Heroes Welcome for Convicted Spy
Convicted US spy Robert Kim has now returned to South Korea:
A Korean-American who spent about eight years in jail for illegally passing U.S. military secrets to Seoul returned to South Korea on Sunday where he was given a heroes’ welcome.
Robert Kim was greeted by scores of reporters and well-wishers upon his arrival at Inchon airport near Seoul. Supporters cheered his arrival and one held a placard that read “Our country loves you.”
Kim, a computer specialist who had worked at the U.S. naval intelligence office, is scheduled to meet with Nobel Peace Prize winner and former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung.
A U.S. court convicted Kim of illegally passing classified information on North Korean arms exports and other military matters to South Korean embassy officials in Washington.
Kim was able to leave the United States after a probation period that was part of his sentence ended in October. He was released from prison in 2004.
“I think my case happened because the Korean peninsula is divided,” he told a news conference at the airport. “I did it in the hope that I might help, even a little bit, this nation reunite.”
Some may wonder why the US is not sharing all their intelligence with South Korea. It is probably because sensitive intelligence regarding North Korea ends up being leaked to the Norks just like the intelligence this scumbag leaked.
So Robert Kim enjoy your 15 minutes of fame because it will be over before you know it.
