N Korea sentences 2 U.S. journalists to 12 years jail

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LoveUSA at 12:17 AM JST - 9th June

Sarge, they will release the women, do not worry, they will just negotiate that. No need to hate a whole country because of its leadership. They did not invade any country and did not start any war. And it was USA who divided Korea into two parts.
LoveUSA at 12:20 AM JST - 9th June

PS. "Evil" countries like Iran treated their foreign political prisoners humanly and released them (the recent case of an American journalist of Japanese origin), so I hope North Korea will do the same and release the journalists. It is a political game.
smithinjapan at 12:22 AM JST - 9th June

sarge: "What's democratic about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?"

Did you just clue in for the first time this evening on how people might abuse the word 'democracy' or 'democratic'? Tsk tsk tsk... we've only been telling you for eight years now that any definition on the word has been open to extreme interpretations.
Sarge at 12:32 AM JST - 9th June

So, smithinjapan, what's democratic about the Deocratic People's Republic of Korea?
amerijap at 12:33 AM JST - 9th June

I hope North Korea will do the same and release the journalists. It is a political game.

Yeah, that's what people in the US and other countries are hoping for. In a possible scenario of political negotiation, the North Korean authorities might ask for humanitarian aids in return, which I wonder whether they will be used properly for humanitarian purposes. Anyway, I bet it's gonna get involved some political plea bargains between the US and N Korea.
Sarge at 12:34 AM JST - 9th June

Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
LoveUSA at 12:40 AM JST - 9th June

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

they do not have queen or king I suppose
Sarge at 12:43 AM JST - 9th June

Love, no king or queen, but they have a dynasty! In fact, Kimmie has just named his third son as his successor.
LoveUSA at 12:45 AM JST - 9th June

Sarge, in Japan and elsewhere there are also dynasties of politicians plus a dynasty of emperors/kings
ca1ic0cat at 02:41 AM JST - 9th June

I still think they need perspective brides for Kim Jong Un. One look at his father is the only explanation you need of "why." Who would marry that train wreck? Plus I bet all the NK girls are half starved anyway. I'm sure the brainwashing has already begun.
mp516 at 03:16 AM JST - 9th June

It's unfortunate, but these reporters made their bed and should now sleep in it. They were STUPID for whatever the reason (Story or not) going so dangerously close to a unstable country known to kidnap foreigners (especially ones they consider their enemies). Why play so dangerously close to fire. You play with fire, you get burned. I'm sick and tired of these reporters and missionaries going into hostile countries and getting killed or kidnapped. Common sense people! Is your stupid story or religion really worth risking your life and putting your family through grief if you get killed or captured?!?!?!
TheQuestion at 04:42 AM JST - 9th June

Is your stupid story or religion really worth risking your life and putting your family through grief if you get killed or captured?

Some people exist under the idea that there are things in this world worth dying for and suffering to attain. The reporters knew what they were doing when they (supposedly) entered North Korea with the intent of further documenting the mounting list of atrocities it commits against its own people. If that is a stupid story than let every jounalist worth his salt go on in their moronic persuits while you sit, with all your nobility and intelligence, at your computer and try to avoid any unecessary risk.
DickMorris at 05:11 AM JST - 9th June

Nice posts Sarge. These nutjobs need to be bombed until they cannot be a threat to the US any longer. If China don't like it well that's tough!
bushlover at 06:09 AM JST - 9th June

I don't feel sorry for the journalist. They go to these places and play with their freedom. Especially after Charles Jenkin's stories. Maybe they should have interviewed him instead of finding out the hard way. NK one day should be taken out just for it's international crimes of kidnapping, drug running, and counterfeiting. That'll show them. Deliver them nukes straight up from a US nuke sub. Hot off the platter.
nandakandamanda at 11:32 AM JST - 9th June

Maybe Kim didn't like 'An Inconvenient Truth'. Perhaps it was mixed in with the action movies in the weekly DVD bag.