Michael Malice on Otto Warmbier Death: North Korea Puts ‘People in Coffins, Not Comas’

[excerpt MacCALLUM How to ░░░░░░░░ Kim Jong UN whose ░░░░░░░░ continues to test the ░░░░░░░░ of what they can ░░░░░░░░ away with on the ░░░░░░░░ stage Will America seek ░░░░░░░░ for what amounts to ░░░░░░░░ murder of a U ░░░░░░░░ citizen by a foreign ░░░░░░░░ Whatever the answer tonight ░░░░░░░░ Ohio family should never ░░░░░░░░ had to have lost ░░░░░░░░ son over this He ░░░░░░░░ stealing a poster So ░░░░░░░░ are now dealing with ░░░░░░░░ unthinkable the Warmbier family ░░░░░░░░ a statement a short ░░░░░░░░ ago Unfortunately the awful ░░░░░░░░ mistreatment our son received ░░░░░░░░ the hands of the ░░░░░░░░ Koreans ensured that no ░░░░░░░░ outcome was possible beyond ░░░░░░░░ sad one we experienced ░░░░░░░░ Here now Michael Malice ░░░░░░░░ author of Dear Reader ░░░░░░░░ unauthorized biography of Kim ░░░░░░░░ il Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for being here tonight ░░░░░░░░ is your take What ░░░░░░░░ you believe happened to ░░░░░░░░ that put him in ░░░░░░░░ dire condition MALICE I ░░░░░░░░ t believe for a ░░░░░░░░ that he was in ░░░░░░░░ coma for a year ░░░░░░░░ North Korea You don ░░░░░░░░ have the medical care ░░░░░░░░ keep someone in a ░░░░░░░░ in North Korea They ░░░░░░░░ t put people in ░░░░░░░░ they put people in ░░░░░░░░ This is a regime ░░░░░░░░ has no respect for ░░░░░░░░ life And imagine what ░░░░░░░░ is like living in ░░░░░░░░ country for 70 years ░░░░░░░░ in this regime where ░░░░░░░░ any time this can ░░░░░░░░ to you You have ░░░░░░░░ live there from morning ░░░░░░░░ night knowing your mother ░░░░░░░░ sister brother can be ░░░░░░░░ away in the middle ░░░░░░░░ the night and you ░░░░░░░░ never have an explanation ░░░░░░░░ if you ask questions ░░░░░░░░ what happened to them ░░░░░░░░ yourself would be in ░░░░░░░░ So now maybe the ░░░░░░░░ little piece of good ░░░░░░░░ can come of this ░░░░░░░░ tragedy is that people ░░░░░░░░ start to understand just ░░░░░░░░ levels of depravity that ░░░░░░░░ North Korean government is ░░░░░░░░ of MacCALLUM You believe ░░░░░░░░ he was probably the ░░░░░░░░ response was difficult to ░░░░░░░░ how we ended up ░░░░░░░░ this condition given the ░░░░░░░░ that he didn t ░░░░░░░░ the signs of trauma ░░░░░░░░ you have any idea ░░░░░░░░ kind of methods might ░░░░░░░░ been used how he ░░░░░░░░ into a cardiac arrest ░░░░░░░░ put him in this ░░░░░░░░ MALICE For all we ░░░░░░░░ this could have been ░░░░░░░░ harm They could have ░░░░░░░░ him to that situation ░░░░░░░░ are many things we ░░░░░░░░ speculate about The point ░░░░░░░░ the blood of this ░░░░░░░░ is on their hands ░░░░░░░░ if you or someone ░░░░░░░░ Iran and you are ░░░░░░░░ the White House and ░░░░░░░░ stole a poster there ░░░░░░░░ the Secret Service would ░░░░░░░░ you up and take ░░░░░░░░ somewhere but then you ░░░░░░░░ tell the Iranian government ░░░░░░░░ this kid was trying ░░░░░░░░ steal the Iranian government ░░░░░░░░ say Send him over ░░░░░░░░ here is money for ░░░░░░░░ damages problem solved This ░░░░░░░░ was never a prisoner ░░░░░░░░ was a hostage He ░░░░░░░░ a bargaining chip That ░░░░░░░░ how they hold anyone ░░░░░░░░ is in North Korea ░░░░░░░░ they are going to ░░░░░░░░ something out of him ░░░░░░░░ they captured that Ling ░░░░░░░░ they had Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ on a plane to ░░░░░░░░ and he bowed down ░░░░░░░░ kissed Kim Jong il ░░░░░░░░ ring and then he ░░░░░░░░ to North Korean people ░░░░░░░░ I make American presidents ░░░░░░░░ down before me They ░░░░░░░░ very logical in their ░░░░░░░░