Accused U.S. Army Deserter Says He's Ready to Return to Japan

[hightime]

TOKYO (AP) - American Charles Jenkins, accused of deserting the U.S. Army to defect to North Korea, said Saturday he was prepared to travel for his family's sake to Japan, where U.S. officials await to detain him.
The American ambassador in Tokyo, however, indicated Washington won't seek his immediate custody, but will allow doctors to treat Jenkins, 64, who had been living for decades in North Korea.

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Baker's remarks appeared to be at least a temporary final-hour understanding reached between Washington and Tokyo over Jenkins' fate - an emotionally charged issue in Japan because of his wife, Hitomi Soga.

Soga, 45, was kidnapped by North Korea in 1978 to train spies in the Japanese language and culture. There, she met Jenkins, who allegedly abandoned his post on the South Korean border in 1965 to defect to the North. The couple married and had two daughters.

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[Zech Marquis]

1. the man needs a cane to walk around

and he also needs some important medical treatment as son as he arrives in Japan, so why even say the US will apprehend him now? :argh:


I'm sick of this machi cowboy approach to every Cheney problem!!