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Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two American journalists who have spent the last five months detained in a North Korean prison, have been granted a special pardon by Kim Jong-il following a surprise visit by former U.S. President Bill Clinton...
According to the North Korean News Agency “Kim Jong-il issued an order... granting a special pardon to the two American journalists who had been sentenced to hard labor.”
Obviously this deal was setup behind the scenes long before Bill Clinton ever took the trip. One can only wonder what the Obama administration gave up under the table that we will probably never learn about.
Not to mention that the precedent has now been set. Americans from now on will be targets for kidnapping around the world, or arrested and put on show trials with false trumped up charges because our enemies now know that it is very lucrative business, and that the USA doesn’t have the will to fight.
In any event, those two journalists better thank their lucky stars they worked for Al Gore because if it had been anyone else, they would have rotted in prison for 12 years.
Obviously this deal was setup behind the scenes long before Bill Clinton ever took the trip. One can only wonder what the Obama administration gave up under the table that we will probably never learn about.
Not to mention that the precedent has now been set. Americans from now on will be targets for kidnapping around the world, or arrested and put on show trials with false trumped up charges because our enemies now know that it is very lucrative business, and that the USA doesn’t have the will to fight.
In any event, those two journalists better thank their lucky stars they worked for Al Gore because if it had been anyone else, they would have rotted in prison for 12 years.
WD Clinton :2wave:
I thought it was William Jefferson Clinton. Am I wrong? :3oops:
Kudos to Clinton for bringing the reporters home.Regardless of what you think of William Clinton, you have to admit, he did a good job here.
What I think is pretty funny, is that these journalists have been in N. Korea for like half a year....with Obama doing what he can to negotiate, then Bill steps in and in one night, they get out.
Kudos to Clinton for bringing the reporters home.
However, one has to wonder what the longer term will be in the DPRK. Clinton, as a former President, is by definition a person of great stature within American political circles. Giving Kim the validation that he is of such importance as to merit a senior-level diplomat to negotiate what theoretically should be a matter handled among low-level folks in the diplomatic corps sets a dangerous precedent for future dealings with North Korea.
I'm glad Clinton got the reporters out, but I suspect it was a strategic mistake to send him there in the first place.
Not hard to figure at all. Oriental cultures place a premium on status and standing, and few political figures in the US are going to have more status than an ex President. Just sending Clinton was a significant statement by Dear Leader's Administration.What I think is pretty funny, is that these journalists have been in N. Korea for like half a year....with Obama doing what he can to negotiate, then Bill steps in and in one night, they get out.
Dude why make this into a partisian thing...can't you just be happy that everybody did their job well in this situation and all ended well?
Regardless of what you think of William Clinton, you have to admit, he did a good job here.
Who can now deny that Bill Clinton wasn't the First Black President? He's the re-incarnation of Jesse Jackson! And Jesse isn't even dead yet. (pity)
Yeah...sort of the same way that B. Hussein Obama is the first Muslim President.
You're not suggesting the Democrats uttered perfectly ridiculous statements for the simple expediency of keeping their blacks on the plantation when the Rapist was impeached, are you?.
Because.
It.
Is.
A.
Partisan.
Thing.
Who can now deny that Bill Clinton wasn't the First Black President? He's the re-incarnation of Jesse Jackson! And Jesse isn't even dead yet. (pity)
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