August 4, 2009
"Clinton expressed words of sincere apology to Kim Jong Il for the hostile acts committed by the two American journalists against the DPRK after illegally intruding into it," the news agency reported. "Clinton courteously conveyed to Kim Jong Il an earnest request of the U.S. government to leniently pardon them and send them back home from a humanitarian point of view. "The meetings had candid and in-depth discussions on the pending issues between the DPRK and the U.S. in a sincere atmosphere and reached a consensus of views on seeking a negotiated settlement of them." -- N. Korean leader reportedly pardons U.S. journalistsI must have missed the memo where Bill Clinton was given any sort of official status when it comes to international diplomacy. I thought that was reserved for his politically gelded wife.
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