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Post by Romulus on Sept 8, 2015 7:51:03 GMT
Am I too late to show an interest in getting one of these?
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Post by boardstupid on Sept 19, 2015 8:47:35 GMT
Let's hope he's not locked up in some NK prison...
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Post by IggyWiggy on Sept 19, 2015 11:21:04 GMT
Ragequit
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Post by wakeskater on Sept 22, 2015 1:42:52 GMT
I would be interesting in taking one off your hands. I realize I may be late in the queue but if you end up having enough let me know.
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Post by sturban on Feb 29, 2016 11:59:43 GMT
Oh dear, I just read this and remembered this thread.
SEOUL (Reuters) - An American student held in North Korea since early January was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his Pyongyang hotel and has confessed to "severe crimes" against the state, the North's official media said on Monday.
Otto Warmbier, 21, a student at the University of Virginia, was detained before boarding his flight to China over an unspecified incident at his hotel, his tour agency told Reuters in January.
North Korea has a long history of detaining foreigners and has used jailed U.S. citizens in the past to exact high-profile visits from the United States, with which it has no formal diplomatic relations.
"I committed the crime of taking out a political slogan from the staff-only area of the Yanggakdo International Hotel," the North's KCNA news agency quoted Warmbier as telling media in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital.
CNN showed video of a sobbing Warmbier saying: "I have made the worst mistake of my life, but please act to save me."
Warmbier said a "deaconess" had offered him a used car worth $10,000 if he could present a U.S. church with the slogan as a "trophy" from North Korea, KCNA said.
The acquaintance also said the church would pay his mother $200,000 if he was detained by the North and did not return, KCNA quoted Warmbier as saying.
"My crime is very severe and pre-planned," Warmbier was quoted as saying, adding that he was impressed by North Korea's "humanitarian treatment of severe criminals like myself".
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Feb 29, 2016 12:44:53 GMT
Oh dear, I just read this and remembered this thread. SEOUL (Reuters) - An American student held in North Korea since early January was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his Pyongyang hotel and has confessed to "severe crimes" against the state, the North's official media said on Monday. Otto Warmbier, 21, a student at the University of Virginia, was detained before boarding his flight to China over an unspecified incident at his hotel, his tour agency told Reuters in January. North Korea has a long history of detaining foreigners and has used jailed U.S. citizens in the past to exact high-profile visits from the United States, with which it has no formal diplomatic relations. "I committed the crime of taking out a political slogan from the staff-only area of the Yanggakdo International Hotel," the North's KCNA news agency quoted Warmbier as telling media in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. CNN showed video of a sobbing Warmbier saying: "I have made the worst mistake of my life, but please act to save me." Warmbier said a "deaconess" had offered him a used car worth $10,000 if he could present a U.S. church with the slogan as a "trophy" from North Korea, KCNA said. The acquaintance also said the church would pay his mother $200,000 if he was detained by the North and did not return, KCNA quoted Warmbier as saying. "My crime is very severe and pre-planned," Warmbier was quoted as saying, adding that he was impressed by North Korea's "humanitarian treatment of severe criminals like myself". fuck |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 19:14:52 GMT
Just goes to show that art should be left in situ
Pretty harsh punishment though. Big consequence for a relatively daft crime
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Post by dot on Feb 29, 2016 22:07:59 GMT
...not quite Norf Korea ....
A few years ago I met a chap to buy a banksy work...
He told me of his adventure to Cuba to... Bring back some images...of the revolution..
Quite an interesting story.. Involving cigars and... An amount of ... Cajoling...
(Mentioned going on the telly perhaps in the future... )
Turns out, as had said , he later appeared on... The antiques roadshow with his 'Cuban findings' ...
Nice chap ... Oh and yeah .. The print has lasted the test of time... It would do it was BC.
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Post by omega145 on Aug 4, 2016 20:11:42 GMT
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Aug 4, 2016 20:27:46 GMT
very nice... if they're still there once the piggy bank's full, would love to get one. thanks! |
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Post by dot on Aug 5, 2016 7:39:05 GMT
Took me a while to ...figure who ab was , uk based afaik
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Post by Jagger on Aug 10, 2016 14:36:35 GMT
i want one let me know when you have them
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Post by ninthsonv2 on Aug 10, 2016 15:03:18 GMT
i want one let me know when you have them I am fairly sure achtungbono has left the building... Hasn't been here for a while. Carry on... |
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Post by smisen81 on Aug 15, 2016 16:56:32 GMT
I want one aswell
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Post by sturban on Jun 13, 2017 15:32:03 GMT
Fuckin terrible
North Korea has released jailed US student Otto Warmbier, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says.
