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Bloggers React to President Roh’s #1 Fan

» by GI Korea March 7th, 2007 at 5:15 am » Comments (0)

Nomad, Marmot, and OFK (especially funny) have great postings on President Roh's number one fan. more »

Presidential Contender Tough on North Korea

» by GI Korea February 8th, 2007 at 5:47 am » Comments (0)

This is why I tend to like Lee Myung-bak as the next President of Korea: Lee Myung-bak, the early favorite for the December presidential election, urged North ...more »

DLP Cozying Up to Chavez

» by GI Korea February 5th, 2007 at 5:41 am » Comments (0)

It looks like what few members left of the Korean political party, the Democratic Labor Party that are not busy being indicted as spies for North Korea are now busy ...more »

Bloggers Cannot Campaign

» by GI Korea January 28th, 2007 at 8:46 pm » Comments (0)

All you bloggers out there, you might want to read this before promoting or endorsing any South Korean political candidates.  How come I suspect this will be selectively enforced? more »

Tunnel to Japan?

» by GI Korea January 7th, 2007 at 2:48 pm » Comments (4)

You have to love campaign promises: Former Prime Minister Goh Kun is considering making the construction of an undersea tunnel linking South Korea and Japan as a key campaign pledge for ...more »

Roh’s Gettysburg Address?

» by GI Korea December 21st, 2006 at 11:06 pm » Comments (5)

Who is the next Abe Lincoln?  According to South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, he is: His decision to appoint Uri Party hopefuls Kim Geun-tae and Chung Dong-young ...more »

SK Prime Minister Visits Osan Airbase

» by GI Korea December 21st, 2006 at 11:48 am » Comments (0)

Talk about a coincidence.  Earlier this week I criticized President Roh for not visiting and thanking US soldiers stationed in Korea after being in the Blue House now for over ...more »

Ban Ki-moon the Non-Progressive?

» by GI Korea December 17th, 2006 at 10:50 am » Comments (13)

UPDATE: The Big Hominid has more on what he thinks about Ban Ki-moon's recent statements.  Former South Korean foreign minister and now the new UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has ...more »

Seoul Calls for Second Inter-Korean Summit

» by GI Korea December 12th, 2006 at 7:25 am » Comments (3)

The new South Korean anti-Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung has called for what President Roh must think can be the only thing that would give him any symbolance of a legacy ...more »

The Truth Finally Comes Out

» by GI Korea December 8th, 2006 at 9:22 pm » Comments (2)

I have to agree with Nomad on this one: "I am not a successful president and I am sorry to the people about this. I think it's due to my lack ...more »

Can Roh Go Any Lower?

» by GI Korea December 7th, 2006 at 8:04 pm » Comments (0)

Is it possible President Roh can score lower than a 5.7% approval rating? more »

This is Too Good to Be True: Roh to Go?

» by GI Korea November 28th, 2006 at 8:11 pm » Comments (0)

Is President Roh on the verge of quitting? Let's hope so: President Roh Moo-hyun said Tuesday that he hopes he would not become the first head of state who ...more »