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Lee Myung-bak Congratulates Obama On Nobel Peace Prize Award
» by GI Korea October 9th, 2009 at 7:06 am » Comments (12)
I think President Obama was as surprised to win this award as most Americans were to hear that he had won it as well: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday ...more »Reboot America’s Airports
» by GI Korea December 27th, 2008 at 2:24 pm » Comments (7)
I think this same observation could apply to Incheon International Airport in Korea as well: I had a bad day last Friday, but it was an all-too-typical day for America. It actually ...more »TIME Magazine Advocates for Invading Burma
» by GI Korea May 14th, 2008 at 5:23 am » Comments (18)
Just another reason why I do not buy TIME magazine: Burma's rulers have relented slightly, agreeing Friday to let in supplies and perhaps even some foreign relief ...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 »More Questions About V.T. Shooter
» by GI Korea August 11th, 2007 at 8:07 am » Comments (0)
Police have released more information that the Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-hui may have conducted a dry run of his shooting rampage just two days before the shootings. Additionally the ...more »Taliban Kidnaps Korean Missionaries in Afghanistan
» by GI Korea July 21st, 2007 at 6:31 am » Comments (12)
Anywhere from 18-23 Korean missionaries and NGO workers were kidnapped by Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan during a bus ride from Kandahar to Kabul. The Taliban is demanding that Korea withdraw ...more »New French President Elected
» by GI Korea May 9th, 2007 at 8:28 am » Comments (1)
I really hope the election of Nicolas Sarkozy does lead to positive change in the US-French relationship: more »The Virginia Tech Blame Game Continues
» by GI Korea April 21st, 2007 at 11:11 am » Comments (3)
It was really only a matter of time, but not only are Korean movies to blame for Cho's actions but now video games are as well. The ...more »Korean Movie Inspired V.T. Killer?
» by GI Korea April 19th, 2007 at 10:13 pm » Comments (18)
UPDATE #2: It turns out that a Virginia Tech professor was the first person to connect Cho the Oldboy movie. Another blogger wonders if the Korean media had anything to ...more »Is the Korean Media Race Baiting the Virginia Tech Tragedy?
» by GI Korea April 19th, 2007 at 4:22 pm » Comments (45)
Just as I expected the Korean media has begun to blame the incident on US racism and culture corrupting a poor Korean youth. From the Chosun Ilbo: Yu Bum-hee, Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, ...more »




