Monday, June 8, 2009

N. Korea sentences US reporters to 12 years labor

via. JENNYPOOH.

North Korea convicted two American journalists and sentenced them Monday to 12 years of hard labor for crossing into its territory, intensifying the reclusive nation's confrontation with the United States.

The Obama administration said it would pursue "all possible channels" to win the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters for former Vice President Al Gore's San Francisco-based Current TV media venture.

There are fears Pyongyang is using the women as bargaining chips as the U.N. debates a new resolution to punish the country for its defiant May 25 atomic test and as North Korea seeks to draw Washington into direct negotiations.

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2 comments:

kj881 said...

I bet some people don't realize when you say Labor... they mean that shit LoL... she is going to be breaking rocks and shit like on cartoons....sad really

Jenny Pooh said...

yeah "hard labor"...just sounds scarey as fuk...i feel so bad for them...that's horrible..12yrs...damn...the one gurl sister use to co-host on the show the View...i hope we r able to help them...but it aint lookin gud