Comments on: Something Rotten in Pyongyang

By: liberatelaura

liberatelaura — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:21:25 +0000

Not that we know of. The Swedish Ambassador to NK, Mats Foyer, visited Ling-Lee on 3/30, 5/15 and 6/1. All reports of their pre-trial condition were positive.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:15:25 +0000

Are there any reports on physical harm from interrogations…?

By: Global Voices Online » North Korea: Two American Journalists Sentenced to Hard Labor

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:56:49 +0000

[...] LiberateLaura, a blog authored by Los Angeles entertainment journalist Richard Horgan, describes events happening in North Korea as “worthy of Shakespeare” and questions the decision of the “Hermit Kingdom” to arrest Laura Ling and Euna Lee: “Unfortunately, into that mad kingdom, just ahead of the chaos, wandered @Current journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. On Tuesday, March 17th, whether by accident or the trickery of a paid-off Chinese guide, they are alleged to have stepped across an invisible border line at a bridge crossing between China and North Korea. Harsh interrogations and two and a half months of solitary confinement followed, and now, after a brief trial, an absurd sentence of 12 years of hard labor for illegally crossing the border and an unspecified “grave crime.” [...]

By: olly

olly — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:26:43 +0000

we’ve been told by selig harrison that Al Gore has been ‘held back’ from visiting north korea to try and negotiate the release of laura and euna, you can listen to the interview here

http://fsn.typepad.com/blog/2009/06/exclusive-audio-al-gore-held-back-from-visiting-north-korea-to-help-laura-ling-and-euna-lee.html

By: liberatelaura

liberatelaura — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:29:36 +0000

At this point, it really is in the hands of the federal government. And the federal government has indicated it is doing everything it can, thwarted so far by a succession-driven vacuum.

For ex., before sentencing, Obama NK point man tried multiple times to set up visit to Pyongyang, and there were also inquiries made to NK about Al Gore going. No response to any of those efforts.

By: liberatelaura

liberatelaura — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:24:49 +0000

Sorry, do not know.

By: Which Bridge Crossing Were the Two US Journalists Captured At By North Korean Border Guards? | ROK Drop

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:00:42 +0000

[...] Unfortunately, into that mad kingdom, just ahead of the chaos, wandered @Current journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. On Tuesday, March 17th, whether by accident or the trickery of a paid-off Chinese guide, they are alleged to have stepped across an invisible border line at a bridge crossing between China and North Korea. Harsh interrogations and two and a half months of solitary confinement followed, and now, after a brief trial, an absurd sentence of 12 years of hard labor for illegally crossing the border and an unspecified “grave crime.” [Liberate Laura and Euna] [...]

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Twitted by netteradio — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:09:43 +0000

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By: Beau

Beau — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:50:51 +0000

What, if anything can we continue to do to help with the efforts to return these two?

By: liberatelaura

liberatelaura — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:11:28 +0000

Belinda: I’m not sure it’s up to @Current. Fifty-three-year-old Glendale, CA resident Koss may have been told by the State Dept. to keep quiet, or chosen, after debriefing, to not say anything publicly.