Laura Ling and Euna Lee are safely back on American soil, a day after the two American journalists were released from custody in North Korea."We're home and free," Ling said in her first comments after landing.
Watch Ling's emotional speech.
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By Miller J. Wilson
With North Korea admitting to weaponizing nuclear materials, continuing to perform missile tests, and threatening nuclear war if their ships are searched, the US is in a difficult position. Both Japan and South Korea are obvious targets for an attack and with US forces spread thin it would be nearly impossible to use US forces to defend either nation without pulling troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq to fight in Korea.
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By Professor Joseph B. Varner
By Professor Joseph B. Varner
As the world’s attention focuses on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, there is a risk that the international community will allow North Korea’s program to fall between the cracks.
This would be a serious mistake.
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