throwaway78568

The author implies that the Otto story was simply a lever for Trump to start a war with NK. And that when moods change, the Otto story is no longer "useful" to Trump and so is forgotten. This is more an indictment of the 24 hours news cycle I think.

He also spends a great deal of time defending the NK hospital procedures and "likely" incarceration facilities.

I mean, personally I'm repulsed by NK. I'm repulsed that Trump treated their leader with dignity. I'm repulsed that this story implies that the north koreans didn't get a fair shake in the press.

He never explains the misaligned teeth. They seem to agree that the teeth are "healthy" but also that they were previously straight, and are no longer straight. A little odd, don't you think?

Based on the source, I went in to this article assuming it would somehow paint North Korea in a more forgiving light, and attack the Trump administration. I was not wrong.

The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe Otto was physically beaten, maybe he wasn't. Maybe his incarceration conditions were "good" or maybe they weren't. Maybe he did try and commit suicide, maybe he didn't. The author certainly didn't have any more hard, objective facts than anyone before them. He just had an axe to grind.