Comments on: Detained US Journalists Euna Lee & Laura Ling Pardoned By North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il

By: Glans

Glans — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:18:50 +0000

Laura and Lisa Ling on the Oprah show.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Laura-Lings-North-…

By: Glans

Glans — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:17:09 +0000

Perhaps the oddest part of North Korean captivity: Sunday evenings, when 10 minutes of “Tom and Jerry” cartoons would come on her guards’ TV. Allowing her to watch with them, they would shout, “Miss Laura! Tom and Jerry!”

By: How much will this cost? (Update 5) | Communist Nation

How much will this cost? (Update 5) | Communist Nation — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:38:51 +0000

[...] Update: ROK Drop has the scoop! The journalists have been freed. This is certainly good news. I am very curious to hear their story, from the trial (which I have never seen any anecdotes of), to the prison itself to their side of the story on how they were captured. [...]

By: Leon LaPorte

Leon LaPorte — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:16:28 +0000

Mr. Bush was busy in Andong. Don't you read the rokdrop? http://www.rokdrop.com

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:20:45 +0000

You are reading what is being put out on KCNA which is not the same as what is put out domestically in North Korea.

By: Soldier

Soldier — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:31:55 +0000

Not to shit in anyone's cornflakes, but as of right now the North Koreans haven't said anything bad about Clinton. They also haven't said anything bad about the US in the past few days.

A quote from the KCNA:

"Clinton courteously conveyed a verbal message of U.S. President Barack Obama expressing profound thanks for this and reflecting views on ways of improving the relations between the two countries."

and also

"The DPRK visit of Clinton and his party will contribute to deepening the understanding between the DPRK and the U.S. and building the bilateral confidence."

I was absolutely stunned to read that instead their normal references to "Imperialist Agressors" and "Puppetmasters". Maybe in time they will turn this into some juicy propaganda, but for now they seem very restrained.

also, I've always accessed the KCNA website (kcna.co.jp), which is blocked in South Korea, through the website proxify.com, but I recently found out that in South Korea it is not blocked on US Government NIPRNET computers. Check it out at work and give your fellow soldiers a good laugh!

By: NotAfriend

NotAfriend — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:22:21 +0000

Bill Clinton=useful idiot.

By: Teadrinker

Teadrinker — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:04:46 +0000

"Of course it’s not like Clinton was risking losing credibility or integrity. He has none or either."

Right, so why didn't they send Bush?

By: Teadrinker

Teadrinker — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:02:31 +0000

"The North Korean propaganda will play this off as the evil Americans sending their former President to grovel at the feet of Kim Jong-il to apologize for the covert spy mission they launched on the North Korean people."

Maybe so. The North Korea has always set the bar pretty low for itself in its propaganda. Ever heard about how its proudest technological achievement was a tractor North Korean mechanics reverse engineering from a 1940's Soviet tractor? Yes, the Kim dynasty is an effete one indeed.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:09:12 +0000

That is why he was the right guy for the North Koreans to have the US send. The average Kim knows who Clinton is due to the excessive propaganda about him. Sending John Kerry or Al Gore would not resonate as much with the average North Korean because they don't know who those people are more than likely.

The North Korean propaganda will play this off as the evil Americans sending their former President to grovel at the feet of Kim Jong-il to apologize for the covert spy mission they launched on the North Korean people.