Mr Warmbier, 22, was sentenced in March 2016 to 15 years hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel.
Mr Tillerson said Mr Warmbier was on his way back to the US to be reunited with his family in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Washington Post quotes his father Fred as saying his son has been medically evacuated while in a coma.
The newspaper says Mr Warmbier's parents have been told their son contracted botulism soon after his trial 15 months ago, and has been in a coma ever since.
"Our son is coming home," Fred Warmbier is quoted as saying. "At the moment, we're just treating this like he's been in an accident. We get to see our son Otto tonight."
Otto Warmbier, an economics graduate from the University of Virginia, travelled to North Korea as a tourist with Young Pioneer Tours.
He was arrested on 2 January 2016, later giving a television confession that he had tried to take down a political slogan from a staff area of Yanggakdo International Hotel.
After a short trial on 16 March, he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for crimes against the state.
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jun 13, 2017 19:09:03 GMT
Fuckin terrible North Korea has released jailed US student Otto Warmbier, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says. Mr Warmbier, 22, was sentenced in March 2016 to 15 years hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. Mr Tillerson said Mr Warmbier was on his way back to the US to be reunited with his family in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Washington Post quotes his father Fred as saying his son has been medically evacuated while in a coma. The newspaper says Mr Warmbier's parents have been told their son contracted botulism soon after his trial 15 months ago, and has been in a coma ever since. "Our son is coming home," Fred Warmbier is quoted as saying. "At the moment, we're just treating this like he's been in an accident. We get to see our son Otto tonight." Otto Warmbier, an economics graduate from the University of Virginia, travelled to North Korea as a tourist with Young Pioneer Tours. He was arrested on 2 January 2016, later giving a television confession that he had tried to take down a political slogan from a staff area of Yanggakdo International Hotel. After a short trial on 16 March, he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for crimes against the state. wtf... talk about burying the lead |
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Post by ouroboros on Jun 13, 2017 22:10:10 GMT
that is utterly disgusting
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Post by jkrx on Jun 13, 2017 22:44:19 GMT
Fuckin terrible North Korea has released jailed US student Otto Warmbier, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says. Mr Warmbier, 22, was sentenced in March 2016 to 15 years hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. Mr Tillerson said Mr Warmbier was on his way back to the US to be reunited with his family in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Washington Post quotes his father Fred as saying his son has been medically evacuated while in a coma. The newspaper says Mr Warmbier's parents have been told their son contracted botulism soon after his trial 15 months ago, and has been in a coma ever since. "Our son is coming home," Fred Warmbier is quoted as saying. "At the moment, we're just treating this like he's been in an accident. We get to see our son Otto tonight." Otto Warmbier, an economics graduate from the University of Virginia, travelled to North Korea as a tourist with Young Pioneer Tours. He was arrested on 2 January 2016, later giving a television confession that he had tried to take down a political slogan from a staff area of Yanggakdo International Hotel. After a short trial on 16 March, he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for crimes against the state. I thought that was a good news story for the first few seconds and wondered why you were calling it terrible, and then I got to the important part Hope the press report more on this one, absolutely fucking terrible |
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Post by broke on Jun 14, 2017 13:25:19 GMT
let's hope he pulls through
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Post by jkrx on Jun 19, 2017 23:22:39 GMT
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Post by riq on Jun 19, 2017 23:44:57 GMT
totally missed the whole story...
this is terrible! feeling with the family and all the friends!
can't see a good solution for the north korean problem myself, but i hope somebody does and is working on it at this very moment. it's about time!
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Post by sturban on Jun 20, 2017 13:55:01 GMT
Horrible! Over a fuckin poster.
Unfortunately, this looked inevitable. Very sad indeed
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Post by pingoo on Jun 20, 2017 16:39:09 GMT
More each day it becoming dangerous to travel in this fucked up world..
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