For N. Korea, a Pair Of Bargaining Chips
26th March 2009
Two American journalists detained last week by North Korean soldiers are likely to become bargaining chips for North Korea in its feuds with the outside world, according to analysts and politicians in South Korea.
They must have a higher estimate of their worth than we do. Shoot ’em — we got plenty more. In fact, we’ll ship you another jumbo-jet full and never miss ’em. Or better yet, keep ’em around for a few years, so that they learn what it’s like in a real dictatorship.