US Journalists, Euna Kim and Laura Ling – sister of journalist Lisa Ling who were detained by North Korean troops along the Tumen River, possibly on the Chinese side on March 17th. They’re subsequently been held under the charges of illegal entry and “hostile acts”, and unfortunately have become most useful pawns for the North Korean regime during these tense times. News of their detention has been incredibly quiet amongst most media outlets which leads me to hope that there is a lot of diplomatic work being undertaken behind the scenes. Nevertheless, I think they will be very fortunate indeed if they make it through this unscathed.
Meanwhile, South Korea went against brotherly love and North – South Korea sports protocol by actually winning a sports – soccer to be precise – encounter between the two Koreas courtesy of a late 86th minute goal from substitute, Kim Chi-woo to win the match for the South Koreans 1-0 in Seoul last night. Luckily, however, it wasn’t enough for mad Lil’ Kim to fire off his toy just yet – that’s still planned some time between this weekend and next Wednesday. Look for shit to hit the fan if Japan – who have every right to – shoot it down if it enters Japanese air space.
