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Monthly Archives: July 2009
British Documentary About the Korean War – The First Weeks
» by GI Korea July 19th, 2009 at 1:56 am » Comments (0)
Episode 6 - The First Weeks: In the first few weeks of the North Korean attack of June 1950, the USA changes its defense policy in East Asia to include defending ...more »Kim Jong-il’s Son Met Kobe Bryant?
» by GI Korea July 18th, 2009 at 7:52 pm » Comments (5)
It appears that Kim Jong-il's youngest son is quite an NBA fan as well as pretty good basketball player in his younger days: [caption id="attachment_15048" align="alignnone" width="240" caption="A picture of on ...more »Congress Calls Off Resolution to Free US Journalists
» by GI Korea July 18th, 2009 at 3:23 pm » Comments (4)
I'm sure under the table negotitions have been going on for quite some time to free the two US journalists, I wonder what the pay off will ultimately be to ...more »Picture of the Day: Take Off from the Dokdo Landing Ship
» by GI Korea July 18th, 2009 at 12:51 pm » Comments (5)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Landing exercise in East Sea: The Navy’s UH-60s takes off from the landing ship Dokdo in waters off Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Friday. The landing exercise ...more »Soldiers Volunteer Work Keeps DMZ School Open
» by GI Korea July 18th, 2009 at 10:16 am » Comments (0)
More soldiers doing the right thing in Korea: Fifth-grader Peter Kim boards a bus most mornings that takes him through a series of gates manned by armed soldiers to a ...more »Minerva Speculates On Korean Real Estate Bubble
» by GI Korea July 18th, 2009 at 5:43 am » Comments (1)
Well so much for Minerva staying out of the lime light for a while: A noted self-taught economist in Korea, who was once arrested on charges of spreading false rumors but ...more »British Documentary About the Korean War – Beginning of the Attack
» by GI Korea July 18th, 2009 at 1:53 am » Comments (0)
Episode 5 - Beginning of the Attack: The Korean Civil War enters into a major phase: The South Korean military attempts to deal with the initial attack from the North in ...more »Andrei Lankov On North Korea’s Crackdown On Private Markets
» by GI Korea July 17th, 2009 at 8:37 pm » Comments (3)
Noted North Korean scholar and ROK Drop favorite Dr. Andrei Lankov has once again contributed another great report that further shines a light on what is really happening within North ...more »LA Times Catches Up with Charles Robert Jenkins
» by GI Korea July 17th, 2009 at 3:27 pm » Comments (30)
Everyone has an opinion on US Army deserter Charles Jenkins, but personally I think it is good to see him getting on with life, what worse punishment could you have ...more »Picture of the Day: Eco-friendly Point Cards
» by GI Korea July 17th, 2009 at 12:45 pm » Comments (1)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Models hold up eco-friendly point cards issued by GS Retail Co. at GS Mart in Songpa, southeastern Seoul, yesterday. The company is the first to produce ...more »
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