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China-Japan-Koreas

Bill Clinton to North Korea for Women

2009-08-04

I wonder what we got for him?
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Former President Bill Clinton headed to North Korea to seek the release of two U.S. journalists who are serving a 12-year sentence in the communist nation, Yonhap News reported, without saying where it obtained the information.
Oh. You mean he'll be back?
Andy Laine, a spokesman for the State Department in Washington, said on a conference call with reporters that he had "no information on those reports." Aaron Tarver, a U.S. embassy spokesman in Seoul, said he hadnt heard about a trip. The White House approved the mission, Politico reported.
Any objections, Hillary?
Ummmmmmmm...nope.
Euna Lee and Laura Ling were sentenced to "reform through labor" in June for charges including an illegal border crossing from China. The two women were detained in March while reporting for San Francisco-based Current TV, co-founded by Clintons former vice president, Al Gore.
Anyone who bitches about reform through labor...spends a night in the box.
The sentencing coincided with increased tension on the Korean peninsula. North Korea tested a nuclear weapon and more than a dozen missiles this year, prompting new United Nations sanctions against the regime.
How's about y'all give us the chicks back and keep ya nukes and missiles?
Your government would approve this?
Wayull, it's a long flight back from Ko-rea. N' ah got a feelin thay'll be really grateful, if ya know whut ah mean...
Clinton had "likely arrived" in Pyongyang, Yonhap reported at 11:23 a.m. local time. North Korea had asked in unofficial contacts through its UN mission that Clinton or a high-ranking Obama administration official visit for such negotiations, the largest South Korean news agency said.
Hey. How y'all doin?
Herro, Misser Crinton. And Dear Reader asks where is ravishing Miss Arrbright?
Sorry bout that. She won't be comin.
Pity. Dear Reader will be most upset.
South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Lim Jung Taek told Bloomberg News by telephone the ministry had no comment on the reports. Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong Joo also declined to comment.
CRINTON!

Posted by:tu3031

#9 I'm sure Bill set Kimmie straight on the school girl.

Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2009-08-04 21:55

#8 Geeze. If there was Truth in Media, CNN's Headline would be: Clinton and Obama Double Team to Polish Kim Jong Il's Knob.

Posted by: ed 2009-08-04 17:43

#7 CNN

"Clinton expressed words of sincere apology to Kim Jong Il for the hostile acts committed by the two American journalists against the DPRK after illegally intruding into it," the news agency reported. "Clinton courteously conveyed to Kim Jong Il an earnest request of the U.S. government to leniently pardon them and send them back home from a humanitarian point of view.

"The meetings had candid and in-depth discussions on the pending issues between the DPRK and the U.S. in a sincere atmosphere and reached a consensus of views on seeking a negotiated settlement of them."

The report said Clinton then conveyed a message from U.S. President Obama "expressing profound thanks for this and reflecting views on ways of improving the relations between the two countries."

It added, "The measure taken to release the American journalists is a manifestation of the DPRK's humanitarian and peace-loving policy.

"The DPRK visit of Clinton and his party will contribute to deepening the understanding between the DPRK and the U.S. and building the bilateral confidence."

Posted by: Willy 2009-08-04 15:54

#6 I'm hoping they're in an INTERNment camp

Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2009-08-04 12:28

#5 I find it surprising that Bill is visiting NK so soon after they insulted Hillary (a couple weeks ago)

Then again... maybe now he finally found something he and NK agree on.

Posted by: sludge 2009-08-04 11:56

#4 Zero sends the diddling house husband of a school girl. That'll command respect.

Posted by: BrerRabbit 2009-08-04 11:43

#3 How much will it cost for them to just keep him, bonus if they'll take shrillary too.

Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-08-04 05:16

#2 Willy no likee North Korea. No fat chicks.

Posted by: ed 2009-08-04 01:47

#1 "This is so wrong on so many levels"

When was that phrase first spoken? Sheezzz --- do we have any tech secrets left to give them?

Posted by: Sherry 2009-08-04 00:45

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