Gore To North Korea? Obama May Send Ex-VP To Negotiate Journalists' Release (HuffPost)

[jefferson_dem]

Gore To North Korea? Obama May Send Ex-VP To Negotiate Journalists' Release

President Obama is considering sending former Vice President Al Gore to North Korea to negotiate the release of two American journalists from Current TV, Reuters reports.

Aides to Obama have been working behind the scenes to secure the release of the two women, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who were sentenced on Monday to twelve years of hard labor.

The network they both work for was co-founded by Gore. Victor D. Cha, who holds the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the former vice president would be the best person to attempt to secure their release.

North Koreans are "very sensitive about their public face," Cha told the San Francisco Chronicle, and having Gore there would help ease their concerns.

According to CNN, the idea of sending either Gore or New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to Pyongyang has been floated to the North Koreans. No answer has come so far.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/09/obama-may-send-gore-to-no_n_213062.html

[Captain Hilts]

1. I hate to say it, but that's exactly what North Korea wants. nt

[Ninga]

2. If N. Korea wants to beat its chest like a roaring gorilla, then perhpas we let them. And when

they are finished, then Al can sit down with them and talk.

Every avenue must be taken to try and get those 2 reporters back to the USA.

[Beacool]

3. That's precisely want North Korea wants.

That's the real reason why they got sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. They knew the US would not stand for it and that they have us "by the short hairs". So, either Gore or Richardson will go and beg these bastards to release the girls, pretty please.

The "Dear Leader" must be laughing his ass off!!!

:puke:

[dave29]

4. so, we should send Rush Limbaugh?

who do you suggest? Or what do you suggest? Forced labor for 12 years? Nuclear holocaust? I think there are no good answers here.

[Beacool]

5. I know.

It just pisses me off that they got us where they want us, grovelling to get these girls released.

x(

[Cha]

6. Rec'd~ To me this sounds

excitingly good! After all Gore is a Nobel Peace Prize Winner!

[jefferson_dem]

7. It would be "explodin' heads time" in freeperland if Gore reaches "hero status"...

Besides, Gore is the man for the job because of who he is and because they were working for his network.

[Cha]

8. Oh, gosh yes..I forgot about

that! I did read that real fast one day..that they were working for Current TV.

http://www.appscout.com/2009/06/current_tv_reporters_convicted.php

I bet he and everyone feels just awful.:(