I didn't realize Al Gore sent them. Do you have a link for that?
http://www.cleveland.com/world/index.ssf/2009/04/seized_koreanamerican_journali.html
http://current.com/sl/welcome_home.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_TV
Lisa Ling said her sister called to say that she and fellow journalist Euna Lee had broken the law in North Korea when they were captured in March on the China-North Korean border. She was very deliberate in saying they broke the law, Lisa Ling said in a phone interview before an evening vigil planned at the state capitol. Their only hope right now is to be pardoned.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/world/2009/07/09/10082906.html