Dec 30 2008
Update: North Korea needs to pay $65 million to Pueblo victims
An interesting story from the AP wires:
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has awarded more than $65 million to several men of the USS Pueblo, who were captured and tortured by North Korea back in the 1960s.
U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. issued the judgment against North Korea on Tuesday.
North Korea did not respond to the lawsuit accusing it of kidnapping, imprisonment and torture.
Will North Korea ever pay? Very doubtful. However, it does have symbolic value. I wonder if Kim Jong Il’s paycheck can be garnished or some of his villas get a lien? That is doubtful too.
What was NOT fun was what those men went through when captured and tortured. I cannot even begin to imagine.
More info on the US Courts site (PDF)
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