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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Picture of the Day: Condolence Diplomacy

» by December 31st, 2011 at 12:57 pm » Comments (3)

This cartoon is another example of how leftists in South Korea think:   more »

Lankov On Why The North Korean Economy Is Improving

» by December 30th, 2011 at 11:58 pm » Comments (2)

Andrei Lankov has an article posted over at 3WM that explains why North Korea has seen a small amount of economic growth over the past decade despite the increased sanctions ...more »

US Marines Donate Toys To Orphanages In Gyeongi Province

» by December 30th, 2011 at 5:40 pm » Comments (2)

The fine work by the US Marine Corps with their Toys for Tots program continues: – U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Korea delivered a portion of Toys for Tots donations collected during ...more »

Picture of the Day: North Korea’s Nearly 8 Foot Tall Soldier

» by December 30th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (9)

This picture of an incredibly tall soldier at Kim Jong-il's funeral is something that has been going around the Internet.  The consensus is that the soldier is likely the 7' ...more »

ROK Drop’s Top Ten Korea Stories of 2011

» by December 30th, 2011 at 3:11 am » Comments (7)

1.  The Death of Kim Jong-il- The top story of 2011 took nearly the entire year to happen, but Kim Jong-il's death on December 17, 2011 I believe is the top ...more »

Is Enforcement of USFK Curfew In Korea Too Lax?

» by December 29th, 2011 at 7:46 pm » Comments (15)

Over at the Marmot's Hole he has translated a Yonhap article claiming that the enforcement of the curfew on USFK Soldiers is too lax: According to Yonhap, enforcement in Itaewon of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Year of the Dragon

» by December 29th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (8)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A Chinese couple poses for a photo in front of a dragon sculpture during a visit to an ice gallery in Seoul's Jongno Ward on Dec. ...more »

General Dempsey Says No US Military Retirement Changes Imminent

» by December 29th, 2011 at 8:34 am » Comments (6)

What I think General Dempsey really meant was that no politicians wanted to try and make any changes before the 2012 elections where they would be held responsible for their ...more »

Investigation Concludes Agent Orange Was Not Buried At Camp Carroll

» by December 29th, 2011 at 4:04 am » Comments (5)

It is official the joint US-ROK investigation has concluded that Agent Orange was not buried at Camp Carroll: An eight-month investigation has found no evidence that Agent Orange was buried at ...more »

Judge Awards Korean-American Man $17.8 Million Due To F/A-18 Crash

» by December 28th, 2011 at 11:06 pm » Comments (15)

A legal judgment has been made in regards to the sad accident where an F/A-18 crashed into the home of a Korean-American family in San Diego: A federal judge on Wednesday ordered ...more »

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