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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Picture of the Day: Lone Star Protest

» by November 20th, 2011 at 12:47 pm » Comments (24)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Leaders of Korea Exchange Bank's union attempt to enter the building of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) in Seoul on Nov. 18, 2011, as the FSC ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – November 20, 2011

» by November 20th, 2011 at 3:42 am » Comments (31)

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US & Korea to Discuss New SOFA Guidelines for GI Crime Suspects

» by November 19th, 2011 at 10:55 pm » Comments (1)

This is pretty much just something to appease the masses in Korea who believe all the lies put out by the media and anti-US activists that claim that the Korean ...more »

Old Guard Soldier Quiets Crowd Making Noise At Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

» by November 19th, 2011 at 10:32 pm » Comments (18)

It is pretty pathetic when the Old Guard Soldier has got to address people to shut their mouths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Tomb of the Unknown Guard Silences ...more »

Korean Government Announces Move of Ministries and Offices Out of Seoul

» by November 19th, 2011 at 5:51 pm » Comments (12)

This has been something that has been about as long overdue as moving Yongsan Garrison to an area south of Seoul: The government says that 16 organizations of the central government ...more »

Picture of the Day: Brad Pitt In Korea

» by November 19th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Hollywood star Brad Pitt who is promoting his film "Moneyball" in Korea greets fans on Tuesday as he attends a preview of his film at Megabox ...more »

President Obama Addresses Chinese Premier About South China Sea Dispute

» by November 19th, 2011 at 9:08 am » Comments (1)

It is good that this issue is being prominently brought up during the East Asia Summit on the Indonesian Island of Bali: Tensions flared earlier this year with often tense maritime ...more »

Group Outed By Wikileaks For Trying To Cut $10 Million Lobbying Deal With Moammar Gadhafi

» by November 19th, 2011 at 6:04 am » Comments (3)

What does an CIA Arabist, a GOP candidate for Governor of Montana, and RNC fundraiser all have in common?  Well they were part of a group trying to get $10 ...more »

North Korea Threatens To Seize Assets From South Korean Companies

» by November 18th, 2011 at 5:48 pm » Comments (10)

I just don't have any sympathy for these companies that do business with North Korea knowing full well the track record of this regime when it comes to doing business: North ...more »

Picture of the Day: Buff Korean Firefighters

» by November 18th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (25)

Sonagi should love this: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Firefighters show off their sculpted bodies during an event held at the North Jeolla provincial government building on Wednesday marking the 49th Firefighter’s ...more »

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