I asked @YPioneerTours, which took Otto Warmbier to North Korea, for comment. Citing privacy and "the well being of Otto," they declined.
As recently as Tuesday, Young Pioneer Tours was still marketing drinking trips to North Korea aimed at young people.pic.twitter.com/QqHvsjXkWH
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I once bumped into a Young Pioneers tour group drinking beer at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang -- at about 11am. A recipe for disaster.
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Do you think Otto was under the influence when he allegedly took the poster?
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we have no way of knowing right now. but what I do know is that he has paid a devastatingly high price for what appears to be a silly prank
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I definitely agree. I saw you on PBS earlier! Keep it up
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WaPo is literally bankrolled by the CIA and is a Deep State propaganda organ. I've travelled with YPT and they are top-notch outfit. Chill!
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Yeah, right.
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They should really add prison camps to their attraction list since they are directly funding torture and human rights violations. Culpable.
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These tours help prop up a prison camp system where innocents are systematically tortured, starved, and executed as a matter of state policy
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But to be fair all the DPRK tour companies offer the same tours. Because once inside it doesn't matter, KITC runs the show
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I wonder if it is chilled or warm beer they are drinking.
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