American vet held in North Korea 'believed we did good' in …
Dec 3, 2013 · Newman, now an 85-year-old retired business executive living in California, was detained in late October while visiting North Korea on a tourist trip. The former first lieutenant has been held...
Comrade of American veteran, 85, held captive in North Korea …
Dec 3, 2013 · Newman, now an 85-year-old retired business executive living in California, was detained in late October while visiting North Korea on a tourist trip. The former first lieutenant has been held...
American Veteran Seized by North Korea During a Tour Returns …
Dec 7, 2013 · SAN FRANCISCO — Ending more than a month of captivity in North Korea, an 85-year-old American veteran returned to the United States on Saturday, soon after the North let him go, citing his...
There's a new clue why an 85-year-old American vet was detained …
Dec 2, 2013 · Merrill Newman, 85, has been held since late October, when he was taken off a plane by authorities just as he was wrapping up a visit to North Korea. A video of Newman, a Korean War vet, apologizing for his " espionage and subversive activities " …
For North Korea, the war isn’t over, says freed U.S. vet | CNN
Dec 9, 2013 · Newman traveled in October as a tourist to North Korea on a 10-day organized tour. Authorities nabbed him just minutes before his Beijing-bound plane was set to depart Pyongyang.
American, Now Held, Part of Rising Number Visiting North Korea
Nov 21, 2013 · Mr. Newman, who has visited Cuba, according to his son, traveled to North Korea with Juche Travel Services, an agency that advertises offices in Beijing, London and Berlin. The group was founded...
N.Korea showcases detained U.S. pensioner as war criminal
Nov 30, 2013 · The North's KCNA news agency said Merrill E. Newman, a former special forces officer, was a mastermind of clandestine operations and had confessed to being "guilty of a long list of indelible...
Analysts: U.S. vet held in N. Korea could soon be freed - USA TODAY
Dec 1, 2013 · BEIJING — A former U.S. special forces officer who fought in the Korean War took major risks returning to North Korea, say his comrades-in-arms, but some North Korea analysts expect the elderly...
North Korea Accuses Captive U.S. Veteran of War Crimes
Nov 30, 2013 · HONG KONG — North Korea accused a captive American military veteran of war crimes, saying he was involved in the killing of innocent civilians during the Korean War, state news media reported...
Merrill E. Newman North Korea: American soldier aged 85 held by North ...
Dec 7, 2013 · Merrill E. Newman had been detained for crimes it said he committed during the Korean War six decades ago - he was released on humanitarian grounds. An 85-year-old retired American soldier...