The US does it to its freakin' ALLIES! search Hicks-Habib.au. The vanishing: a dark secret from North Korea The stories sounded as far-fetched as a Hollywood thriller. Young Japanese men and women, on peaceful sunset strolls on the beach, were grabbed and abducted by North Korean secret agents in speedboats. They were drugged, brainwashed and forced to teach Japanese to North Korean spies for more than 20 years.....( Globe and Mail, 18 Sep 02) North Korea apologises to Japan for bizarre tale of kidnap and intrigue It will rank as a stunning confession to one of the most bizarre crimes ever committed by a state. Yesterday, in an extraordinary admission, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il said his country's special forces abducted at least a dozen Japanese nationals during the 1970s and 80s in a fit of patriotic overzealousness.....( Guardian Unlimited, 18 Sep 02) Kim admits abductions Four of the 11 Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and '80s are alive but six others are dead.....( Japan Times, 18 Sep 02) Japan Pushing for Kidnap Survivors Amid public outrage, Japan said Wednesday it will push North Korea to allow several people abducted by North Korean spies decades ago to return home and to conduct a thorough investigation into why they were taken.....( AP, 18 Sep 02) Kim discloses kidnappings After years of repeated denials, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il yesterday admitted to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan that his country had abducted 11 Japanese citizens between 1977 and 1983 for espionage activity in South Korea, and that six of the victims had died.....( Boston Globe, 18 Sep 02)
