Truth way stranger than fiction
So the truth finally comes out. This is account is certainly more credible than the North Korean propaganda of stating that Laura and Euna were giddily excited that they had ventured into forbidden territory. But though it’s credible, a lot of questions remain over whether the journalists were actually set up.
Tales from one of the few westerners to land in N. Korea
Filed under: Journalists, Juche Rules Film, North Korea, Uncategorized, film
Fascinating article from the L.A. times on Charles Jenkins, the army deserter who spent four decades stuck in North Korea.
My favorite lines from the article are: His time in North Korea was part comedy, part horror. He says he and three other American deserters mocked their political minders, whom they nicknamed Whitey, the Fat Cadre and the Colonel in Glasses.
That’s the essence of my short film, Juche Rules, which will be finished shortly… stay tuned….