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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Korean Airports (Part III): Muan

» by April 25th, 2010 at 4:08 pm » Comments (10)

I expected this Airport to have some passengers but just like Yangyang and Uljin, there were no passengers to be seen.  This was the nicest and biggest of the three Airports I ...more »

30 Years ago today- Desert One Debacle

» by April 25th, 2010 at 2:15 pm » Comments (40)

Today was the day in 1980 when eight servicemen died in a clusterfuck of a military operation. The dramatic attempt to free the hostages began yesterday when six Hercules C130 ...more »

Picture of the Day: President Lee at the Korean War Memorial

» by April 25th, 2010 at 1:04 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="President Lee meets U.S. veterans at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Apr. 12 (local time). "][/caption] more »

CNN Airs Anti-Whaling Propaganda as ICC Moves Forward with Lifting Whaling Ban

» by April 25th, 2010 at 8:43 am » Comments (31)

Via Japan Probe comes this CNN clip that offers no semblance of trying to present both sides to this contentious issue and instead just airs anti-whaling propaganda: I especially like the ...more »

British Foreign Office apologises for Pope ‘condom’ memo

» by April 25th, 2010 at 4:34 am » Comments (2)

Even as a joke, this memo is stupid. Don't put into writing what you don't want published. The Foreign Office has apologised for a "foolish" document which suggested the Pope's ...more »

Korea Finder 13-10

» by April 25th, 2010 at 1:09 am » Comments (5)

Who knows where this lake is located?: Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Lemmy – 3 Mark – 3 Leon Laporte – 3 The Korean – 1 Sonagi – 1 Kushibo – 1 The person with the ...more »

USFK Soldier Continues Grandfather’s Legacy of Service to Korea

» by April 24th, 2010 at 6:53 pm » Comments (2)

Here is an interesting story about a USFK soldier who is continuing his family's legacy of service on the Korean peninsula: PFC William Ouellette, the first cousin, twice removed of the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Exploring Jeju’s Lava Tube Caves

» by April 24th, 2010 at 12:59 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Jeju World Natural Heritage is now providing a virtual tour with 360 degree panoramas of two of its lava tubes. Just a click away, you ...more »

US & ROK Soldiers Complete Largest Joint Live Fire Exercise Ever

» by April 24th, 2010 at 8:50 am » Comments (1)

It is always interesting to conduct training with the ROK Army and I'm sure this large live fire exercise had its share of challenges, but it looks like it was ...more »

US Congress Gets Involved In South Korea Juicy Bar Issue

» by April 23rd, 2010 at 6:45 pm » Comments (44)

I figured it was only a matter of time before someone of importance took notice of the juicy girl issue in South Korea once again: Frustrated by continuing prostitution at "juicy ...more »

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