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Korea Disputes Zaytun Unit Fraud Allegations In Iraq

» by May 7th, 2009 at 3:34 pm » Comments (0)

The Korean government has now responded to the New York Times story that exposed the fraud being committed in Iraq by members of the Korean military: South Korea's Ministry of National ...more »

ROK Drop Book Review: The Gamble By Thomas Ricks

» by May 6th, 2009 at 3:57 pm » Comments (5)

Introduction If you only wanted to read two books about the on going war in Iraq the first one I would recommend is War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn ...more »

Former Zaytun Unit Leaders Convicted for Corruption In Iraq

» by May 5th, 2009 at 4:14 pm » Comments (1)

Bill already posted on this and I received a reader tip as well about news that soldiers from the Korean Zaytun Unit in Iraq were doing a whole lot more ...more »

ROK Drop Book Review: War & Decision By Douglas Feith

» by April 20th, 2009 at 3:51 am » Comments (7)

Introduction For people looking to get a deeper understanding of the War in Iraq and the decisions that led up to it there are plenty of books out there that provide ...more »

Korea Barred From Oil Contracts in Iraq

» by April 7th, 2009 at 4:51 pm » Comments (2)

This is a huge blunder by the Korean oil industry that signed a contract with the Kurdish regional government last year to drill oil without the consent of the Iraqi ...more »

American Soldiers Pictured Partying in Iraqi Juicy Bars

» by March 10th, 2009 at 9:04 am » Comments (6)

As One Free Korea points out, you know it is time to start downsizing in Iraq when juicy bars are opening up outside US military installations: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="American ...more »

Zinni Snubbed By Obama Administration to Make Way for Chris Hill

» by February 5th, 2009 at 5:31 pm » Comments (8)

Earlier in the week it was announced that failed North Korean nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill would become the US Ambassador to Iraq.  This caused wide surprise considering Hill's poor track ...more »

Chris Hill to Be Nominated as US Ambassador to Iraq

» by February 3rd, 2009 at 6:35 pm » Comments (7)

Via the Marmot's Hole comes news that the Barack Obama administration is planning to nominate the failed North Korean nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill to be the US Ambassador to Iraq: News ...more »

Iraqi President Scheduled to Come to Korea this Month

» by February 3rd, 2009 at 10:42 am » Comments (0)

It looks like Korea's involvement in Iraq's oilfields will expand from the North and all the way to the country's South: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will visit Seoul Feb. 23 to ...more »

October Deaths in Iraq Lowest of the War

» by November 2nd, 2008 at 1:38 pm » Comments (16)

Here is a headline you will not see talked about much in the mainstream media: October’s U.S. death toll in Iraq matched the lowest monthly total of the war, with ...more »

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