Hallelujah

August 3, 2009

Fmr President Clinton in Pyongyang to Negotiate for American Reporters' Release -- Photo by John MacDonald

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is believed to have arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday, diplomatic sources in Seoul said, to meet with North Korean officials to secure the release of two detained American journalists.

“We’re aware that an aircraft from the U.S. landed at the Sunan Airport in Pyongyang at around 10:48 a.m.,” an official said on condition of anonymity. (Editor’s note: Korea Time is 19 hours ahead of EST.)

[Read the complete Yonhap News Agency report here]

  • NKorea Confirms Clinton Arrival in Pyongyang, KCNA
  • Bill Clinton in North Korea to Discuss U.S. Journalists, Reuters
  • Clinton’s Standing As Statesman Carried Weight With NKoreans, L.A. Times
  • Ex-President Clinton Visits North Korea, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
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