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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Japanese Foreign Minister Sort of Issue An Apology for the Annexation of Korea

» by February 14th, 2010 at 1:06 am » Comments (8)

The Japanese Foreign Minister sort of issues another apology for the annexation of Korea prior to World War II: Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada yesterday called Japan's forced annexation of Korea ...more »

North Koreans Want to Send Nuclear Envoy to Washington

» by February 13th, 2010 at 8:30 pm » Comments (2)

Does anyone even care about the North Korean nuclear issue any more?  I didn't think so: A top North Korean nuclear envoy wants to visit the United States for rare talks ...more »

Picture of the Day: Homeward Bound

» by February 13th, 2010 at 1:06 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="474" caption="As the three-day Lunar New Year period begins today, people heading to their hometowns across the country wait to board buses yesterday at Gangnam Express Bus ...more »

Camp Casey Cab Driver Busted for Marijuana Possession

» by February 13th, 2010 at 10:54 am » Comments (3)

It looks like this guy was using has cab driving as a front to sell pot to soldiers on Camp Casey: The discovery of 17 small bags of marijuana hidden in ...more »

US Tries to Push Further Negotiations On ROKUS FTA

» by February 13th, 2010 at 7:14 am » Comments (4)

Does anyone have any bets on when this FTA will ever be done?: The U.S. government has been reviewing concerns expressed by America’s auto industry in relation to the Korea-U.S. free ...more »

Old Guard Continues To Man Post At Arlington

» by February 12th, 2010 at 4:33 pm » Comments (5)

Via This Ain't Hell comes this picture of at least one government worker who didn't get the day off in the Washington, DC metro area yesterday: If you haven't seen the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Dressing Up Korean Style

» by February 12th, 2010 at 1:08 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="453" caption="U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan’s Better Opporunities for Single Soldiers program’s city tour sends 30 soldiers from the 532 Military Intelligence Brigade to Hongdae Jan. 18. Hongdae is ...more »

Picture of the Day: A Camel In Seoul

» by February 12th, 2010 at 12:39 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="A 1968 image of a camel in a Seoul Park."][/caption] Via Neil Mishalov. more »

Army Demotes & Discharges Alexis Hutchinson For Missing Movement, UPDATE: Yes She Lied

» by February 12th, 2010 at 7:35 am » Comments (12)

UPDATE: According to the Stars & Stripes Hutchinson had to admitted to lying to get out of the deployment: In the statement, Army Forces Command disputed that version of events. ...more »

Five Seoul Principals Charged In Corruption Probe

» by February 12th, 2010 at 3:20 am » Comments (1)

The corruption uncovered in Seoul schools continues to be uncovered: Five elementary-school principals have been charged with taking bribes from a consignment company which ran after-school tutorial classes in their schools. The ...more »

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