Open note to Laura Ling & Euna Lee
Dear Laura Ling & Euna Lee,Americans stared at their television screens to capture the Hollywood ending to your store. Two American journalists captured by the evil North Korea. Thankfully, Bill Clinton, the knight in shining armour flew in to save you. And the world cheers to see Euna reunited with her daughter.
C’mon ladies. Let’s get to the real story. You both work for Current TV which is owned by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt. Is the story coming together for everyone yet? Euna Lee was an editor for Current TV and Laura Ling a reporter. They were trespassing in an area they weren’t suppose to be, just like US paparazzi hunting and trying to get “the story.” These women were not traveling for pleasure or they would have had their family with them. (Edit: The women went to do a human traficking story. This is not hot news, we already seen this story done). I can’t believe Current would put their employees at such a risk. Someone’s either very naive or just doesn’t have good judgement.
Here’s where the real cincher is for me: These college educated women allowed their careers and bosses to over rule their common sense. Laura Ling’s sister, Lisa, a reporter for National Geographic travelled and taped in North Korea. Lisa Ling experienced North Korea’s harsh rules under Kim Jong-il’s totalitarian rule. In America, we like to think we are the good guys and North Korea is bad. Here in the US, when someone trespasses or better yet, they are illegal aliens here, they are put in prison and deported.Laura Ling professed that she was a prisoner in Korea and that she was happy to be home. Good we’re glad you are home. Yet, the actions of these two women was wrong and North Korea reacted. As far as I see, there is no story here as two college educated women should have known better than to test the boundaries of another country.
Bill Clinton is the only hero in this story. He used his charm and intelligence to retrieve these two Americans. I realize that much more went on behind clothes doors than we realize. (Edit: More than a week later, the real story was not reported anywhere.
Hugs,
marlene
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November 10th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
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