Bill Clinton Visits North Korea

Former President Bill Clinton arrives in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. After "exhaustive" talks with Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader granted a special pardon to the two U.S. journalists imprisoned in the country since March.

Former President Bill Clinton, center, arrives in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. North Korea welcomed Clinton to Pyongyang with flowers and hearty handshakes Tuesday as he arrived in the communist nation on a surprise mission to bring home two jailed American journalists.

Former President Bill Clinton arrives in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. After Clinton and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il engaged in "exhaustive" talks over a range of topics, Kim granted a pardon to Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two U.S. journalists jailed in the country since March.

Former President Bill Clinton shakes hands with Yang Hyong Sop, vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.

Former President Bill Clinton, center, receives a bouquet of flowers upon his arrival at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. North Korean vice parliamentary speaker Yang Hyong Sop is seen at third left while North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan is at second left.

Former president Bill Clinton, right, receives a bouquet of flowers upon his arrival at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il granted a special pardon to two American journalists Tuesday, ordering their release after a visit from former the former president.

Former President Bill Clinton, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyonggyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Clinton and Kim met Tuesday on the first day of a surprise visit to Pyongyang, holding "exhaustive" talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said.

Former President Bill Clinton, seated left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, seated right, in Pyonggyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Kim Jong Il granted a special pardon to two American journalists Tuesday, ordering their release after he and Clinton and Kim held "exhaustive" talks on wide range of topics. The two journalists have been jailed in the country since March.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il meets with former President Bill Clinton, unseen, in Pyonggyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Clinton and Kim met Tuesday on the first day of a surprise visit to Pyongyang, holding "exhaustive" talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said.

Former President Bill Clinton, third left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, unseen, in Pyonggyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Others are unidentified. Clinton and Kim met Tuesday on the first day of a surprise visit to Pyongyang, holding "exhaustive" talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said.

Former President Bill Clinton, right, meets with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, left, front, in Pyonggyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Kim granted a special pardon to American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Kim Tuesday, ordering their release after the visit from Clinton. The two have been jailed in the country since March.

A person holds a South Korean newspaper reporting on former U.S. President Bill Clinton's visit to North Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. North Korea welcomed Clinton to Pyongyang with flowers and hearty handshakes Tuesday as he arrived in the communist nation on a surprise mission to bring home two jailed American journalists.

South Koreans watch a TV news report on former U.S. President Bill Clinton's visit to North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.

South Koreans watch a TV broadcast about Euna Lee, left, and Laura Ling, right, the two American journalists detained in North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il granted a special pardon to two American journalists Tuesday, ordering their release after a visit from former U.S. President Bill Clinton.