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Monthly Archives: December 2009

Charles Hanley Finds A New Fraud to Promote, Global Warming

» by December 9th, 2009 at 10:22 am » Comments (0)

What do you know Charles Hanley of No Gun Ri fraud fame has now set his eyes on yet another fraud to sensationalize in hopes of Pulitzer I guess: This decade ...more »

DOD Civilians Now Authorized 3 Year Tours In South Korea

» by December 9th, 2009 at 2:36 am » Comments (0)

For all you DOD civilians out there it appears the option of working longer tours in South Korea is now available to you: Defense Department civilians will now be able to ...more »

US Envoy Stephen Bosworth Travels to North Korea for Talks

» by December 8th, 2009 at 8:23 pm » Comments (0)

The awaited bi-lateral talks between North Korea and the US has now officially begun, just don't expect much from them though: After a year of tensions, President Barack Obama is sending ...more »

First Filipina Woman to Become a Korean Police Officer

» by December 8th, 2009 at 5:01 pm » Comments (20)

As long as she doesn't sleep in her squad car she will be an improvement over many other Korean cops: Anabelle Castro, a native of Pangasinan, became the second naturalized Korean ...more »

Picture of the Day: Hines Ward’s Korean Helmet

» by December 8th, 2009 at 11:55 am » Comments (2)

You can learn more about this helmet here. more »

Are These Two Southeast Asian Women Lures for Kidnapping?

» by December 8th, 2009 at 10:09 am » Comments (8)

This is the first time I have ever heard of anything like this in Korea: Stories have been circulating recently about a duo of Southeast Asian women in the crowded shopping ...more »

Why the Military Divorce Rate Continues to Grow

» by December 8th, 2009 at 8:17 am » Comments (61)

It seems like in the military at least half the people I know who have done their twenty years were on the second wife: The divorce rate in the armed forces ...more »

North Korea Bans World Cup Games

» by December 7th, 2009 at 4:06 pm » Comments (9)

The North Koreans are becoming even more paranoid than usual: The Supreme Leader has ordered state-run television not to broadcast live games involving other nations, and to only screen highlights of ...more »

Picture of the Day: The Foreigner Card

» by December 7th, 2009 at 12:54 pm » Comments (2)

Learn when to play the foreigner card here. more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – December 06, 2009

» by December 6th, 2009 at 3:48 pm » Comments (6)

The Koreas Are you planning on touring the Blue House?  You won't anytime soon if you are a foreign national. Lots of good updates from NK Econ Watch on the North Korean ...more »

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