Monthly Archives: February 2011

Picture of the Day: Somali Pirate

» by GI Korea February 11th, 2011 at 12:46 pm » Comments (30)

Seen here is Arai Mahomed, a Somali pirate who is suspected of having shot Seok Hae-kyun, the captain of the rescued cargo ship Samho Jewelry, during a rescue ...more »

Bae Yong-joon Publishes New Book About His Travels In Korea

» by GI Korea February 11th, 2011 at 3:25 am » Comments (9)

I can't imagine that this book will sell to well to an English speaking audience, but I imagine a Japanese version of his book would sell quite well: Stuck with no ...more »

What I Like About Korea: #20 – The Korean National Soccer Team

» by GI Korea February 11th, 2011 at 3:14 am » Comments (10)

The Korean National soccer team is really entertaining to watch. I never watched soccer until I came to Korea, but I'll watch these guys because of the passion ...more »

Picture of the Day: Returning Athletes

» by GI Korea February 10th, 2011 at 12:40 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The South Korean athletes who participated in the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan returned home on Monday. Team Korea finished in third place overall at the ...more »

Korea Finder 05-11

» by GI Korea February 10th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (8)

So who knows where these stone Buddhas are located?: Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Mark – 3 Cloying Odor -1 The person with the most points at the end of the year of the weekly ...more »

Released Memos Show Rumsfeld’s Views On South Korea

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2011 at 7:21 pm » Comments (57)

Via One Free Korea comes this news about the release of memos by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld that show's his views on the future of the US-ROK alliance: “As ...more »

Picture of the Day: Canadian Soldiers Read the News

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2011 at 12:54 pm » Comments (48)

Canadian riflemen catch up on the hometown news while waiting for orders to move up against the Chinese communist forces on the Korean front on Feb. 29, ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-il Inspects Fertilizer Factory

» by GI Korea February 8th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (14)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a Ryongsong fertilizer manufacturing factory in Hamheung, South Hamkyong Province. The (North) Korean Central News Agency released the photo ...more »

Okinawa Airman Likely Murdered

» by GI Korea February 8th, 2011 at 3:57 am » Comments (28)

It will be interesting to see how this investigation turns out: The Air Force confirmed Monday the identity of a Kadena airman found dead in an off-base apartment over the weekend. The ...more »

Robert Park Profiled In the Washington Post

» by GI Korea February 7th, 2011 at 11:15 pm » Comments (17)

Via a reader tip come this profile of former detainee in North Korea Robert Park. Not much really new in the article other than the fact that a drug cocktail ...more »