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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Picture of the Day: Increasing Security

» by July 10th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="323" caption="A network management center of a commercial bank checks firewalls to ward off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack yesterday. Hundreds of computers left untreated after ...more »

What Are Seoul’s Best Walking Trails?

» by July 10th, 2010 at 2:24 am » Comments (7)

The Korea Herald has a list published of what it is calling Seoul's best walking trails. Here is the list of the walking trails the newspaper is recommending: King’s trail, The ...more »

UN Security Council Refuses To Condemn North Korean Murder of ROK Sailors

» by July 9th, 2010 at 7:22 pm » Comments (9)

Just further evidence of how useless the UN Security Council is: The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned a deadly attack on a South Korean warship that killed 46 ...more »

Picture of the Day: Swimming Across the Han River

» by July 9th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Elementary school children swim across the Han River from Hangang Citizens' Park to Ddukseom in Seoul Wednesday afternoon to commemorate the 1950-53 Korean War. An estimated ...more »

NASA “Foremost” Mission to Make Muslims “Feel Good”?

» by July 9th, 2010 at 7:27 am » Comments (57)

I'm sure some of you may have already heard about this, but I just couldn't believe it when I read it: You'd be hard-pressed to find an American who doesn't know ...more »

ROK Navy Hit With Another Embarrassing Incident

» by July 9th, 2010 at 2:19 am » Comments (5)

Via a reader tip comes this latest embarrassment for the ROK Navy: The Navy, which suffered from the tragic loss of one of its warships and 46 of the sailors ...more »

Great News, General Mattis Nominated for CENTCOM Command

» by July 8th, 2010 at 9:59 pm » Comments (0)

Here is some great news for the war efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan: Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday nominated Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis to take over as ...more »

Paintings of Alleged US Korean War Atrocities In Pyongyang Museum

» by July 8th, 2010 at 5:34 pm » Comments (19)

Via BoingBoing comes this painting from a Pyongyang Museum: Here is the gallery of pictures taken at the Shinchon Museum.  Sadly there are plenty of people in both South Korea and ...more »

Picture of the Day: Harvard Students In Seoul

» by July 8th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Lee Bae-yong, president of Ewha Womans University, speaks to Harvard students about Korean history as they explore Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul yesterday. This event was part ...more »

Did General Sharpe Stop DMZ Propaganda Broadcasts?

» by July 8th, 2010 at 6:34 am » Comments (10)

That is what the Hankyoreh says: United States Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Walter Sharp has reportedly expressed his virtual opposition to the South Korean Army’s plan to restart ...more »

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