I feel deeply honored that the page editors at USA Today put my letter in the most prominent position.
quoting from Time Magazine, especially on the insights of former NM Governor Bill Richardson, who knows more about North Korea and how to negotiate with North Korea, and maybe even how to punish them! If I were going to pick who to design the swift and long range response to N Korea, it would be of course handed to Gov. Richardson.
Why was he held for so long?Kim Jong Un has little interest in bargaining. Here's more from Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson , who spoke to TIME in April:
Richardson has traveled to North Korea eight times; he has connections with high-ranking North Korean diplomats. He first became involved in Warmbier's case not long after the arrest, when he got a call from Ohio Governor John Kasich. In September 2016, amid diplomatic tensions over North Korea's nuclear bomb test that month, his center sent a delegation to the country to meet with North Korean officials.
"The reason this has taken longer is that Kim Jong Un is very unpredictable," Richardson says of efforts to secure Warmbier's release. "In the past, under Kim Jong Il, these types of political prisoners were used as bargaining chips. One was able to make deals with the [North Korean] leadership--basically for the release of Americans, you'd get humanitarian aid or a high-level visit."
Richardson welcomed Warmbier's release on Tuesday, but expressed concern for the student's well being. "In no uncertain terms North Korea must explain the causes of his coma," Richardson said in a statement seen by TIME. "My Center for Global Engagement has worked on behalf of the Warmbier family with the North Korean government directly, including a visit late last year to advance negotiations for his release, as well as with both the Obama and Trump administrations. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family as they continue to battle for Otto's life.
Three more appearances of my letter on Otto Warmbier.
New York Daily News, Washington Times, San Francisco Chronicle:
Letter to Editor: Sanction North Korea to shreds
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Justice for Otto Warmbier - Washington Times
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