bump for later read

[Southack]

The cameraman was filming from *inside* the NK embassy?!

[yonif]

The school with the Chinese guards looks familiar. Does the reporter say where that school is located in Beijing?

[DTogo]

You're very welcome! And thanks for posting this news event and video link. I hope Kim Jong Il either has a change of heart ASAP or is overthrown (taken out, whatever) ASAP so the misery and suffering in North Korea will come to an end.

[Rakkasan1]

doubt it. they did this quite often(but had shoes on)
when I was stationed on the DMZ in 88-89.

The NK's are funny. They used to float propaganda balloons
over with pen and tie sets on them to try to convince SK's
to defect.Like yeah,I'm going to move to your hell hole
for a ugly polyester tie and a crappy pen. Now if it were
an El Rushbo tie and a Cross pen, maybe...

While I was there I never heard of a SK going North.
At least not willingly.

[Americanwolf]

man patroling the DMZ not my idea of fun!

Yeah, I kinda figured that the run for the border is a common place thing for the NK's... but I have heard more and more lately...

[AmericanInTokyo]

Thank you SofN; you'll certainly see that you are on my "Developments in North Korea" FR Ping list.

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

I couldn't understand what she was saying. Is that how they talk in the Red States?

[AmericanInTokyo]

I wasn't sure what you meant, but the cameraman was located on a public street in Beijing, filming the fence that surrounds the Japanese School for Japanese nationals in Beijing...from the outside. It may or may not be near the North Korean embassy. Most of the embassies are in this one part of Beijing, somewhat east-northeast of Tienanmen Square.

(I actually had been in the DPRK embassy many many years ago doing a free lance report).