Nut Job Released

North Korean officials are, for some strange reason, releasing Robert Park back to the United States. Park, 28, was caught Dec. 25 when, like an idiot, he crossed into North Korea from China on a missio to bring God's love to the North.

Park originally said he wouldn't leave until all the political prisoners were released. He seems to have changed his tune a bit, if the CNN.com article is accurate.

From the story:

'In reporting the release, the Korea Central News Agency said, "The relevant organ of the [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] decided to leniently forgive and release him, taking his admission and sincere repentance of his wrongdoings into consideration."'

Well, that's a pretty weak missionary, isn't it? He went in with this big goal of his, and ended up giving that up pretty quickly. I'm not so sure Jesus would've ever let this guy crack the Big 12, or even the top 100.

Another interesting piece of the story:

'KCNA earlier carried a lengthy account of what were said to be Park's misunderstandings about the North and how they had been proved wrong since he had crossed the border.

During an interview with North Korean authorities, he reportedly told investigators that "he was taken in by the false rumor spread by the West and committed a criminal act in the end."'

Ah, now it's starting to make sense. He was taken in by false rumors from the West. So, let me get this straight, and keep in mind that I'm being totally sarcastic and cynical. This crazy, embarrassing excuse for a human being wondered into the North on this grand mission from God. But, he was apparently treated quite well by the officials and citizens.

So, he decided that maybe all that stuff about political prisons, people dying of starvation and other terrible stories are just myths that the West thought up for no good reason.

Well, that makes perfect sense to me. But, one quick questions ... Do we have to take this guy back???