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Monthly Archives: November 2009

USFK Servicemember Volunteer to Clean Graffiti On Korean Mountains

» by November 18th, 2009 at 10:23 pm » Comments (7)

Now here is a great idea: An off-hand comment about graffiti painted by Americans on a rocky South Korea mountaintop has sparked an unusual hobby of sorts for several ...more »

Is Soldier Mom Right For Refusing Deployment?

» by November 18th, 2009 at 5:30 pm » Comments (68)

I am willing to bet there is more to this story then what the media is putting out: An Army cook and single mom may face criminal charges after she skipped ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim Il-Sung’s Taegukis

» by November 18th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="463" caption="The photo above shows former North Korean leader Kim Il-sung (front left) delivering an address at a meeting of two Koreas in April 1948. At the ...more »

What President Obama Should See In Korea

» by November 18th, 2009 at 9:27 am » Comments (41)

Lee Ha-won from the Chosun Ilbo has a couple of suggestions for President Obama to see when he visits South Korea which does not include any where near the level ...more »

Japan Passes Legislation Regulating Body Fat

» by November 18th, 2009 at 4:30 am » Comments (10)

Could you imagine what would happen in the US if lawmakers try to pass such a bill as this one in Japan?: In Japan, being thin isn’t just the price you ...more »

North Korean Bunker Locations Revealed By North Korean Defector

» by November 17th, 2009 at 9:21 pm » Comments (1)

This news here just confirms what I have heard before: North Korea built about 800 bunkers in the demilitarized zone to keep military equipment between 2004 and 2007, Radio Free Asia ...more »

Picture of the Day: Enjoying Some Rice Cakes

» by November 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

Via Korea Beat. more »

Serbia’s president arrested for drinking at Soccer stadium

» by November 17th, 2009 at 7:19 am » Comments (5)

I’m so glad a country who has never had a President charged with war crimes takes enforcing the law against all its citizens seriously. From AP- Serbian President Boris Tadic faces ...more »

A.Q. Khan Confirms that China Proliferated Nuclear Technology to Pakistan

» by November 17th, 2009 at 4:30 am » Comments (4)

The Chinese reportedly approved of  North Korea's nuclear program and now here is another report of Chinese links to Pakistan's nuclear program as well: In 1982, a Pakistani military C-130 left ...more »

WOW Blanket For Sale In Korea

» by November 16th, 2009 at 11:39 pm » Comments (9)

Via the ROK Drop Classifieds comes a product that appears to be a Korean version of the Snuggy: The WOW trading company introduces the WOW blanket. The WOW blanket is a blanket ...more »

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