The ever zany DPRK has announced that they are holding an American citizen prisoner.

According to the reports it was a Korean-American missionary who told relatives he wanted to sneak into the oppressive and isolationist state. The man may be It provided no details, but the description appears to match the case of 28-year-old Robert Park of Arizona who wanted to bring a message of Christianity to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

I must admit to having mixed views here. On the one hand it is entirely improper for North Korea to imprison someone just for entering the country but at the same time when you enter a place that has a reputation for killing people who do just that…

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