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Monthly Archives: December 2011
US Pressures South Korea Over Iranian Economic Ties
» by GI Korea December 8th, 2011 at 3:08 am » Comments (0)
Here is a situation report from STRATFOR on how the US is pressuring South Korea to end economic ties with Iran: The United States wants countries that buy Iranian petrochemicals to ...more »US Against Lifting Missile Ban On South Korea
» by GI Korea December 7th, 2011 at 10:11 pm » Comments (5)
Here is a STRATFOR situation report that says that the US is against lifting its South Korea missile ban because of fears of angering China: Washington opposes revising the guidelines that ...more »Picture of the Day: Hungry Orphans
» by GI Korea December 7th, 2011 at 1:03 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Homeless, this brother and sister search empty cans for morsels of food, and try to keep warm beside a small fire in the Seoul, Korea, railroad ...more »Pentagon Reveals North Korea Is Developing A Mobile ICBM
» by GI Korea December 7th, 2011 at 8:25 am » Comments (9)
Here is North Korea's latest effort to develop a capacity to threaten the United States: New intelligence indicates that North Korea is moving ahead with building its first road-mobile intercontinental ballistic ...more »Does Race Matter In Korea When A Foreigner Needs Help?
» by GI Korea December 7th, 2011 at 3:54 am » Comments (16)
I think this video is anecdotal and shouldn't be used as evidence to make sweeping accusations of racism in Korea, but interesting none the less: Via the Marmot's Hole. I think appearance ...more »US Servicemember Arrested For Rape In Seoul
» by GI Korea December 6th, 2011 at 10:08 pm » Comments (26)
Via a reader tip comes news that the GI accused of a rape in Seoul has finally been arrested: Prosecutors on Tuesday arrested a U.S. soldier on charges of sexually assaulting ...more »South Korea Companies Invest In Rare Earth Mine In South Africa
» by GI Korea December 6th, 2011 at 5:50 pm » Comments (20)
It is good to see that Korea is working on establishing a way to get rare Earth metals from another source other then China: Korea is expected to take a lead ...more »Picture of the Day: Wounded On the Naktong River
» by GI Korea December 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (11)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Pfc. Thomas Conlon, 21st Inf. Regt., lies on a stretcher at a medical aid station, after being wonunded while crossing the Naktong River in Korea. September ...more »Protests Planned In 5 Countries Against North Korean Genocide
» by GI Korea December 6th, 2011 at 9:17 am » Comments (0)
Here is information via One Free Korea of protests planned in 5 countries against the ongoing massive human rights violations in North Korea: This is an international call to protest on ...more »Evidence of How Clueless The People Wanting To Steal Military Retirement Really Are
» by GI Korea December 6th, 2011 at 3:09 am » Comments (29)
USAA is a federal saving bank that many US military servicemembers like myself belong to. I was reading in the USAA magazine the other day an article about the possible ...more »
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