{"id":4638,"date":"2009-09-01T02:09:21","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T02:09:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-09-01T04:09:09","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T04:09:09","slug":"Euna-and-Laura-FINALLY-speak-on-their-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=4638","title":{"rendered":"Euna and Laura FINALLY speak on their ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Euna Lee and Laura Ling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/sunday\/commentary\/la-oe-lingleeweb2-2009sep02,0,6204216.story\" target=\"_blank\">tell their<\/a> story in an LAtimes.com article.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A few points:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>They said they were only in North Korea for about a minute.<br \/>\nThey were following their Chinese category_ide.<br \/>\nThey were apprehended on the Chinese side, and;<br \/>\nOne of the reasons for the reporting was they wanted to raise awareness about the harsh reality facing North Korean defectors who, because of their illegal status in China, live in terror of being sent back to their homeland.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAll of the rumors seem to be addressed and indications of a setup seem possible.  I wonder when we will know for sure? Read the entire article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/sunday\/commentary\/la-oe-lingleeweb2-2009sep02,0,6204216.story\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><br \/>\n<!--break--><br \/>\n<!--Session data--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Euna Lee and Laura Ling tell their story in an LAtimes.com article. 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