[maccaca]

But here in South Korea, where the dangers of the China-North Korea border zone are well known, the American journalists’ venture has been criticized by many as foolhardy.

“We can assume that the journalists’ guide compromised every source,” said Joo Sung-ha, a North Korean defector who works in Seoul as a newspaper reporter.

[gaijin]

I agree. Further, we don’t fully know what the US gave to secure their return, and a healthy dose of the motive for their story in the first place had a strongly feminist bent —why else would Al Gore’s outfit have gone questioning other socialists, in the first place...?

[PaleoBob]

I do not believe these people were legitimate journalists. I think this was all some sort of surreptitious op by which the North Korean security service exposed the underground anti-government forces. And Clinton was just part of the window-dressing.

[aflipflop]

This post has brought up a good point of view.

[lt.america]

I never once felt remorse for them and I would not be surprised if we found that we had to give away the farm to get them back. Additionally, I am will to be that if they had been from the NYP or Wash Times, they could have kissed there a** goodbye. Al Gore.....what a worthless piece of trash.

[Jet Jaguar]

Ping.