Laura Ling and Euna Lee were sentenced on Monday to 12 years hard labour after being found guilty of entering North Korea illegally. They were working for California-based Current TV, an online and television service set up by Al Gore, the former US vice-president, cannot appeal because they were tried in the country's highest court, where decisions are final. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.