NKorea says 2 US journalists will stand trial

[babylonsister]

Source: AP

NKorea says 2 US journalists will stand trial


JEAN H. LEE | March 30, 2009 03:32 PM EST | AP


SEOUL, South Korea — Two American journalists detained at North Korea's border with China earlier this month will be indicted and tried for illegal entry and hostile acts, Pyongyang's state-run news agency said Tuesday.

The Korean Central News Agency report did not say when a trial might take place, but said moves to indict the Americans are under way as the investigation continues.

"The illegal entry of U.S. reporters into the DPRK and their suspected hostile acts have been confirmed by evidence and their statements," the report said, referring to the country by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Euna Lee and Laura Ling, reporters for former Vice President Al Gore's San Francisco-based Current TV media venture, were detained by North Korean border guards March 17.


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[smiley_glad_hands]

1. Why would any American citizen even consider going near N Korea?

I hope they get out somehow.

[ohio2007]

4. Maybe their employer should make a comment on this turn of events

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Euna Lee and Laura Ling, reporters for former Vice President Al Gore's San Francisco-based Current TV media venture, were detained by North Korean border guards March 17.


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[Eric J in MN]

7. They were doing their jobs by reporting on that area. NT

NT

[anonymous171]

2. N Korea terrifies me. If there is one country that is a threat to every person on this Earth,

N Korea would be it.

[rvablue]

3. This doesn't look good...

I hope our State Department is able to get these two ladies back.

Laura Ling is Lisa Ling's sister. If you don't know her, she does segments for Oprah and works for the National Geographic channel. Maybe Oprah could help...????

I'm sure VP Gore is working day and night to help get them back as well.

Very, very scary.

[babylonsister]

5. No, it doesn't. Seems like NK is trying to use them for their own

political gains. :(

[ohio2007]

6. it's a familiar pattern

Canadian Hostage Video Released By The Taliban.

Taliban release hostage video of Canadian journalist
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=deb_1237498427

The jihad unspun this journalists pov
unless

she is a tool

[babylonsister]

9. Yea, but NK isn't the Taliban. I guess we might find out what exactly

they are about finally. This is harsh.

[Eric J in MN]

8. The Obama Administration should send someone to get them out...

...before the trial.

They're journalists, not criminals.