Monthly Archives: March 2011

Will Korean Jindo Dog Cost Dr. Phil Big Money?

» by GI Korea March 21st, 2011 at 9:36 am » Comments (9)

Add this to the ever growing list of outrageous lawsuits in America that shows no signs of stopping: It’s bad enough to be sued, but to be sued over a dog ...more »

USFK To Deploy Soldiers to the Philippines for Training Exercise

» by GI Korea March 21st, 2011 at 8:52 am » Comments (7)

Well it looks like USFK is taking a step towards becoming an expeditionary force from the Korean peninsula: Some 500 soldiers of the Second U.S. Infantry Division stationed in Korea ...more »

USFK Court Martial Results for February 2011

» by GI Korea March 21st, 2011 at 3:37 am » Comments (17)

Here are the USFK court martial results for February 2011. Another month with a troubling amount of incidents off post: Court-Martial Results for February 2011 At a general court-martial on 9 February ...more »

Update On Korean Rescue Workers In Japan

» by GI Korea March 20th, 2011 at 6:03 pm » Comments (2)

Due to the ongoing nuclear issue the South Korean government has moved their rescue workers out of the Sendai area: The government has pulled all members of its rescue team ...more »

Picture of the Day: Banpo Bridge Tightrope

» by GI Korea March 20th, 2011 at 1:09 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Capture from Korean Air's new global commercial that features Seoul's famous Banpo Bridge and N Seoul Tower."][/caption] Via Seoul's Flickr page. more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – March 20, 2011

» by GI Korea March 20th, 2011 at 2:58 am » Comments (5)

Another Sunday and another Open Thread. Post any links you want to share with others ROK Drop readers in the comments section. more »

USFK Soldier Identified As Lloyd Daniel In Dongducheon Grandma Rape Case

» by GI Korea March 19th, 2011 at 8:36 pm » Comments (23)

Via JoeC in the comments section comes this update from the Stars & Stripes on the USFK Soldier arrested for the beating and attempted rape of a 64 year old ...more »

Air France charged in Rio flight crash investigation

» by Bill March 19th, 2011 at 6:19 pm » Comments (3)

This is a real head scratcher. A French judge has filed preliminary manslaughter charges against Air France over a crash in 2009. All the 228 people on board were killed when the ...more »

What Does the UN Vote On Libya Mean?

» by GI Korea March 19th, 2011 at 7:31 am » Comments (67)

So does this mean Operation Libyan Freedom is on the way?: The United Nations authorised military action to curb Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday, hours after he ...more »

Why Aren’t People Looting In Japan?

» by GI Korea March 18th, 2011 at 10:40 pm » Comments (45)

First of all it is sad that such a question would even be asked in the first place, but looking at prior natural disasters such as in New Orleans and ...more »