Journalists released from North Korea
August 4, 2009, 9:59 pm
Filed under: North Korea | Tags: Bill Clinton, euna lee, Kim Jong Il, laura ling, North Korea
Filed under: North Korea | Tags: Bill Clinton, euna lee, Kim Jong Il, laura ling, North Korea
Today Laura Ling and Euna Lee were pardoned by Kim Jong Il. Bill Clinton was sent to negotiate the release of the two women.
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Clinton visits North Korea
August 4, 2009, 1:46 pm
Filed under: North Korea | Tags: BBC, Bill Clinton, euna lee, journalist, Kim Jong Il, laura ling, Madeleine Albright, missile, North Korea, nuclear, president, United States
Filed under: North Korea | Tags: BBC, Bill Clinton, euna lee, journalist, Kim Jong Il, laura ling, Madeleine Albright, missile, North Korea, nuclear, president, United States
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8182716.stm
Bill Clinton is reported to have met with Kim Jong Il recently in an unannounced trip to North Korea. He was involved in the freeze on nuclear activity during his Presidency, so maybe he still has influence now? Who knows. Maybe he is there for the two journalists? Either way, he is the highest profile American to visit since Madeleine Albright in 2000.