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Amazing Coincidence

» by GI Korea November 27th, 2007 at 10:03 am » Comments (2)

This coincidence is truly amazing and appropriate:  Nov. 17, 2005 marks exactly 100 years since Nov. 17, 1905 -- two dates the U.S. magazine Weekly Standard in an early 2006 issue ...more »

Who Will Save Yoo Sang-joon?

» by GI Korea November 26th, 2007 at 5:16 pm » Comments (3)

I highly recommend everyone read One Free Korea's posting about the Chinese sending human rights activist Yoo Sang-joon back to North Korea where he certain to face life in a ...more »

“No Concrete Evidence of Human Rights Violations in the North”

» by GI Korea September 21st, 2007 at 5:40 pm » Comments (26)

These words were uttered by none other than anti-Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung: According to the testimony of North Korean defectors, one side of the May Day Stadium ...more »

The Questions that Dare Not Be Asked

» by GI Korea August 13th, 2007 at 9:07 am » Comments (3)

Suzanne Scholte the President for the North Korea Freedom Coalition has a list of important questions that should be answered before the Second Inter-Korean Summit proceeds: • ...more »

The Real Moral Bankruptcy of the Comfort Women Issue

» by GI Korea April 6th, 2007 at 6:49 am » Comments (25)

The Chosun Ilbo today has an editorial about a phone call placed between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President George Bush. Here is what the reportedly discussed: According ...more »

Kim Jong-il and Hitler, What’s the Difference?

» by GI Korea April 1st, 2007 at 9:27 am » Comments (3)

Maybe someone can tell me what the difference is after watching this great video courtesy of USinKorea. USinKorea has an additional North Korean human rights video posted that is must see ...more »

South Korea to Condemn North Korean Human Rights Violations

» by GI Korea November 17th, 2006 at 10:39 pm » Comments (0)

This is actually quite surpising considering the South Korean government's past policies of being North Korean apologists: Seoul has for the first time decided to support a UN resolution on ...more »

Korea Solicits US Firms to Operate in North Korea

» by GI Korea December 22nd, 2005 at 6:37 am » Comments (1)

North Korea's favorite useful idiot South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young during a meeting with Secretary Condoleeza Rice has offered US corporations to set up factories in the joint North/South ...more »

Focus On North Korean Human Rights at One Free Korea

» by GI Korea December 12th, 2005 at 5:23 am » Comments (1)

There has been some excellent blogging over the past few days over at One Free Korea which has this week featured Andy Jackson of Flying Yangban fame guest blogging ...more »

The Mongols Invade Pyongyang

» by GI Korea December 21st, 2004 at 10:59 am » Comments (0)

I am suprised the Marmot hasn't posted on this yet though I am sure he will but the Mongolian president Natsagyn Bagabandi is currently visiting Pyongyang. Officially the visit is ...more »

Another Do Gooder Comes to Korea

» by GI Korea September 21st, 2004 at 3:44 am » Comments (0)

I just love it when do gooders come to Korea and preach about the horrors of eating dog meat for example. The latest do gooder is Louis Arbour who heads ...more »