U.S., World: 12 years?! 12 years for the journalists arrested in N. Korea?!
- This is, simply put, complete bull$&%#. Current TV journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who were working on a story about defectors from North Korea when they were arrested, were sentenced to 12 years of “reform through labour.” North Korea’s prisons are notoriously awful and these journalists deserve no less than Roxana Saberi got in terms of protest and support for a fair release. While it’s argued that the jail time is a mere negotiating tactic for a country in need of one, it’s still pretty awful no matter how you shake it. source