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Korean Hostages Freed, Allies React, Leftists Rejoice

» by GI Korea August 31st, 2007 at 6:33 pm » Comments (5)

The remaining Korean hostages have been released and already international reaction to the Korean government's handling of the crisis has been extremely critical with Canada leading the way: In a move ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 41

» by GI Korea August 29th, 2007 at 6:03 pm » Comments (4)

UPDATE #3: The South Korean government is coming under increasing criticism for their handling of the hostage crisis: South Korea's Munhwa Ilbo newspaper wrote that the handling ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 38 Update: Deal or No Deal?

» by GI Korea August 27th, 2007 at 8:35 am » Comments (8)

There are now reports that a deal has been reached between the Korean government and the Taliban to release the remaining 19 hostages in Afghanistan: The South Korean government remained calm ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 36 Update

» by GI Korea August 25th, 2007 at 6:59 am » Comments (12)

There has been few developments since the release of the two female hostages as the crisis enters its 36th day. The only big changes has been how this crisis ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 25 Update

» by GI Korea August 13th, 2007 at 9:13 pm » Comments (7)

Two Korean hostages have been released. Many developments as the Korean hostage crisis moves into its 25th day. After the conflicting reports of the release and then reimprisonment of two ...more »

Taliban Reneg On Hostage Release

» by GI Korea August 13th, 2007 at 6:50 am » Comments (4)

Unsurprisingly the Taliban promise to release two female Korean hostages has been broken: In the first face-to-face negotiations with South Korean officials on Saturday, Taliban leaders reportedly ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 22 Update

» by GI Korea August 11th, 2007 at 8:07 am » Comments (6)

UPDATE: The ransom money negotiations must have gone well because the Taliban have reportedly planned to release two female hostages.  The reported going rate for the Korean hostages is $1 ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 19 Update

» by GI Korea August 8th, 2007 at 6:23 am » Comments (10)

The summit between President Bush and Afghan President Karzai has made it quite clear, he is not giving into terrorist demands: U.S President George W. Bush and ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 19 Update

» by GI Korea August 6th, 2007 at 6:37 am » Comments (7)

The latest development in the Korean hostage crisis is that the Taliban has turned to the United Nations to guarantee the safety of Taliban negotiators.  It is a bit ironic ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 15 Update

» by GI Korea August 4th, 2007 at 6:23 am » Comments (6)

I expected the Roh Administration to be consistently incompetent in handling the hostage crisis and so far I have not been disappointed.  The latest incompetency is that the Korean government ...more »

Korea Discovers Taliban are Not “Conscientious Muslims”

» by GI Korea August 3rd, 2007 at 6:52 am » Comments (17)

Here is some breaking news, the Joong Ang Ilbo has discovered that the Taliban are not "conscientious Muslims": The deep sorrow of Shim’s family is the pain ...more »

Blame America Campaign Picks Up Steam

» by GI Korea August 2nd, 2007 at 8:56 pm » Comments (14)

UPDATE #2: The anti-US blame game being played in Korea is now making headlines in the US:  (HT: Nomad) South Korea's frustration over the plight of Christian volunteers seized by the ...more »
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