So what have we learned about how the two women reporters were captured by North Korea?

vanity ^ | August 5, 2009 | self

[Poundstone]

Amid all the adulation over Bill Clinton's "rescue" of the two reporters from North Korea, what have we learned since they were released about the circumstances under which they were captured by the North Koreans? Have the two acknowledged whether they crossed illegally into North Korea and thereby precipitated the crisis?

[D-fendr]

Yeah, it was a setup to make Clinton look like a fool and hurt US defense policy.

A North Korean setup. Guess who's smiling?

[Clock King]

They were stupid to go there like that in the first place. This isn’t some game or Hollywood movie.

[La Lydia]

You are right. Here is my screed from yesterday;

The whole episode makes me gnash my teeth. The “girls” are Algore-brand fools, not journalists. Our government allowed these young women to manipulate our foreign policy relative to a loose cannon with nuclear weapons. We played right into the hands of the NoKos. Bill Clinton, of all people, is picked to rescue two young women. The NoKos get what they want, did you see the grinning photo of their Dear Leader, and the Obamoids look like idiots — but they’re representing our country. The girls return to widespread media acclaim. There are banana republics that could have handled this better. I think I am going to be sick.

[Mila]

"I don’t mean a “confession” under duress in order to win their freedom — I’m asking if the two reporters have shed any light on how they came to be arrested SINCE they were released."

Not yet, but I think that it will eventually be forthcoming. Yesterday Laura's sister Lisa said that the women had done nothing wrong. When asked to expand on that statement she said that she would leave it to her sister to tell the full story.

[Royal Wulff]

Did you see footage of her reunion with her daughter? Little girl could have cared less. Like meeting a stranger.

[Taffini]

What the hell were they doing? Just the two of them wandering around in the woods alone? No guides, no guards? In a foreign land running around like stray dogs? Sounds strange.

[Taffini]

Maybe she would have been more excited if they had rescued her nanny

[dfwgator]

I am curious if a couple of missionaries captured while passing out Bibles would have been as high on the priority rescue list.

Here's your answer:

Christian Woman Executed in North Korea: Family Sent to Prison Camp

[ArmstedFragg]

I’m asking if the two reporters have shed any light on how they came to be arrested SINCE they were released.

The sister of one of them is floating the story tonight that they crossed the line for about thirty seconds. That left me with a vision of a reporter ignoring warnings and stepping into the country long enough to do a stand-up, and the NK's not taking having their warnings ignored well. Sort of the old, "I'm standing on the soil of North Korea and..." GLOM!!!!