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President Roh Humiliated During Inter-Korean Summit

» by GI Korea February 15th, 2008 at 7:39 pm » Comments (2)

Another embarrassing moment for outgoing President Roh Moo-hyun has been leaked to the press: The office of President Roh Moo-hyun has come under fire for lying about ...more »

South Korean Anthem Banned for World Cup Qualifier

» by GI Korea February 13th, 2008 at 11:09 am » Comments (7)

This is outrageous and I hope that the South Korean government doesn't give in to these ridiculous demands: North Korea has balked at South Korea playing its ...more »

North Korea Diverted Cash & Reconstruction Aid

» by GI Korea February 12th, 2008 at 5:08 am » Comments (1)

Fresh off of accusations that North Korea diverted fuel aid to the military, now new reports say that the cash aid and building materials to North Korea have been diverted ...more »

General Bell to Possibly Ease Curfew Restrictions

» by GI Korea January 18th, 2008 at 9:48 pm » Comments (22)

Common sense may be returning to USFK: U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. B.B. Bell said Thursday he plans to ease curfew restrictions for higher-ranking servicemembers within two ...more »

Lee Demands Next Inter-Korean Summit in Seoul

» by GI Korea January 14th, 2008 at 8:50 pm » Comments (2)

Presient-elect Lee Myung-bak continues to say all the right things: President-elect Lee Myung-bak said Monday that he is willing to hold summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il anytime, if ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 14OCT07

» by GI Korea October 14th, 2007 at 8:16 am » Comments (6)

The Koreas-  Some guys have all the luck, like meeting Grace Park. -  I guess this explains Kim Jong-il's waist line.-  The Big Ho had a special visitor. -  I always ...more »

A Standing Ovation for Child Abuse

» by GI Korea October 12th, 2007 at 6:43 am » Comments (37)

At least not everyone was clapping, but look who was: Finance Minister Kwon O-kyu on Wednesday admitted he was embarrassed watching North Korea’s mass gymnastic propaganda performance ...more »

Inter-Korean Summit Links

» by GI Korea October 6th, 2007 at 7:54 am » Comments (2)

Here is a good run down of links with information and opinions about the Second Inter-Korean Summit: Answering the "Tabloid Questions"As Always, Optimistic and Skeptical about the KoreasAss Kissing and Stunt ...more »

“Spirit of the June 15 Joint Declaration” is Alive and Well

» by GI Korea October 5th, 2007 at 8:11 am » Comments (20)

Here is the photo op that President Roh has poured billions of South Korean tax payers money into securing: Is it just me or is Roh the only enthused about this ...more »

The Real Reason for Normalizing Relations with North Korea

» by GI Korea October 1st, 2007 at 2:33 pm » Comments (5)

If you are wondering why the Koreans have been trying so hard to have the United States normalize relations with North Korea well now you have your answer: ...more »

Roh to Propose Force Reductions on the DMZ

» by GI Korea September 28th, 2007 at 8:17 am » Comments (3)

This is the only thing I have seen yet that may be a positive outcome of the inter-Korean summit: During the Oct. 2 to 4 inter-Korean summit, ...more »

The “Image of Peace”

» by GI Korea September 26th, 2007 at 5:33 am » Comments (3)

A recent article from McClatchy Newspapers in regards to the upcoming Inter-Korean summit offered little of any real new analysis of the meeting, but it did have a few good ...more »