Talk:James Joseph Dresnok

CROSSING THE LINE LINK

I remove the film link at the bottom of the article as it was not the documentary about Dresnok, just another television movie made in 2002 with the same name. Crossing the Line (film) Crossing the Line is a 2002 television movie written by Susanna Styron and Bridget Terry and directed by Graeme Clifford. It is a sports comedy drama exploring what happens when parents go too far in pushing their chidren. Synopsis A former All-American basketball player lands a job as assistant coach for a three-time championship girls' high school basketball team. After the head coach has a heart attack, she takes over and clashes with several parents who push their daughters to win at all costs.

JAMES? or JOE?

Why was the title of this article changed from James Dresnok to Joe Dresnok? Shouldn't it be changed back? The defector is named Joe Dresnok, and his eldest son is James Dresnok. I move the article name be immediately changed. NYDCSP 01:43, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I see from a subsequent addition that there is an article which refers to the subject as "James" who had a brother "Joe" who was separated from him during childhood. However, the man clearly refers to himself as Joe, and is called Joe by everyone in the piece. Shouldn't the article and/or the title perhaps refer to him as James "Joe" Dresnok, and the Family section should address the name issue, shouldn't it? Far, far more researchers will be seeking an article entitled "Joe Dresnok" (the Virginia article referenced in Note #1 is far too obscure to drive traffic here) and will be confused otherwise. Thoughts?NYDCSP 02:01, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the section that lists the son James as speaking Korean despite having blue eyes and blond hair. I'm not sure how the two are connected or relevant.

82.9.25.67 21:58, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree... lots of people with blue eyes and blond hair speak Korean.

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Well, the unusual part is that he is 100% caucasian, and yet speaks english with a thick korean accent. Wedineinheck 12:12, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Sources

James “Joe” Dresnok's picture is in http://www.dprkstudies.org/2007/01/28/60-minutes-report-on-dresnok/ Murohc (talk) 13:34, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Doina Bumbea

The article stated:

• “His second wife was Doina Bumbea (1950–1997), a Romanian woman, and they had two sons.”

No source was given for that statement, and in Crossing the Line, Dresnok himself doesn't say that his wife was Doina Bumbea, so I've removed this statement. —Babelfisch (talk) 03:03, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Dresnok might not have stated that she was his wife, but her brother has confirmed it. Sources for Bumbea being his wife:

http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/03/22/2007032200047.html

http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/03/22/2007032200102.html

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2007/03/20/nkorea_romania/

Famine

The article stated:

• “[Dresnok] told 60 Minutes he was moved by the fact that the North Korean government continued to provide for him and his family while over a million of its citizens starved to death in the famine which lasted in that country from the mid-1990s to about 2001.”

The CBS report is cited as a source, but that report doesn't back up this statement, so I've removed it. —Babelfisch (talk) 03:03, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Other defectors?

Where is "Roy" Chung who famously defected to the DPRK through Checkpoint Charlie? Encyclopedia Britanica is a better source of aqccurate info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.38.149.251 (talk) 16:59, 26 December 2009 (UTC) What is Dresnok's exact status ? He will die in NK and has stated that he deserted to there on his own will. Hasn't he been already dishonourably discharged in absentia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noob2013 (talk • contribs) 23:42, 25 November 2015 (UTC)