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Monthly Archives: June 2009
SK’s Plan For Stabilizing NK When Collapse Comes
» by USinKorea June 30th, 2009 at 11:46 pm » Comments (2)
The military plans to use about 100,000 reserve troops to stabilize North Korean areas and conduct civil operations in the case of an emergency, a spokesman for the Ministry of ...more »The Kang Nam I Turns Around, Was It A Ruse?
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 11:27 pm » Comments (2)
I have speculated before that the Kang Nam I may have been dispatched in order to test the waters after the passing of the UN resolution, so maybe that is ...more »Korea Remembers the Anniversary of the West Sea Naval Battle
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 9:00 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="The bereaved families of South Korean servicemen killed in a 2002 naval battle against North Korea yesterday attend a ceremony in the southern Seoul suburb of ...more »President Lee Cancels Canal Plan
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 6:40 pm » Comments (3)
Well so much for President Lee's big canal idea: President Lee Myung-bak said yesterday that he will not push forward the construction of a cross-country grand canal during his term of ...more »North Korea Ranks 17th On Foreign Policy’s Failed States Index
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 3:02 pm » Comments (0)
Foreign Policy magazine has released their annual list of failed states and though North Korea's overall scored increased this year its ranking actually feel from 15th overall in 2008 to ...more »Picture of the Day: The Shanghai Building Collapse
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)
I agree that this has to be one of the strangest building collapses I have ever seen. more »Sisterhood Program Established By 2ID Soldiers Featured On Yonhap News
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 9:34 am » Comments (0)
Here is another great program by USFK that has gotten some play by the Korean media: In the morning June 27th, 13 US servicemembers from the 2nd ID and 13 Korean ...more »Cheonan Prison to Become New Foreigner Only Prison In Korea
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 6:22 am » Comments (4)
This latest announcement actually makes sense considering that all the USFK soldiers convicted in ROK courts are held at the Choenan jail: In a global society, many services are offered to ...more »Russian Woman Knicknamed the Black Widow Arrested for Raping 10 Men
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 5:33 am » Comments (1)
Here is the strangest crime I have seen in a while. Is it rape if the victims don't care? more »Marine Corps Puts Haunted Hotel Off Limits
» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 2:15 am » Comments (1)
I don't know which building is uglier, the Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea or this unfinished hotel in Okinawa: One of Okinawa’s most popular haunts — the ruins of an ...more »
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