Keep Ling and Lee in Mind

I started a different post this morning, but with the announcement of the sentencing of Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea I feel like this is more important news. The two are journalists and were detained along the N. Korea/China border in March while reporting for Current... tv. Al Gore's user-driven content network. The women were sentenced to 12 year is a work camp. Needless to say, this is not a good situation and with the recent N. Korean missile tests it is a complicated negotiation. Here in L.A. there are vigils but I just ask that you keep these women in mind and send them strength. I do not know either of them personally, but I have worked with the sister of one of them and my heart goes out to their families.

This picture is from the LA TIMES article published online earlier today.