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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Porter Goss Claims Democrats Knew of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

» by April 25th, 2009 at 8:10 pm » Comments (9)

Via This Ain't Hell comes the reason why no one involved in the torture memos will probably be prosecuted, because the Democrats were just as guilty in approving of the ...more »

Does K-Swiss Know Their Shirts Are Being Made By North Korea?

» by April 25th, 2009 at 4:47 pm » Comments (11)

Via Ampontan comes this photo essay in Foreign Policy magazine of North Korea which the photographer dubs the Land of No Smiles: Renowned documentary photographer Tomas van Houtryve entered North Korea ...more »

Picture of the Day: Yongsan Garrison In 1957

» by April 25th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)

Image from here. more »

Too Many Canadian Flags In Korea

» by April 25th, 2009 at 8:25 am » Comments (30)

I take it this guy doesn't like Canadians: As someone who has tutored a lot in Itaewon, Seoul, and worked with a lot of Koreans over my illustrious career, one thing ...more »

So How Did USFK Crime Prevention Training Day Go?

» by April 25th, 2009 at 6:20 am » Comments (17)

I hope everyone in USFK had a happy crime prevention training day: U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Walter Sharp imposed a stricter one-day curfew on his servicemembers here Friday as ...more »

North Korea Begins Reprocessng Spent Fuel Rods at Yongbyon

» by April 25th, 2009 at 6:08 am » Comments (1)

The North Koreans are pulling out another one of their cards in attempt to get an Obama bailout package: North Korea says it has started the reprocessing of spent fuel rods ...more »

Selig Harrison Interviewed By the Korea Times

» by April 24th, 2009 at 11:12 pm » Comments (0)

The Korea Times has an interview with noted North Korean apologist Selig Harrison who continues to pimp himself out for the North Koreans. Here is an excerpt of one of ...more »

South Korea Leftists Admit Human Rights Abuses in North Korea, but South Korea Worse

» by April 24th, 2009 at 7:58 pm » Comments (0)

These organizations have only been late in criticizing North Korean human rights abuses for the past few decades, so I guess better late then never: Ahead of the UN Human Rights ...more »

2ID Soldiers Support After School Academy

» by April 24th, 2009 at 7:12 pm » Comments (3)

More USFK soldiers doing the right thing: US 2ID servicemembers who wanted to take part in volunteer activities visited ‘After-school Academy’ at the Education and Culture Center for Youths in Pochun ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim Yu-na at Practice

» by April 24th, 2009 at 1:10 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="attachment_12662" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Kim ready for ice show: ``Figure Queen'' Kim Yu-na practices to a song from the musical ``Mamma Mia'' on an ice rink in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, ...more »

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