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2011-10-27 China-Japan-Koreas

Norks Ban Nationals in Libya from Returning Home

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Posted by Steve White 2011-10-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 For "imprisoned", read "executed". There is a notorious story in which Stalin took a map of Europe, and penciled a line from north to south, ordering that anyone who had crossed that line "might" have been "exposed" to anti-Soviet influences, so on their return should be isolated and eliminated.

At the end of the war, there was a minor mutiny in the US Army, because when Soviet POWs were repatriated by US MPs, they were taken just out of sight and machine gunned. So the MPs refused to turn over any more.

The Soviets were ready, and their ambassador in Washington immediately issued a harsh and threatening demand that their POWs be returned immediately, and Washington, not knowing any better, sent a directive to continue. But the MPs refused the orders, until word got back to Washington about what was happening.

In the end, ignoring angry protests from Moscow, the US kept over 100,000 Soviet POWs, who were made citizens of western European nations.

The chaos after the war was pretty ridiculous. Some Wehrmacht support units were just told to remove all their insignia, but keep their rank and continue to do what they were doing, some of them lasting well into the 1980s as semi-private contractors for NATO and the Bundeswehr.

Eisenhower was much later criticized for mistreatment of many German POWs who were kept imprisoned for quite some time, but not well taken care of, after the end of hostilities. They were just ignored in the confusion.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-27 10:33|| 2011-10-27 10:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Haven't the "Norks" done this sort of thing in the past. I seem to recall this happening a few years ago. No Arab spring here.

Posted by Dale 2011-10-27 11:36|| 2011-10-27 11:36|| Front Page Top

#3 They no longer have to go back to North Korea and eat grass and tree bark but are free to now live in the west?

I would consider that to be a nice gift.

Posted by Speamble Wittlesbach8094 2011-10-27 19:34|| 2011-10-27 19:34|| Front Page Top

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