Freed U.S. journalist Euna Lee (L) embraces her husband Michael Saldate (2nd R) and daughter Hana while fellow journalist Laura Ling (2nd L)) embraces her husband Iain Clayton (R) after being released from North Korea, at the airport in Burbank, Californi (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images )
So the question becomes: Why would the so-called Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), just a few weeks after sentencing the two journalists to 12 years of hard labor, suddenly release them? Does Mr. Clinton possess some special powers of persuasion? Well, maybe. But, would that really be enough to make the “Dear Leader” swoon? I think not.
To many, it may seem like a mystery and just another unexplainable act of an unintelligible communist nation. However, there is an explanation, and it’s not as innocent as many will suspect. Don’t be fooled. The communists are not unintelligent. The problem for most of us in free societies, in understanding the communist ideology, is that we cannot easily lower our thinking to their level of depravity.
The United States has an interest in seeing democracy spread throughout the world. The same can be said about communist nations having an interest in spreading communism throughout the world. The way this was addressed in the past was known as “The Cold War.” Times have changed, certainly, but make no mistake about it; the war is still raging as strong as ever. Now, it is more of a diplomatic war of ideology, but many people in western society don’t realize such a thing is going on and think that everything is normal.
My recommendation for people who don’t understand why Laura and Euna were released is to read Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party by The Epoch Times. Especially read commentary three where you will find the following explanation:
“There is a saying that, “Party policy is like the moon, it changes every 15 days.” No matter how often the Party changes its policies, everyone in the nation needs to follow them closely. When you are used as a means of attacking others, you need to thank the Party for appreciating your strength; when you are hurt, you have to thank the CCP for “teaching you a lesson;” when you are wrongfully discriminated against and the CCP later gives you redress, you have to thank the CCP for being generous, open-minded and able to correct its mistakes. The CCP runs its tyranny through continuous cycles of suppression followed by redress.”
So, yes, I am thankful that Laura and Euna are now free, but my appreciation is most certainly NOT directed at “Dear Leader” or the DPRK who are responsible for the two journalists losing their freedom in the first place.
