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Monthly Archives: May 2009

GI Flashback: The 2002 Taxi Cab Rape Case

» by May 14th, 2009 at 4:58 pm » Comments (7)

Brian in Jeollanamdo was nice enough to remind us of this five year anniversary: The Seoul High Court yesterday overturned the conviction by a lower court of a 49-year old ...more »

Military Voters Increasingly Disenfranchised

» by May 14th, 2009 at 4:11 pm » Comments (0)

This does not surprise me in the least: One out of every four military personnel and other Americans living abroad may have been thwarted in their efforts to vote in the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Thanking John Warner

» by May 14th, 2009 at 1:11 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Former Korean War veteran: South Korean Ambassador to the United States Han Duck-soo, right, shakes hands with former Sen. John Warner (RVirginia) after presenting the Order ...more »

Excerpt From General Russell Honore’s Book Survival

» by May 14th, 2009 at 10:19 am » Comments (4)

By popular demand I have posted the part of the book Survival: How a Culture of Preparedness Can Save You and Your Family from Disasters by former 2nd Infantry ...more »

A New MOS: Combat Bloggers?

» by May 14th, 2009 at 8:30 am » Comments (3)

I have been following the latest Taliban misinformation campaign over at the ROK Drop Forums and here is a good idea on how to combat this misinformation: Every time an American ...more »

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi charged over U.S. intruder

» by May 14th, 2009 at 6:29 am » Comments (1)

Is it necessary for me to say that actions like this show how illegitimate the ruling junta is. From Reuters- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged on Thursday ...more »

Reporters to Go On Trial In North Korea Next Month

» by May 14th, 2009 at 6:24 am » Comments (3)

Here is an update on the status of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two reporters being held hostage by Kim Jong-il: Two US journalists arrested in North Korea two months ...more »

Financing the Korean Stealth Fighter (KFX)

» by May 14th, 2009 at 3:06 am » Comments (1)

Here is some news on the status on Korea's project to develop a stealth fighter: South Korea will ask foreign partners to share development costs for its proposed KFX stealth fighter, ...more »

Places In Korea: Ulleungdo Island – Part 3

» by May 13th, 2009 at 8:00 pm » Comments (4)

Prior Posting: Ulleungdo Island - Part 2 ________________________________ Sights Around Ulleungdo If visiting Ulleungdo Island don't just hang out around the Dodong'ri area,  you need to take the time to travel around the ...more »

Michelle Rhee On Canceling DC School Vouchers

» by May 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm » Comments (5)

I guess you can declare this a win for the teacher's union and a loss for the kids who will be forced back into public schools: An effort to preserve D.C.'s ...more »

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