international intrigue

Current TV Journalists Did Touch North Korean Soil for ‘Maybe 30 Seconds’

"Pssst: We totally did it."

“She did say that they touched North Korean territory very, very briefly,” journalist Lisa Ling told CNN, regarding her sister Laura’s account of how she ended up imprisoned in the rogue nation and sentenced to twelve years of hard labor. “She said that it was maybe 30 seconds, and everything just got sort of chaotic. It’s a very powerful story and she does want to share it.” [NYT]

Current TV Journalists Did Touch North Korean Soil for ‘Maybe 30 Seconds’