Comments on: North Korean Court Sentences US Journalists to 12 Years Hard Labor http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Carlo http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2266 Carlo Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:11:38 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2266 That is just crazy. I can't even begin to imagine how they and their families back home are feeling. My thoughts are with them. That is just crazy. I can’t even begin to imagine how they and their families back home are feeling. My thoughts are with them.

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]]> By: George Myers http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2265 George Myers Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:08:47 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2265 Laura Ling's sister, Lisa Ling, a well-known journalist covering controversial and complicated issues interviewed a North Korean family I recall. She was in their apartment and discussed the days of conflict that were before I was been born. I had a cousin, however, and uncle who served there. The cousin, an Army captain went on to direct "Huntley and Brinkley" news and a friend of Edwin Newman who knew him as an award-winning news producer ("Vanishing Americans" natives in the US), who started cutting and splicing film for the Signal Corps in NYC after Korea. Mr. Newman read a letter at George Murray's eulogy held in the U.N. Chapel, Mr. Murray had died in Mexico City, his wife an Avon cosmetics exec introducing that product there. He read a letter Mr. Murray had to send to Vietnam canceling the dangerous work of reporters there gathering the "common soldiers" view of the war. Their work was cancelled by "higher-ups" according to the letter. I hope the UN will intervene in this case, perhaps a misunderstanding or a case of "sibling rivalry" which had no criminal intent, i.e,, spying or stealing state secrets. Laura Ling’s sister, Lisa Ling, a well-known journalist covering controversial and complicated issues interviewed a North Korean family I recall. She was in their apartment and discussed the days of conflict that were before I was been born. I had a cousin, however, and uncle who served there. The cousin, an Army captain went on to direct “Huntley and Brinkley” news and a friend of Edwin Newman who knew him as an award-winning news producer (”Vanishing Americans” natives in the US), who started cutting and splicing film for the Signal Corps in NYC after Korea.

Mr. Newman read a letter at George Murray’s eulogy held in the U.N. Chapel, Mr. Murray had died in Mexico City, his wife an Avon cosmetics exec introducing that product there. He read a letter Mr. Murray had to send to Vietnam canceling the dangerous work of reporters there gathering the “common soldiers” view of the war. Their work was cancelled by “higher-ups” according to the letter. I hope the UN will intervene in this case, perhaps a misunderstanding or a case of “sibling rivalry” which had no criminal intent, i.e,, spying or stealing state secrets.

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]]> By: Turner Wright http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2262 Turner Wright Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:44:26 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2262 Maybe I'm just naïve, but aren't these kind of false arrests grounds for military action? Maybe I’m just naïve, but aren’t these kind of false arrests grounds for military action?

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2261 Tim Patterson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:33:56 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2261 Colin's right - Reporters Without Borders is a terrific organization. Colin’s right – Reporters Without Borders is a terrific organization.

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]]> By: Colin Wright http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2260 Colin Wright Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:16:00 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2260 There are also organizations like Reporters Without Borders (http://www.rsf.org/-Anglais-.html) that try to influence situations like this (in favor of the journalists, of course) all the time. They keep track of all of the journalists who are currently locked up around the world for doing their job in an effort to raise awareness and hopefully free these people who have been victimized by regimes like North Korea. Consider purchasing a t-shirt or making a donation, or even just passing the link around...I think we could definitely use more organizations like this. There are also organizations like Reporters Without Borders (http://www.rsf.org/-Anglais-.html) that try to influence situations like this (in favor of the journalists, of course) all the time. They keep track of all of the journalists who are currently locked up around the world for doing their job in an effort to raise awareness and hopefully free these people who have been victimized by regimes like North Korea.

Consider purchasing a t-shirt or making a donation, or even just passing the link around…I think we could definitely use more organizations like this.

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]]> By: Michelle http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2259 Michelle Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:24:09 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2259 Perfect- thanks for the link! Perfect- thanks for the link!

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]]> By: justin http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2258 justin Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:56 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2258 I'm torn on this. If we deem someone has illegally entered out country, we supposedly punish them with jail time or deportation. True 12 years of "hard labor" or slave labor as some may call it is insanely inhumane, is punishment not warranted? Plus, I am no conservative, but the fact that Obama is our president isn't going to help an American in this type of situation overseas. As bad as many people don't want to hear it, the rest of the world is starting to see us as weak. "Ball-less" according to my cousin who still lives in the middle east. Many didn't like Reagan back 20 years ago. But it makes you think. Would this be happening now? I'm not here to bash Obama. He ran a great campaign, but everyone (Even you NY times) knew he would be tested immediately. Since then N Korea has detonated a Nuke, and turned Americans into slaves....Pirates held Americans captive for days....is he passing or failing? I’m torn on this. If we deem someone has illegally entered out country, we supposedly punish them with jail time or deportation. True 12 years of “hard labor” or slave labor as some may call it is insanely inhumane, is punishment not warranted? Plus, I am no conservative, but the fact that Obama is our president isn’t going to help an American in this type of situation overseas. As bad as many people don’t want to hear it, the rest of the world is starting to see us as weak. “Ball-less” according to my cousin who still lives in the middle east. Many didn’t like Reagan back 20 years ago. But it makes you think. Would this be happening now? I’m not here to bash Obama. He ran a great campaign, but everyone (Even you NY times) knew he would be tested immediately. Since then N Korea has detonated a Nuke, and turned Americans into slaves….Pirates held Americans captive for days….is he passing or failing?

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]]> By: Julie Schwietert http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2257 Julie Schwietert Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:47:27 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2257 Hi, Michelle- Thanks for your recent comments. It's great to hear your perspective, especially being so close and yet (thankfully) so far. There's an online petition, Facebook group, blog, and Twitter feed where you can get more information about actions you can take-- all of that can be accessed through this link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-euna-and-laura Hi, Michelle-

Thanks for your recent comments. It’s great to hear your perspective, especially being so close and yet (thankfully) so far. There’s an online petition, Facebook group, blog, and Twitter feed where you can get more information about actions you can take– all of that can be accessed through this link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-euna-and-laura

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]]> By: Michelle http://matadorpulse.com/north-korean-court-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-hard-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-2256 Michelle Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:22:29 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=733#comment-2256 This is just so scary. South Korea is so similar to the U.S. that sometimes I forget I'm living so close to a country that treats people this way. Julie, do you know of any online petitions or things activists can do to protest this? This is just so scary. South Korea is so similar to the U.S. that sometimes I forget I’m living so close to a country that treats people this way. Julie, do you know of any online petitions or things activists can do to protest this?

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