from Outside the Box

In the digital age, much of our information comes from inside the box of our computers. The view from the outside into this box is what fascinates me as I read the words of writers and see the world through the lens of a photographer's camera.
August 3
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Clinton, the husband of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, commands a great deal of respect in North Korea because he nearly visited Pyongyang in the waning days of his presidency and because North Korea’s top military commander, Jo Myong-rok, visited Washington in 2000 and met with Clinton, said Victor Cha, a Georgetown professor who advised former president George W. Bush on North Korea.

“It is entirely possible that” no agreement has been set for the journalists’ release, Cha said. “But it would be very difficult for the North not to give these people up” to a former U.S. president.

 Reports: Bill Clinton Travels to N. Korea to Negotiate Journalists’ Release - washingtonpost.com