Korean-Americans are continuing to voice their opinions of the safety of American beef:
Korean-American organizations in New York, Washington and Los Angeles on Monday expressed concern about a health scare surrounding American beef in South Korea. Korean-Americans, who on the whole consume more beef than average Koreans, said they don’t understand why a demagogic slogan such […]

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It is about time that violence like what you see below is now going to be illegal:

The Lee Myung-bak administration is slapping heavier fines on trade union members for taking part in “illegal” labor actions, a move that is expected to restrict their overall activities.
The prosecution recently indicted 60 trade union members of Koscom, […]

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Gusts of Popular Feeling has an informative posting for those that are not familiar with the 1995 subway beat down involving an American soldier who had the nerve to protect his Korean wife on the subway:

It all began when an American soldier put his hand on a Korean woman’s rump.
The version that has captured the […]

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Over at the Marmot’s Hole he has a couple of postings up here and here about the Korean government’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report that the US government should compensate Korean civilians killed in an air strike during the Korean War. This is the commission’s first report on what is expected to be a series […]

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They might as well as labeled this a Chung dong-young rally:
About 20,000 farmers, workers and activists yesterday staged a massive protest in Seoul yesterday against the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, government labor policies, and the extension of Korea’s troop deployment in Iraq.
Members of various progressive organizations, including the Democratic Labor Party and the […]

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If you thought protesting GI’s electricity bills was bad, now the South Korean fifth column is protesting USFK taxis at Incheon Airport:

A South Korean civic group thinks Americans are getting an unfair break at Seoul’s main international airport.
The group — whose name roughly translates to Incheon Association Toward Peace and Participation — wants the Incheon […]

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Can someone please tell me why the hell this is a news headline over at Yonhap other than the anti-US slant?:

U.S. troops stationed in South Korea are paying less for electricity than South Korean armed forces, a lawmaker said Monday.
Rep. Im Jong-in said United States Forces Korea (USFK) paid an average 74.61 won per kilowatt […]

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The useful idiots this weekend sure didn’t have much of a turn out for their anti-US protest:

An unexpectedly small anti-U.S. military protest turned into a large shoving match Saturday afternoon but ended without serious injuries.
At least one anti-U.S. military protester briefly attacked U.S. soldiers entering Camp Casey’s main gate; however, the attackers were subdued and […]

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The North Korean fifth column, Hanchongryon have now found their latest anti-US cause:

As many as 1,000 anti-American protesters are expected outside Camp Casey on Sept. 29, police officials confirmed this week.
Part of the protest centers on a 2nd Infantry Division soldier who was investigated in connection with a May 19 beauty shop fire outside the […]

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No matter what your feelings about the Iraq War is, I would hope everyone would agree that this is absolutely disgraceful. 
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UPDATE #2: The anti-US blame game being played in Korea is now making headlines in the US:  (HT: Nomad)
South Korea’s frustration over the plight of Christian volunteers seized by the Taliban is starting to focus on the United States, a frequent target of resentment here. Politicians and citizens of all persuasions are increasingly calling on […]

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I have to wonder why the Hankyoreh was not preaching this advice back in 2002:

Information spreads over the Internet so fast it makes borders irrelevant. Talk among Koreans is no longer “our little secret.” There is nothing that can be done after talk that is emotional or uncontrolled is distorted or exaggerated and starts to […]

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