Jailed journalists Euna Lee, left, and Laura Ling, sister of former ‘View’ co-host Lisa Ling posing at bottom, left with her
The North Koreans further tested Barack Hussein Obama by sentencing the sister of former ‘The View’ co-host Lisa Ling and another TV reporter to 12 years in a North Korean labor camp. The harsh sentences were more than what outsiders expected.
The two reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were detained along the border of N. Korea. They were charged with “illegally crossing” the border of the secretive state. The trial lasted 5 days and outsiders were not permitted to attend. Legal analysts expect U.S. officials to negotiate their release.
“If at any point the girls went into North Korea, then we apologize on their behalf,” said Lisa Ling, who noted that her sister suffers from ulcers.
There are over 200,000 political prisoners in the N. Korean labor camps where conditions are described as “brutal, hunger is widespread and attempts to escape usually result in a public execution.”
North Korea, which has brazenly fired off long – range rockets and set off a nuclear bomb in a bold test of the new U.S. president, has yet to respond to Obama’s move to halt N. Korean sea and air shipments suspected of carrying weapons or nuclear technology.
I wonder if Euna will get better treatment and less time being her sis has been all over tv(Larry King) trying to plead her case. I am so glad I live in America.
here’s a excerpt from an article in the Washington Post:
The verdict does not mean much, since they will get released,” said Andrei Lankov, an expert on North Korea who teaches at Kookmin University in Seoul. “Unfortunately, right now the North Koreans want to keep tensions high, so it will take many months and perhaps a year or more before the Pyongyang authorities will decide that it’s time to make some friendly gesture to Washington.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/08/AR2009060800089_pf.html
I read that Al Gore is supposed to negotiate their release.
labor camps? maybe we should boycott their products
The North Koreans further tested Barack Hussein Obama
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Huh ?
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don’t even bother trying to figure it out….that’s sandra for you!
Sandra I think you have the wrong picture. The other girl is her sister.
I am sorry for saying this but I am just going to put it out there. If I had a 5 year old daughter at home, I would not take a job assignment that would jeopardize my life. I always consider the well being of my children when applying for a job assignment.
My motto is: Be a superstar in your own home first.
Thanks for clearing that up for me. I thought they were both Lisa’s sisters. God bless em. Journalism can be a very dangerous gig if you are one of the successful ones. They get sent into all kinds of dangerous situations.
Attorneymom, don’t you know that career advancement and earnings come before family in America? Woman fought tooth and nail for that opportunity.
Bird Says:
Attorneymom, don’t you know that career advancement and earnings come before family in America? Woman fought tooth and nail for that opportunity.
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Attorneymom is no longer with us. She has heeded a Higher Calling.
scorpio Says:
Sandra I think you have the wrong picture. The other girl is her sister.
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The girl on the left is Lisa’s sister. Lisa is on the right. You think I don’t know Lisa Ling?
@9 is she banned?
I don’t understand what motivates journalists to take risks like that. Like Daniel Pearl, the journalist who was beheaded back in 2001(?). I never understood why he took such an extreme risk (his wife was pregnant at the time).
Is the lure of fame that great?
@11 Charles I think she changed her screen name.
SunnyPA Says:
I don’t understand what motivates journalists to take risks like that. Like Daniel Pearl, the journalist who was beheaded back in 2001(?). I never understood why he took such an extreme risk (his wife was pregnant at the time).
Is the lure of fame that great?
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I guess it’s the same as us being passionate about something, it’s the adrenlin(sp) rush.
Anna, I never thought of it that way … I guess you’re right. I’m done some questionable things when I’m passionate about the cause.
@10: sandra, i think what scorpio meant is that you have a picture of *euna lee* and lisa ling. here is a picture of laura ling:
http://current.com/users/lauraling.htm
The girl on the left is Lisa’s sister. Lisa is on the right. You think I don’t know Lisa Ling?
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Sandra, that is the wrong pic of Laura Ling. That’s Euna Lee you have pictured above. Trust me, Lisa and Laura look somewhat identical and that isn’t her. It’s ok to be wrong, who hasn’t been b4.
Can some take Lisa Ling to that Fabulous Shim that does Eyebrows Damone Roberts … … .. her’s are plucked to the enth’ degree
Thanks for the corrections everyone, and you too Adefunke (email). I knew I had a pic of Lisa Ling up there but I thought her sister Laura was on the left. I corrected the mixup.
@ Sandra, LMAO. I am still embarrassed. LOL. I back to being attorneymom.
@ Sandra, LMAO. I am still embarrassed. LOL. I am back to being attorneymom.
There are over 200,000 political prisoners in the N. Korean labor camps where conditions are described as “brutal, hunger is widespread and attempts to escape usually result in a public execution
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If that’s the case, WHAT THE PHUCK WERE THEY DOING OVER THERE!!!
The North Koreans further tested Barack Hussein Obama by sentencing.
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The same thing was said on the news this morning
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