VIDEO ADDED-- BREAKING: U.S. Journalists held in N. Korea pardoned

By GottaLaff

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CNN is reporting that the two journalists have been given a special pardon from L'il Kim himself. I'll find the link.

Seems L'il Kim wanted to save face, and by pardoning them, he wasn't admitting much, meaning, wouldn't say they were innocent of charges. Former Clinton likely worked a deal in advance of the trip, CNN is saying, because this couldn't have happened so quickly otherwise.

We don't know when they will be released, what their condition is, or where they've been.

UPDATE: Here's the link.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean media say leader Kim Jong Il has pardoned two American journalists and ordered their release during the visit of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.