Journalist Laura Ling and Euna Lee are now FREE; Released From North Korean Labor Prison Camp

Journalist Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who were convicted of "spying-hostile acts" and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in a North Korean prison got the best gift of their lives as they received a "special pardon" from Kim Jong Il.

The great news came after former President Bill Clinton met Kim Jong Il for a “sincere and exhaustive discussions” on matters of common concern.

Lin and Lee family released a statement, "We are so grateful to our government: President Obama, Secretary Clinton and the U.S. State Department for their dedication to and hard work on behalf of American citizens," the statement said. "We especially want to thank President Bill Clinton for taking on such an arduous mission and Vice President Al Gore for his tireless efforts to bring Laura and Euna home. We must also thank all the people who have supported our families through this ordeal, it has meant the world to us. We are counting the seconds to hold Laura and Euna in our arms."

Surely, the stakes is high but this new step will open a peaceful negotiation in the future...

[photo courtesy of KNS/AFP/Getty Images]

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North Korea's Central Court: Laura Ling and Euna Lee Sentenced To 12 Years In Labor Prison

It seems that the North Korean government want to tell to the world that you cannot mess up with them! After the missile testing in which the whole world was alarm and protested, the North Korea's Central Court gave a quick five-day trial to American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee giving them 12 years sentenced in labor prison.

The two journalist who works to former Vice President Al Gore’s California-based Current TV were convicted "for the grave crime they committed against the Korean nation and their illegal border crossing."

This maybe North Korea's way to put the Obama administration and the U.N. to go into the negotiating table over their nuclear testing and sanction.

Laura and Euna were arrested by North Korean military on the Chinese border last March 17 for alleged "hostile acts" and "Spying".

Laura is the sister of Lisa Ling (former co-host of The View). Lisa and their familiies made a public pleas, "When the girls left the United States, they never intended to cross into North Korean soil. And if they did at any point, we apologize."

All eyes are now on the Obama administration on what will be their next move to save this hard working journalist.

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