Journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling arrive back home - lots of pics

[Kadie]

Journalists Euna Lee (R) and Laura Ling (L) arrive back to their families, after being released by North Korean authorities yesterday, at Hangar 25 in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. The two American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention returned home to a tearful family reunion on Wednesday accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.


Euna Lee (bottom) bows as she disembarks the plane that brought American journalists Laura Ling (top) and Lee back from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention, returned to the United States on Wednesday accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.


American journalists Laura Ling (top) and Euna Lee disembark from the plane that brought them back from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Former President Bill Clinton met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to release the two women after months of detention.


American journalists Laura Ling (top) and Euna Lee disembark from the plane that brought them back from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention, returned to the United States on Wednesday accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.


American journalists Laura Ling (top) and Euna Lee disembark from the plane that brought them back from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, freed by North Korea from months of detention, returned to U.S. soil early on Wednesday accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the hermit state's leader Kim Jong-il.


Freed U.S. journalist Euna Lee (C) is embraced by her husband Michael Saldate (top) and daughter Hana Saldate after arriving with Laura Ling and former President Bill Clinton in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea from months of detention, returned to U.S. soil early on Wednesday accompanied by Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the hermit state's leader Kim Jong-il.


Freed U.S. journalists Laura Ling (top left) embraces her husband Iain Clayton while fellow freed journalist Euna Lee (gray sweater) is hugged by her husband Michael Saldate and daughter Hana Saldate in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling and Lee were freed from North Korea after being held there since March, 2009.


Freed U.S. journalist Euna Lee (L) is embraced by her husband Michael Saldate (2nd L) and daughter Hana Saldate after arriving with Laura Ling (3rd R) who is embraced by sister Lisa Ling and mother Mary in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea from months of detention, returned to U.S. soil early on Wednesday accompanied by Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the hermit state's leader Kim Jong-il.


Former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore (R) embraces former U.S. President Bill Clinton after Clinton's arrival with freed U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in Burbank, California, August 5, 2009. Clinton met with North Korean leader Kim Jon-il to gain the freedom of the two journalists who had been held in North Korea since March, 2009. Ling and Lee work for Current TV, which was co-founded by Gore.


Former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore hugs freed U.S. journalist Laura Ling (R) after Ling and fellow freed U.S. journalist Euna Lee arrived from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention, returned to the United States on Wednesday accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il. Ling and Lee are reporters for American cable television venture Current TV co-founded by Gore.


Freed U.S. journalist Euna Lee (L) is embraced by her daughter Hana Saldate and former U.S. President Bill Clinton after arriving with fellow freed U.S. journalist Laura Ling from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention, returned to the United States on Wednesday accompanied by Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.


Former Vice-President Al Gore embraces former President Bill Clinton (R) after Clinton's arrival with freed U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention, returned to the United States on Wednesday accompanied by Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.


Freed U.S. journalist Euna Lee (L) greets her husband Michael Saldate (C) and daughter Hana after arriving with fellow journalist Laura Ling from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention, returned to the United States on Wednesday accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.


Freed U.S. journalist Euna Lee (L) and her daughter Hana Saldate (R) is hugged by Mary Ling, mother of fellow freed U.S. journalist Laura Ling after arriving from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention, returned to the United States on Wednesday accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.


Freed U.S. journalist Laura Ling (back to camera) is hugged by her sister Lisa Ling (L) and mother Mary after arriving with fellow freed U.S. journalist Euna Lee from North Korea in Burbank, California August 5, 2009. Ling, 32, and Lee, 36, American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention, returned to the United States on Wednesday accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il. Also pictured is Laura Ling's husband Iain Clayton (L, rear, partially obscured).

[stuball111]

1. Sweet!

Damn... makes me a bit teary eyed. See? Diplomacy does work. I love the pic of Bill and Al

[hamsterjill]

5. Me, too.

Thanks to the OP for posting the pictures.

I love the one with Bill Clinton, Euna Lee and her daughter, too.

[Kadie]

22. .

;-)

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. Me three...especially the picture with her kid.

Rec. :)

[tabatha]

2. Gore is looking a lot healthier.

[PA Democrat]

3. K & R.

[givemebackmycountry]

4. That pic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore nose to nose and the look on Clinton's face...

He's almost saying to me "Hey Buddy, I did it, I got 'em back"

Anyone looking at those pics and not feel something inside is dead.
All the right wingers screaming about how we "appeased" the Dear Leader can kiss my ass.

The emotions on those two womens faces say it all.

"We're Back!"

In more ways than one.
Once again, the adults are back in charge.

Chimpy just dropped his glass of Jim Beam somewhere in Dallas.

[PopSixSquish]

18. And Big Al is Telling Bill "Never Doubted it for a Minute"

:toast:

[DCKit]

23. Assuming he bothers to pour it into a glass. Please.

They've just repudiated eight years of BushCo* policy.

Damn, that's gotta smart.

[LiberalLovinLug]

25. "Chimpy just dropped his glass of Jim Beam somewhere in Dallas"

[asdjrocky]

6. It's families like that that make me still proud to be an American.

Great pix.

[skygazer]

8. Lotta emotion in those pictures

Choked me up - it's hard to imagine what that feels like for everyone. Well done, Mr. President. :patriot:

[Demoiselle]

9. Who's the tall guy farthest to the right in the last picture?

Anybody know?

[malaise]

10. Touching on several levels

Thanks

[babylonsister]

11. Thanks so much. How can anyone not be happy for them all?! nt

[izquierdista]

12. Where is the clueless ICE fuck?

You know, the one who saw DPRK on their passport and told the man with the white hair he would have to wait a minute while he called his supervisor.

[crickets]

13. Beautiful. -nt

[prolesunited]

14. I watched it live and cried

[ronnykmarshall]

15. Crying again!!

I just watched the video again.

What a wonderful day.

[tosh]

16. This is...

the most beautiful thing I've seen in weeks.

Just beautiful.

Thanks Kadie!!

[Kadie]

21. .

:)

:hi:

[CreekDog]

17. Wonderful and touching

by the way, I believe one of the Ling sisters (not this sister) was profiled in a PBS series called "Becoming American" and interestingly enough (according to a picture I saw in that show) they have another sister Pam, who was on the Real World SF back in 1994.

[JimWis]

19. Great pictures. Very emotional. Thanks.

[underseasurveyor]

20. Not a dry eye in this house

What a wonderfully amazing outcome. How can one not feel overjoyed for these women or less than thankful to Bill and Al.

Except those non-sentients over at you know where. freak re:puke:lic

[wundermaus]

24. wonderful pictures...

thank you so much for sharing them with us... just beautiful!

[LiberalLovinLug]

26. Sure its all very sweet and nice for the families

But Bolton and Morris said it would be bad for America. These two women should've rotted in a N. Korean work camp. Its a horrible mistake. Now all the world's leaders will take a second look at Kim Jong Il and decide he's not such a bad guy after all. I mean look at what he did, he has freed these two innocent American journalists!...(after he imprisoned them on bogus spying charges and sentenced them to 12 years of hard labor). He has saved them from himself!!! And by meeting with Bill Clinton, who Morris on every other occasion defines him as the devil incarnate but in this particular instance only is one of the greatest respected world figures, it further cements the idea of Kim Jong Il as a man of high character and great taste. This "photo-op" for Clinton as well as KJI will melt the hearts of the world and all will be forgiven and forgotten, with people around the world joining the mass love-ins for our Dear Dear Leader!

Long live respected benevolent world statesman and our Fearless Leader Kim Jong Il!!!!!!















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