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The Blackwater Blame Game

» by GI Korea September 28th, 2007 at 10:31 pm » Comments (0)

It appears the Iraqi Interior Ministry's efforts to remove Blackwater from Iraq has picked up allies in the US Congress: Blackwater USA triggered a major battle in ...more »

Senate Votes to Support the Troops, Condemns Moveon

» by GI Korea September 21st, 2007 at 11:22 pm » Comments (0)

It has been a very bad week for the Democrats as the Senate has overwhelmingly voted 72-25 to condemn the Moveon.org attack ad on US General David Petraeus.  Here are ...more »

Politicization of the Military Continues

» by GI Korea August 18th, 2007 at 11:14 pm » Comments (5)

I am very uncomfortable with how serving members of the US military are acting as political operatives in Washington. It all began with the campaigning of Amnesty International plants ...more »

Obama the Warmonger

» by GI Korea August 3rd, 2007 at 10:39 pm » Comments (1)

I think it is safe to say that Obama has effectively handed over the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton after advocating for Operation Pakistani Freedom. Here is why Obama ...more »

Obama Looking to Meet with Kim Jong-il

» by GI Korea July 25th, 2007 at 5:21 pm » Comments (15)

Here is an interesting quote from Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama from yesterday's YouTube debate: Obama said he would be willing to meet individually with the leaders ...more »

Obama Looking to Meet with Kim Jong-il

» by GI Korea July 25th, 2007 at 7:21 am » Comments (0)

Here is an interesting quote from Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama from yesterday's YouTube debate: Obama said he would be willing to meet individually with the leaders ...more »

Playing Politics Over Body Armor

» by GI Korea May 24th, 2007 at 6:27 am » Comments (11)

Here is the latest attempt by the media and politicians to play politics with the military: Independent ballistics tests commissioned by NBC News raise new questions about whether America’s fighting men ...more »

Playing Politics Over Body Armor

» by GI Korea May 23rd, 2007 at 8:27 pm » Comments (0)

Here is the latest attempt by the media and politicians to play politics with the military: Independent ballistics tests commissioned by NBC News raise new questions about ...more »

“Misunderstanding of Korean Culture”

» by GI Korea May 20th, 2007 at 8:40 am » Comments (28)

UPDATE: Yonhap has an article on Katrin Fraser along with the Donga Ilbo. The Donga is reporting that Fraser will probaby have little influence with Korea policy it sounds ...more »

A Question for Governor Richardson

» by GI Korea April 11th, 2007 at 7:51 pm » Comments (10)

So how does it feel to be a propaganda piece?: The North Korea colonel who served as Richardson's guide smiled as he told the governor the ship ...more »

Leaving the Troops Hanging

» by GI Korea March 24th, 2007 at 6:15 am » Comments (14)

This is how our US Congress supports the troops: Lengthy delays in finalizing supplemental war funding could force Army leaders to extend some soldiers’ tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Secretary ...more »

The New War Strategy

» by GI Korea January 26th, 2007 at 2:36 pm » Comments (1)

HT: MM more »