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Monday, June 8, 2009

Laura Ling & Euna Lee Detained: 12 Year Sentence to Hard Labor

Everything else seemed insignificant today. I can't stop thinking about what it must be like for the families of these two women. How heart wrenching it must be to know your daughter, sister, mother or wife is so alone & so scared.

Read the full story here at NY Times & here at CNN.

For now, all we can do is keep them in our prayers & raise awareness.

Here are some additional links to CNN videos:

Larry King Interview with Families

Anderson Cooper Talks to Families

Sign the petition to free them here

15 Comments:

tanya said...: oh my god. This gave me shivers. My heart goes out to them and their loved ones.; June 8, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Aartee said...: This is so horribly sad...I said a prayer for them when I saw this in the morning...; June 8, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Kelly said...: wow. this is just horrible. definitely my heart goes out to them and their families.; June 8, 2009 at 11:44 AM
leticia@galsintheknow.blogspot.com/ said...: I cannot imagine what they are going through, brings tears to my eyes and a heavy heart:-(
Although, I was watching the Today Show and New Mexico's Bill Richardson said that now that they are sentenced, they can begin with negotiations... They were kind of at a stand still before. Nevertheless, it is tragic to say the least...; June 8, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Christina said...: oh my god, this is horrific. thank you for sharing this...i'm going to sign the petition and watch the other links you've provided. i hope we step up in some way to free these women. it looks as though they've stepped into the middle of something horrible and i have no doubt that north korea will use this incident to try to get something bigger from the u.s. this is very very sad.; June 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Unknown said...: I've read it today and it's horrble and sad that in 2009 things like that happens where are the freedom and human rights?; June 8, 2009 at 1:08 PM
BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...: Noooooooo. Why do ridiculously unfair things happen like this. Tell me something can be done.; June 8, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Elizabeth Marie said...: I saw this on the late night news and started crying. It's just so unfair and heartbreaking.

Thank you for posting this...something needs to be done!; June 8, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Anonymous said...: North Korea is a barbaric regime and its "Dear Leader" is an unpredictable psychotic lunatic. The North Korean government has made a habit of trying to extort assistance from other nations, especially the United States. These two reporters are simply being held for ransom. That's what this is all about. North Korea wants a 'free lunch' via American tax payers because the Korean people are starving in their huts. The average North Korean is 3" to 4" shorter than his South Korean counterpart due to widespread malnutrition. God only knows how horrific the conditions must be inside their "labor camps". We are getting very close to the moment when the diplomats finally realize that talking achieves nothing with these people.; June 8, 2009 at 3:08 PM
drollgirl said...: i hope our people are ALL OVER THIS and that they fix it, pronto. they better.; June 8, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Brunch at Saks said...: Love this post. This story is truly heartbreaking and I hope that both of them can be returned with their families soon.; June 8, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Yoli said...: I too have been obcessed with this all day. I signed the petition two days ago. There are two I think circulating. Heavens knows what they will face in the days to come.; June 8, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Leigh said...: I know! I have been dwelling on this all day too. So sad and scary.; June 9, 2009 at 12:14 AM
MS said...: I heard about it on public radio today. This makes me sick. So sad.

I love how you love ghost whisperer too! It's so dorky but I love it!; June 9, 2009 at 12:56 AM
Unknown said...: this is just so horrifying. I can't stop thinking about them and their families. Euna is a mother to a little girl and that just kills me.; June 10, 2009 at 1:16 AM

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