Jenkins Appears On 60 Minutes; Provides More Evidence of North Korean Abductions

Former US Army deserter Charles Jenkins recently appeared on 60 Minutes and provided evidence and testimony that North Korea has abducted more than just Japanese nationals over the years:

It seems, at first glance, like a typical family snapshot. Jenkins sits beside his wife and oldest child on a beach in North Korea. But the new and potentially explosive information concerns a woman in the left-hand corner of the frame. Jenkins says she is a Thai national who was kidnapped by North Korean agents from Macau, near Hong Kong, in 1978.

If what Jenkins says is true, it would represent the first photographic evidence that North Korea abducted ordinary citizens from Asian countries other than Japan and South Korea.

Interesting interview and video of the program can also be found on the left panel of the CBS site as well.

I’m curious to what the Thai government’s reaction to this information is going to be. Keep in mind though, that this is nothing compared to the 3,790 abductees that North Korea has abducted from South Korea, which the South Koreans could care less about. I guess we are about to see how much the Thai government is concerned about their citizens.

I do have to say it is a bit of a strange picture though. I have a hard time imagining people having fun at a beach in North Korea. It has got to be better than hanging out here:

By the way nice farmer tan Chuck.