The 85 year old, one term president, and now diplomatic front man for the US has won the release of 31 year old Boston native, and teacher, Aijalon Gomes. Jimmy Carter traveled to North Korea, and had talks with North Korea’s No. 2, Kim Yong Nam, in Pyongyang on Wednesday. Last night we got word that Aijalon Gomes, who was captured back in January for accidently entering North Korean territory from the south, would be released. Initially he was sentenced to serve 8 years of hard labor, and pay a $700,000 fine for the illegal entrance into the communist country. Gomes is the 4th American in a year to be detained by the country.

Kim Jong-il , the leader of North Korea, was surprisingly absent from the meeting. He is supposedly in China with his son, whom many believe will be his successor. During the meeting however, Kim Yong Nam, the 2nd in charge, told Carter that North Korea was committed to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and resume the six-way talks.