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Monthly Archives: August 2010

North Korea Fires Artillery Into the Yellow Sea, Does Anyone Care?

» by August 9th, 2010 at 5:33 pm » Comments (4)

I predicted the North Koreans would conduct a short range missile test in response to the recent US and South Korean naval drills, but instead the North Koreans decided to ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korea’s G20 Ambassadors

» by August 9th, 2010 at 1:02 pm » Comments (6)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Yu-na Kim(r), reigning world figure skating champion, and Han Hyo-joo(l), a well-known actress, have been chosen as ambassadors to represent the G20 Seoul Summit. "][/caption] more »

Poking around- Romanian President visits hospital

» by August 9th, 2010 at 5:32 am » Comments (0)

Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard...... The mystery of the Romanian president's unscheduled hospital visit has now been explained. News that President Traian Basescu had to see an ear, nose ...more »

Crackdown On North Korean Spies Linked to the Anti-US Movement In South Korea Continues

» by August 9th, 2010 at 1:36 am » Comments (7)

Via a reader tip comes this report of yet another crackdown on the North Korean backed anti-US leftists that tried to tear down the MacArthur Statue in Incheon five years ago: Seoul ...more »

North Korea Kidnaps South Korean Fishermen In the Sea of Japan

» by August 8th, 2010 at 8:25 pm » Comments (10)

As I have been saying the North Koreans were going to respond in some way to the naval drills being held by the US and the South Korean navies and ...more »

Afghan Scam Behind RPG Attack On ROK Army Base In Afghanistan

» by August 8th, 2010 at 5:54 pm » Comments (2)

Via a reader tip comes this article that shows the RPG attack during the construction of the ROK Army base in Afghanistan was nothing but a scam: Afghan authorities have found ...more »

Picture of the Day: Bob Hope at Osan Airbase, 1968

» by August 8th, 2010 at 12:59 pm » Comments (3)

Via Neil Mishalov. more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – August 8, 2010

» by August 8th, 2010 at 7:35 am » Comments (1)

If anyone has any story links or anything else they want to share, add it to the comments.  By the way be safe if you are going out ...more »

Remembering the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing After 65 Years

» by August 8th, 2010 at 2:56 am » Comments (1)

Today is the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki that ultimately led to the end of World War II.  So take a minute and ...more »

North Korean Diplomats Confiscate Author’s Book In Myanmar

» by August 7th, 2010 at 5:28 pm » Comments (6)

It looks like North Korean diplomats can pretty much do whatever they want in Myanmar: North Korean diplomats in Myanmar confiscated more than 300 copies of a biography of their ...more »

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