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Jon Stewart Interviews Mike Kim On the Daily Show

» by GI Korea July 4th, 2009 at 11:31 pm » Comments (2)

Mike Kim relays the challenges of helping North Koreans escape to safety and freedom in China: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Mike Kim www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political ...more »

North Korea Celebrates the 4th of July with SCUD Missile Test

» by GI Korea July 4th, 2009 at 5:51 am » Comments (4)

Just in case anyone cares, North Korea fired off a few SCUD missiles to help the US celebrate the 4th of July with: North Korea test-launched six missiles off its eastern ...more »

US to Stop Food Aid to North Korea

» by GI Korea July 3rd, 2009 at 6:52 am » Comments (7)

This is an issue I have a tough time with because at least a little bit of the food aid does eventually make it to some of the common people ...more »

Was the Kang Nam I A North Korean Trap?

» by GI Korea July 2nd, 2009 at 11:33 am » Comments (0)

I thought the Kang Nam I was being used as something to test the response of the Obama administration, the Chosun Ilbo on the other hand thinks it was some ...more »

North Korea Conducts Short Range Missile Test, Is A 4th of July Missile Test Next?

» by GI Korea July 2nd, 2009 at 9:36 am » Comments (0)

If anyone cares, North Korea just fired off some short range missiles into the Yellow Sea: North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the East Sea on Thursday. The Defense Ministry said ...more »

US Inter-Agency Team to Brief China On North Korean Sanctions Plan

» by GI Korea July 1st, 2009 at 3:38 pm » Comments (1)

Good luck getting the Chinese to help you with this: A U.S. official in charge of coordinating sanctions on North Korea is expected to inform the Chinese government of Pyongyang's illicit ...more »

The Kang Nam I Turns Around, Was It A Ruse?

» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 11:27 pm » Comments (2)

I have speculated before that the Kang Nam I may have been dispatched in order to test the waters after the passing of the UN resolution, so maybe that is ...more »

Korea Remembers the Anniversary of the West Sea Naval Battle

» by GI Korea June 30th, 2009 at 9:00 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="The bereaved families of South Korean servicemen killed in a 2002 naval battle against North Korea yesterday attend a ceremony in the southern Seoul suburb of ...more »

North Korea Again Releases False Pictures of Kim Jong-il

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2009 at 10:41 am » Comments (0)

Apparently the North Koreans are at it again with their falsifying of pictures of Kim Jong-il: South Korean intelligence authorities believe that a photo of purportedly showing North Korean leader Kim ...more »

Mineral Trade Between North Korea & China Expands

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2009 at 10:00 am » Comments (0)

The Chinese may not want a North Korea with a nuclear bomb, but they don't want a world without a North Korea either, which why they will continue to do ...more »

Is China Shifting Policy On North Korea?

» by GI Korea June 28th, 2009 at 5:53 am » Comments (3)

That is what the Stars & Stripes is wondering: North Korea’s most crucial ally is exploring shifts in its policy toward the authoritarian regime, experts on East Asian relations said ...more »

The Newest Twitterer: North Korea

» by GI Korea June 27th, 2009 at 3:27 pm » Comments (2)

Not only has Kim Jong-il gotten into Twitter, but now so has the North Korean media: It's best known as the place to tell millions what you had for breakfast. But ...more »
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