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ROK Drop

December 2nd, 2007 at 5:12 am

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 02DEC07

The Koreas
-  Congressman Henry Hyde understood South Korea-US issues better than anyone, but unfortunately this giant of US foreign policy has past away.  One Free Korea has a great tribute to the Congressman.
-  Nothing like more Clinton era revisionism of their North Korea policy.
This just makes you wonder how this would be handled if it was a GI?  Oh yeah, we already know
-  The "cool" 15 year old prostitute of Cheju Island.
-  All you ever wanted to know about Paris Hilton in Korea.  I agree she did have a nice hanbok.
-  Say what you want about Korean weddings, but they sure aren’t boring.  More here.
-  I wonder if this why Korea has such a good speed skaters, by beating children
Amazing story and coincidence from the Korean War.
-  Seoul the world’s 7th most expensive city to live for expats.
More Korean women the better. 
-  Charles Jenkins book is going to be published in English and released in the US in 2008.

Japan
-  The modern day Japanese have been equated to Nazis.  Here I was thinking the Nazis were in South Korea.
-  Well now we know what happened to the USS Hello Kittyhawk.
-  Just more evidence Greenpeace are a bunch of losers.
-  Al Jazeera on Zainichi Koreans in Japan.
Infamous pickup line: "If you have sex, you’re musical ability will shine"

China
-  We all knew this, but the Chinese government were jerks on purpose.
-  Japanese lawmakers speaks out on Tibet issue
-  I knew that tiger was a fake
-  The guy that does hiring for this job I’m sure loves his work.

Milblogs
Amazing story about what a father did after his son was killed in Iraq.  (Must Read)
-  Make sure to checkout Michael Yon’s latest, Men of Valor Part III.
-  The world’s ugliest bride.
-  I kind of like this idea, when the media lies arrest them.  The guy looks like he has a nice family though. 
Excellent point about the rush to MRAP.

Forward Deployed
Rebuilding the Iraqi Air Force
Anthropology and the US Military
US Navy Unveils Newest Warships (Funny)
Give the Animals a Chance
Culture of Corruption at Camp Arifjan
Jamil Hussein has Been Found!
General Conway Backing "Surge" for Afghanistan

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