[AmericanInTokyo]

"North Korea refused to release them ahead of a court ruling because such a move could be seen as capitulating to the United States," said Hajime Izumi, professor of international relations and an expert on North Korea at the University of Shizuoka in Japan. But now "North Korea may release them on humanitarian grounds and demand the U.S. provide humanitarian aid in return," he said. "North Korea will certainly use the reporters as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the United States."

Hmmm... decisions decisions. Do nothing and leave those Al Gore, anti-US military, liberal TV reporters in North Korean labor prisons, OR spring them (for a price!) and accordingly breathe new life into North Korea's horrid regime with hard cash (ransom) which they can use to continue to finance their nuclear development to threaten US military in the thousands here in Japan and South Korea. Hmmm... decisions, decisions.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Pinging you.

[hummingbird]

"North Korea may release them on humanitarian grounds and demand the U.S. provide humanitarian aid in return," he said.

So what is Amnesty International doing these days? Oh yeah....crickets.