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Monthly Archives: December 2004

Aid for Disaster Victims Beginning to Arrive, Death Toll at 118,000 Now

» by December 31st, 2004 at 10:05 am » Comments (0)

Aid for the countries devestated by the recent tidal wave disaster is beginning to arrive. Korea has increased its donations to help the victims from $600,000 to $2 million ...more »

Does Korea Have a Proper Warning System to Prevent a Tsunami Disaster?

» by December 31st, 2004 at 10:03 am » Comments (1)

Korea is located near an active earthquake zone with nearby Japan the source of many earthquakes. With the recent events in South Asia it made me wonder if Korea is ...more »

Zaytun Unit Soldiers to Stay in Iraq

» by December 30th, 2004 at 10:13 am » Comments (2)

It appears the Zaytun unit will be staying in Iraq as expected. The one-year extension motion for the 3,600-strong Zaytun Unit stationed in northern Iraqi town of Irbil was to be ...more »

Korean Cars Refridgerators on Wheels

» by December 29th, 2004 at 10:14 am » Comments (1)

UPDATE: Go check out Jeff's site for some more info and clips from this car show and judge for yourself if it is specifically anti-Korean or not. ____________________________________________________ Why do Koreans ...more »

Korean Compassion? We’ll See

» by December 28th, 2004 at 10:16 am » Comments (5)

UPDATE: The US government is putting together a massive relief package for the tidal wave victims, according to Colin Powell Monday, Egeland called for a major international response to the ...more »

Even the Russians Laugh at North Korea Propaganda

» by December 27th, 2004 at 10:20 am » Comments (0)

Fascinating article in the Asia Times, from Andrei Lankov, about Russian and North Korea relations over the last 50 years. When the Russians, the masters of propaganda are ...more »

I Had a Good Christmas

» by December 27th, 2004 at 10:19 am » Comments (0)

My Christmas was quite outstanding with me getting a new computer for Christmas. This computer is 2.8 ghz Gateway computer with 512mb of ram, 80gb hard drive, 17 inch ...more »

Kim Jong Il Has No Plans to Invade?

» by December 26th, 2004 at 10:38 am » Comments (0)

According to Yonhap News, Kim Jong Il has no plans to invade South Korea. SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has disavowed having any plan to invade ...more »

Is Anything Sacred Anymore?

» by December 26th, 2004 at 10:33 am » Comments (1)

The Korean left is not happy anymore trying to rewrite their own history in reference to former Korean President Park Chung Hee but now they want to change US history. ...more »

Some Truth to an Urban Legend

» by December 26th, 2004 at 10:29 am » Comments (1)

One of the urban legends any new GI in Korea hears about is that if you contract the "black syphyllis" you will not be allowed to leave Korea and will ...more »

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