ROK Drop

Monthly Archives: August 2011

Pentagon Moving Forward With Plan To Cut Military Retirement Benefits

» by August 18th, 2011 at 8:49 am » Comments (8)

Here is an article in the Stars & Stripes that shows that the Pentagon is moving forward with their effort to steal military retirement benefits from servicemembers: Pentagon planners may be ...more »

Korea Finder 28-11

» by August 18th, 2011 at 3:00 am » Comments (30)

So who knows where this cable car is located? Korea Finder Leader’s Board: Kushibo – 9 Leon Laporte – 6 Chickenhead – 2 Cloying Odor -2 Regulate – 1 Max – 1 JoeC – 1 Mr. Chips – 1 The ...more »

Remembering the 35th Anniversary of the DMZ Axe Murder Incident

» by August 17th, 2011 at 4:12 pm » Comments (9)

Via a reader tip comes this reminder that this week is the 35th anniversary of the Panmunjom Axe Murder Incident.  A website has been established for veterans that served at ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim Yu-na Skates for Liberation Day

» by August 17th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="333" caption="Figure skating queen Kim Yu-na performs a program titled "Homage to Korea" during the Samsung Galaxy ★ Hauzen All That Skate Summer 2011 Ice Show on ...more »

Details Emerge About Andre Fisher’s Crimes In Korea

» by August 17th, 2011 at 6:32 am » Comments (343)

Speculation has been running rampant in regards to the Andre Fisher case on whether his other appearance in the ROK criminal prosecution results in July 2011 was in any way ...more »

Picture of the Day: No Free Lunch In Seoul?

» by August 16th, 2011 at 1:11 pm » Comments (21)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="323" caption="Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon holds up a sign yesterday in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, to encourage citizens to vote in a referendum on the free school lunch ...more »

North Korea Planned To Assassinate ROK Defense Minister

» by August 16th, 2011 at 8:26 am » Comments (3)

It looks like the North Koreans have been continuing to plot ways to increase tensions on the peninsula: North Korean military units talked about the possibility of shooting down a helicopter ...more »

President Lee Has Strong Words For Japan On Liberation Day

» by August 16th, 2011 at 4:19 am » Comments (20)

This Liberation Day South Korean President Lee Myung-bak had some strong words for Japan: Japan must acknowledge its past and teach “correct” history to its youth, President Lee Myung-bak demanded yesterday, ...more »

North Korea Interested In Russian Gas Pipeline

» by August 15th, 2011 at 5:53 pm » Comments (8)

So after this pipeline is built I wonder how many years it will take until the North Koreans blackmail the South with threats to shutdown the gas pipeline?: North Korea is ...more »

Picture of the Day: K-Pop Cheers

» by August 15th, 2011 at 1:12 pm » Comments (24)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Fans of K-Pop cheer at the 2011 Incheon Korean Music Wave festival at the city’s Munhak Stadium on Sunday. /Newsis"][/caption] more »

Bad Behavior has blocked 11873 access attempts in the last 7 days.