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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Girl Commits Suicide to Donate Organs

» by July 14th, 2011 at 9:14 am » Comments (0)

If you are going to do something like this you would think you would at least plan this out a little bit better. more »

Battalion Commander Suspended for Alleged Affair with NCO’s Wife

» by July 14th, 2011 at 5:29 am » Comments (27)

This was brought up in the comments section recently, but here is the Army Times story about the battalion commander that committed adultery with the wife of one of his ...more »

SBS Sensationalizes GI Crime In Itaewon

» by July 13th, 2011 at 4:22 pm » Comments (47)

Asian Correspondent has a translation of an SBS news segment that makes wild claims about out of control GI's in Itaewon.  You can read the entire translation at the link, ...more »

Picture of the Day: Taeguki In Afghanistan

» by July 13th, 2011 at 12:58 pm » Comments (9)

[flickr id="5932974391" thumbnail="medium" overlay="true" size="large" group="" align="none"] This is a picture I took at a bazaar outside of Kandahar AFB in Afghanistan.  Talking to the merchant from what I could understand ...more »

SFC Leroy Petry Receives Medal of Honor

» by July 13th, 2011 at 5:10 am » Comments (2)

The Stars & Stripes has an interview with SFC Leroy Petry who was recently recognized with the Medal of Honor: Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry had thought a lot about what ...more »

Should Schools Be Required To Teach Gay History?

» by July 12th, 2011 at 5:35 pm » Comments (52)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="398" caption="In this photo taken Tuesday, June 28 2011, State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco is seen at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Leno's measure requiring public ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim Hyun-joong Performs

» by July 12th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (64)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Kim Hyun-joong performs at the 2011 Mnet 20's Choice awards in Seoul."][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo.  Sonagi can thank me later.  ;-) more »

China Sets 2020 As Date Chinese Astronauts Will Walk On The Moon

» by July 12th, 2011 at 9:10 am » Comments (43)

Will the Chinese flag fly on the moon by 2020? This year, a rocket will carry a boxcar-sized module into orbit, the first building block for a Chinese space station. Around ...more »

Fraudsters Swindle Koreans With Fake Obama Prize

» by July 12th, 2011 at 5:35 am » Comments (6)

These fraudsters are definitely criminals and should be punished, but I can't help but think if you are this stupid maybe you deserve to lose your money? A Korean volunteering group ...more »

Informants Tip Off Police On Illegal Hagwons In Korea

» by July 11th, 2011 at 5:27 pm » Comments (70)

Have any of you English teachers out there seen this and has it had any impact on the hagwon industry?: More than 8,700 illegal activities at private institutes, or “hagwon,” have ...more »

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