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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Will Japan Really Intercept A North Korean Missile?

» by March 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am » Comments (4)

Well there has been plenty of speculation on whether Japan would shoot down a North Korean missile test and according to the Asahi Shimbun they will: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Foreign ...more »

Paik Sun-yup May Become Korea’s First Five-Star General

» by March 26th, 2009 at 8:45 am » Comments (2)

It may only be an honorary title, but there are few Korean officers in its history that deserve such a title as Paik Sun-yup: The government is considering nominating retired General ...more »

Clinton Promises “Consequences” If North Korea Launches Missile

» by March 26th, 2009 at 5:30 am » Comments (0)

How come I have a hard time believing there will be any real consequences for North Korea when the US government track record shows they will be rewarded for provocations?: Secretary ...more »

North Korea Prepares Missile for Launch

» by March 26th, 2009 at 1:00 am » Comments (0)

The North Koreans are moving closer to readying their missile for next month's suspected launch: North Korea is loading a Taepodong rocket on its east coast launch pad in anticipation of ...more »

Did Captured American Reporters Stray Into North Korea?

» by March 25th, 2009 at 7:29 pm » Comments (1)

The story of the detained/kidnapped? American journalists in North Korea just continues to get stranger as it is now being reported that their guide may have led them into North ...more »

China Will Not Likely Support North Korea Sanctions

» by March 25th, 2009 at 4:32 pm » Comments (6)

It appears likely that China will not support any sanctions against North Korea if they go ahead with their suspected missile launch next month: China's chief of general staff met with ...more »

Picture of the Day: Meeting of the Generals

» by March 25th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="attachment_12020" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="S. Korean, Chinese JCS chairmen March 25, SEOUL, South Korea -- Gen. Kim Tae-young (R), chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with ...more »

Detained Journalists in North Korea Could Face Espionage Charges

» by March 25th, 2009 at 10:42 am » Comments (32)

The two American journalists kidnapped by North Korea now face the possibly of being charged with espionage: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="320" caption="These undated photos show two American journalists Laura Ling, right, ...more »

US Army Colonel Serves from Korean War to Global War on Terror

» by March 25th, 2009 at 7:27 am » Comments (6)

This is really incredible when you think about how long this US Army officer has been serving his nation: When Col. John Follansbee joined the Army, in 1953, Eisenhower was ...more »

Details of Daegu Army Captain Murder Case Released

» by March 25th, 2009 at 2:02 am » Comments (27)

The defense team for Army Captain Christopher Gray who is accused of killing his wife is going to have a hard time explaining away this evidence: The Army captain accused of ...more »

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