"I don't think under any circumstances, leaving laura alone on the ice by herself. If i escaped and and survived, i don't think i could have lived no more life," she says. "If i don't aline with what i feel like what's right, then i would carry that burden on my shoulders every day." 'Why am i putting so much attention to others, and then you helping everybody else, my family? But i still don't know'
Korean-American journalist Euna Lee was captured by North Korean soldiers in 2009, and forced into captivity for 140 days. While Euna’s time in North Korea was harrowing, there was one aspect of her experience that surprised her and challenged some long-held beliefs she had about 'the enemy.'
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