Comments on: Updates On Detained Reporters In North Korea

By: ChickenHead

ChickenHead — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:44:33 +0000

DPRK Studies is saying,

"The two reporters were arrested on the Chinese side of the North Korea-Chinese border on 17 March after briefing (sic) crossing into North Korea to conduct interviews. Some analysts believe the two, acting as pawns in the current struggle between North Korea and the U.S., will receive long sentences in labor camps."

There is no source for this belief… but it pretty much covers all the bases.

Based on my understanding of the boarder situation, I believe these reporters entered North Korea. My observation is that everyone in a position to know what happened knows it and is talking around it.

Once this is all done, I believe hindsight will be 20/20.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:07:26 +0000

Bruce he has refused to be interviewed likely at the request of the State Dept. If he comes out and says that the two were grabbed on the Chinese side of the border that could effect their trial. The real question is where happened to their Chinese guide who has mysteriously disappeared.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:55:56 +0000

What ever happened to the camera man that was with them up to when the North Korean guards got the 2 women? It was reported that he escaped. Nothing reported on what he said really happened.

By: gerry

gerry — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:47:09 +0000

State Department is probobly keeping that option open if things get really bad. Kind of a "see NK we can play tough too."

By: Retired GI

Retired GI — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:38:37 +0000

Tom, the race baiter. Along with your "facts", try getting a life.

By: ChickenHead

ChickenHead — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:04:14 +0000

Tom, Tom, Tom…

She was white if you consider half Iranian and half Japanese to be white.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:53:03 +0000

The white woman who was a hostage of Iran had far more American media publicity than these two Asians.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:14:36 +0000

The State Department should release a warning to U.S. Citizens not to travel to Northeast China over fears of kidnappings.

By: gerry

gerry — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:18:28 +0000

Please update me on what 'Al Gore' is doing for his employees?

By: ChickenHead

ChickenHead — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:08:29 +0000

“We are clear in our position that the charges against these two young women should have never been brought. They should be released.”

This is an interesting statement by Hillary. I do wonder if it means something.

I am no diplomat (obviously) but it sure does seem to be an over-diplomatic way of saying, "You rat-bastards kidnapped two of our citizens from China and now you want to try them for illegal entry?"… if that were the case.

"Like so many others we have maintained a vigil for the American journalists since their unlawful capture by North Korean soldiers in what we believe to be Chinese territory."

This is also an interesting statement… mostly because no reason for this belief is cited.