skywaterblue: (Amnesty International)
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North Korea sentenced Laura Ling and Euna Lee to twelve years hard labor today.

I have no words for how profoundly depressing that is.

In other news, the UK elected two facists to the EU Parlament, way to go UK, but Sweden sent a member of the Pirate Party AND the new German Pirate Party had a pretty good showing for its first election.

YAY PIRACY.

Date: 2009-06-11 11:11 am (UTC)
ahkna: ([tww] cast)
From: [personal profile] ahkna
Gah, I'm so disappointed in my semi-adopted country, with the fascists. There are these huge signs all around England for the BNP that say things like "Britain is a Christian country" and shit like that. It makes my blood boil every time I see one.

Date: 2009-06-08 03:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nobodysomeday.livejournal.com
Not all of the UK did!

Date: 2009-06-08 05:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skywaterblue.livejournal.com
You're correct, but like most Americans, distinguishing bits of the UK is difficult for me.

Date: 2009-06-08 05:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jordan179.livejournal.com
If we trade favors for their release, we lose. If we do nothing, the two women lose. The only way both we and the women win is if we impose costs on North Korea until the women are let go.

Is Obama man enough to do this?

Laura Ling and Euna Lee aren't enjoying their hoped-for change very much, are they?

Date: 2009-06-08 06:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skywaterblue.livejournal.com
Nope, but neither would Obama have encouraged them to like, totally film a secret documentary inside North Korean borders! Just like Laura Ling's big sister did! That said, it doesn't mean I think they were committing real espionage, nor do I think being stupid is just cause to do twelve years in a NKorean labor camp. And I like Current.

Besides, it's obvious that Dear Leader must be worse off than we can actually know. Once he finally kacks it, the new boy will want to make some assurances of his own. That's what this is really about, in the end.

Date: 2009-06-08 06:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caz963.livejournal.com
the UK elected two facists to the EU Parlament

and I'm pleased to say I didn't vote for either of them.

Date: 2009-06-08 06:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skywaterblue.livejournal.com
Who were those scary people?

Date: 2009-06-08 10:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caz963.livejournal.com
No idea. Thankfully, they live a looooong way from me! (Somewhere north of Watford!)

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