Regardless of the girls intent, their behavior was indeed reckless and irresponsible. I agree the “story” is important sure, but the risk factor too high and unnecessarily exposed our country to high stakes diplomacy in an already tense atmosphere. Their actions put us at great risk and endangered many people as well as hurt our position in the current stand off. Their thoughtless deeds handed Kim Jong Il a bargaining chip. I certainly think an apology is warranted, the sooner the better. Or at the very least, a full accounting on what actually happened. The true heroes are the 30,000 US soldiers and their South Korean counterparts who ceaselessly and tirelessly without pomp and circumstance patrol the border to keep the free world safe from madmen like Kim. They above all else, deserve an explanation why their lives were needlessly put in danger by two reckless and irresponsible girls. Also the civil servants who worked behind the scenes to pull off this diplomatic miracle.

Frankly, I find your post “off-putting” and “offensive”. I think you may be the one living under a rock.

the journalists were doing a brave service to the international community by doing research on refugees to china, something that needs to be heard. north korea is a dictatorship that squelches civil liberties and freedom of the press. any insight about the reclusive and closed-off country should be welcomed, and would ultimately aid the people in north korea, which, unless you have been hiding under a rock, are starving and oppressed.

frankly your comment is off-putting and offensive.

as far as i'm concerned, they don't need to show remorse, and the civilized people of the world should rally behind them and consider them heroes.