Monday
8 Jun 2009
North Korea’s Tipping Point
By Annie Jacobsen in category Behind the Scenes
Two U.S. journalists, who were detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors living along the China-North Korea border, have been sentenced to 12 years hard labor in prison, the country's state-run media said Monday.
This will — and should — become a tipping point for the State Department's hobbled approach to North Korea, which remains one of the most dangerous nuclear-armed nations in the world. Of note is who the journalists worked for.
[Female journalists Laura] Ling and [Euana] Lee were taken into custody March 17. They are reporters for California-based Current TV, a media venture of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.