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Briefing Slides On How the Defense Business Board Plans To Cut Military Retirement
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2011 at 4:32 pm » Comments (53)
Via Tom Ricks comes this power point presentation from the Defense Business Board at the Pentagon who is trying to take away the 20 year retirement benefits of future US ...more »Picture of the Day: Haeundae Models
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2011 at 1:05 pm » Comments (5)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Models pose by an art installation at Haeundae Beach in Busan on Thursday."][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »ROK Drop Open Thread – July 31, 2011
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2011 at 8:15 am » Comments (31)
Here is the last open thread of the month. Please leave any comments or article links in the comments section. more »Japanese Lawmakers Forbidden From Visiting Ulleungdo Island
» by GI Korea July 31st, 2011 at 5:50 am » Comments (40)
Well it is good to see that the Korean government finally put these lawmakers from Japan trying to create tension on the Dokdo front on the no entry list: The government ...more »Picture of the Day: Aftermath of Umyeonsan Landslide
» by GI Korea July 30th, 2011 at 12:52 pm » Comments (3)
Parts of Mt. Umyeon in Seocho in Seoul are washed by torrential rains on Tuesday and Wednesday. [Chosun Ilbo] more »39 Dead In Korea Due To Heavy Rainfall
» by GI Korea July 30th, 2011 at 9:03 am » Comments (4)
It is very tragic the loss of life and the property damage these heavy rains are causing in Korea: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="250" caption="Trapped citizens wait for rescue at an intersection ...more »Young Woman Continues Cheju’s Haenyo Tradition
» by GI Korea July 29th, 2011 at 5:50 pm » Comments (7)
It seems that in recent years Cheju's haenyo tradition has really received a lot of media attention that may be influencing young women to keep this tradition alive: Kim Yeon-ji has ...more »Picture of the Day: Video of Deadly Mudslide In Korea
» by GI Korea July 29th, 2011 at 1:11 pm » Comments (28)
Instead of a picture I am sharing with everyone a video of the mudslide in Seoul. The footage of this mudslide is absolutely incredible and this just had to be ...more »Soldier Arrested Before Conducting Attack On Ft. Hood Soldiers
» by GI Korea July 29th, 2011 at 8:56 am » Comments (37)
Thank goodness they caught this latest wacko wanting to get his jihad on at the expense of the Soldiers stationed at Ft. Hood: An Army soldier arrested with suspected bomb-making materials ...more »STRATFOR On the Future of China
» by GI Korea July 29th, 2011 at 3:07 am » Comments (24)
Last week I posted about how Russia's foreign policy according to STRATFOR appeared to be similar to what China was doing. Well now STRATFOR has analysis on what it thinks ...more »
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