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Report: US Declines to Invoke POW Status for Soldier in North Korean Custody

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  • #United States of America
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  • #Prisoners of war
Report: US Declines to Invoke POW Status for Soldier in North Korean Custody
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AUG 2023
Image copyright: US Department of Defense [via Wikimedia Commons]
story last updated FEB 2024

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

No final decision has been made regarding the status of Travis King yet, as the Biden admin. still weighs whether to declare him a POW, given the low probability that Pyongyang would acknowledge such status as he was neither forced into the country nor captured by their forces. Additionally, this declaration could have severe implications by potentially signaling that the US views the conflict as active.

CNN

Establishment-critical narrative

Given that even his family has been kept in the dark, not receiving any official information since a call to notify them of the incident, it's clear that Travis King has been completely abandoned by the Pentagon. The plot thickens as the Army remains silent over the fact that some ominous messages he sent throughout his time in South Korea were received while he was allegedly in prison doing hard work.

Military.com

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

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