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Monthly Archives: December 2009

Soldiers Getting Pregnant In Iraq No Longer A UCMJ Offense

» by December 26th, 2009 at 5:24 am » Comments (35)

It is now okay for female soldiers to get pregnant in Iraq: The controversial order punishing pregnancy among troops serving in northern Iraq will cease to exist on Jan. 1 ...more »

More Dokdo Nonsense Just In Time for Christmas

» by December 25th, 2009 at 11:19 pm » Comments (17)

You just knew as usual that there wasn't going to be any Christmas love between Japan and Korea this year: (Image) Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan called in Japanese Ambassador to Seoul Toshinori ...more »

Northwest passenger who tried to blow up Detroit-bound flight linked to al-Qaida

» by December 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm » Comments (22)

No matter who is President there are still terrorists who will  do anything to kill innocent American lives. A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida's ...more »

NBA Coach Stan Van Gundy wishes there were no NBA games on Christmas

» by December 25th, 2009 at 6:49 pm » Comments (2)

Of the five games on television today, I’ve spent less than two minutes watching any of them. From AP- “I actually feel sorry for people who have nothing to do on ...more »

Picture of the Day: Santa’s Call of Nature

» by December 25th, 2009 at 2:47 pm » Comments (1)

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Merry Christmas 2009 from the ROK Drop

» by December 25th, 2009 at 8:46 am » Comments (4)

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas this year.  While you are celebrating this year take some time to remember the veterans that spent their Christmas at war in Korea ...more »

Woman jumps barriers and knocks down Pope Benedict at Christmas Eve Mass; Pope unhurt

» by December 24th, 2009 at 7:03 pm » Comments (15)

Was she just overly enthusiastic about Christmas and being in Vatican City? From AP- A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he ...more »

Korea Finder 37-09

» by December 24th, 2009 at 4:26 pm » Comments (6)

So who knows where this city is located at in Korea?: Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Leon Laporte – 10 Mark – 9 RoK N Roll – 5 Brian – 3 Kushibo – 2 Brewcrew17 ...more »

Picture of the Day: Andre Kim In the Christmas Spirit

» by December 24th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Andre Kim, a Korean fashion designer, appears at an event celebrating the Christmas chinaware he designed for Hankook Chinaware, yesterday at his boutique in southern Seoul. ...more »

Is It Time To Do Away with Military Valor Medals?

» by December 24th, 2009 at 10:36 am » Comments (7)

Here is an interesting thought brought courtesy of Thomas Ricks' blog: [A]re valor awards potentially counterproductive in a COIN environment?  Hypothetically, an officer who does effective clear, hold, build, develops partner ...more »

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