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Boston Calling: American Adventures in North Korea

07/12/2013

American Adventures in North Korea

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Has a secret Korean war mission landed an elderly US veteran in hot water in North Korea?

Has a secret Korean War mission landed an elderly US veteran in hot water in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?

An 85-year-old US veteran who spent his war years behind enemy lines secretly training a group of Korean partisans is detained by North Korean authorities, at the conclusion of his recent visit to Pyongyang. Was his association with this most hated and feared unit the reason he is being held? Another American who served in a similar unit in North Korea says he is certain he would be arrested if he set foot in the country again. 

Also, the story of a pair of American rappers who went to North Korea to shoot a music video. Plus, what US primary schools could learn from their counterparts overseas, and reinventing the bicycle wheel.

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