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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Sea Shepherd Activist Peter Bethune Sentenced By Japanese Court
» by GI Korea July 8th, 2010 at 2:02 am » Comments (20)
The Sea Shepherd activist Peter Bethune who was arrested by Japanese authorities has finally received his sentence: A Tokyo court on Wednesday convicted a New Zealand activist of assault and ...more »Barney Franks Moves to Cut US Forces In Europe
» by GI Korea July 7th, 2010 at 9:59 pm » Comments (0)
Good old Barney Frank is at again: As the Army’s transformation in Europe moves forward, with a string of base closures planned in the year ahead, a group of lawmakers ...more »Picture of the Day: Mounted Patrol In Gangneung
» by GI Korea July 7th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A patrol party on horseback drew attention Monday as it made rounds around Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, which opened last Thursday. (Yonhap News)"][/caption] more »The Seizure of Property of Supposed Pro-Japanese Collaborators Ends In Korea
» by GI Korea July 7th, 2010 at 9:21 am » Comments (5)
Here is one more Roh Moo-hyun era organization that has been thankfully shut down: The Investigative Commission on Pro-Japanese Collaborators??Property said Wednesday that it will conclude its four years of ...more »Even Renouncing Your Citizenship Is Taxed In the US
» by GI Korea July 7th, 2010 at 5:13 am » Comments (13)
Via the Marmot's Hole comes this news that the US government is noticeably hard up for money when they start taxing even people wanting to renounce their citizenship: With no announcement ...more »North Korean Spies Sentenced for Assassination Plot In South Korea
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2010 at 9:26 pm » Comments (3)
The two North Korean spies that were caught in South Korea before they could implement and execution plot have been sentenced: A Seoul court Thursday sentenced two North Korean spies to ...more »Outgoing Yongsan Commander Comments On Seoul American Middile School Renovations
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2010 at 7:40 pm » Comments (3)
This sure doesn't sound like someone who thinks Yongsan Garrison will actually be moved on its scheduled timeline of 5-6 years: Seoul American Middle School may need more than $600,000 ...more »To clear up a few things about Hotaru Ferschke
» by Bill July 6th, 2010 at 6:43 pm » Comments (8)
I see GI wrote a post* on one of my favorite ROK Drop topics. The disgraceful treatment of Marine Corps widow Hotaru 'Hota' Ferschke. Hota and her son Mikey are at ...more »Picture of the Day: Kangin Joins the ROK Army
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (10)
Kangin of K-pop group Super Junior joined the Army on Monday, according to news reports. The 25-year-old singer entered a military training base in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, as ...more »North Korea Reportedly Executes 3 South Koreans
» by GI Korea July 6th, 2010 at 6:16 am » Comments (3)
Here is more news from the North Korean human rights front: North Korea is known to have executed three female defectors with South Korean citizenship late last month after kidnapping ...more »
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