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Korean Auto Workers Strike Due to Mad Cow Disease

» by GI Korea July 3rd, 2008 at 8:23 pm » Comments (21)

Only in Korea could I write a headline like the one above.  This also has to be the most absurd reason for an automobile strike ever: Tens of thousands of auto ...more »

Foreigners & Ex-North Korean Soldiers to Protest Beef Protesters

» by GI Korea July 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm » Comments (22)

Just when you thought the US beef protests couldn't get any crazier, here comes this bit of news: The “Citizens Alliance Against Radical Illegal Candlelight Demonstrations” (a.k.a. No No Demo) announced ...more »

American Beef Selling Out in Korea

» by GI Korea July 3rd, 2008 at 9:11 am » Comments (12)

Newly imported American beef appears to be selling well in Korea: Sales of US beef have begun, with one beef distributor in Siheung-dong selling his entire 200kg supply of poison US ...more »

Exposing the Anti-US Activists as Violence Continues In Seoul

» by GI Korea June 29th, 2008 at 12:38 pm » Comments (44)

The protests against the importation of US beef into Korea (that really has nothing to do with US beef) broke out once again in downtown Seoul. The conflict began ...more »

Violent Anti-US Beef Protests Continue In Seoul

» by GI Korea June 28th, 2008 at 10:56 am » Comments (45)

The violent anti-US beef protests that have been paralyzing downtown Seoul continued on Thursday night, June 27th.   The usual anti-US groups that have largely been abandoned by mainstream Korean ...more »

Pictures of Violent Anti-US Beef Protests In Korea

» by GI Korea June 27th, 2008 at 10:44 am » Comments (27)

June 25th was the 58th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and how would you expect people in Korea to memorialize the outbreak of the Korean War?  By ...more »

Far East Economic Review On Korea’s Misinformation Age

» by GI Korea June 26th, 2008 at 4:58 am » Comments (5)

Courtesy of a reader tip comes this article from Korean born US citizen Hancho Kim who is a retired businessman who has lived in Seoul for 27 years: Welcome to the ...more »

Will New US Beef Import Regulations Hurt “Korean Pride”?

» by GI Korea June 21st, 2008 at 5:27 am » Comments (13)

I know everyone is tired of hearing about this but it looks like the US beef issue has been solved temporarily: South Korea and the United States Thursday concluded week-long talks ...more »

US Beef Protests Dwindle as Anti-US Groups Show Their True Colors

» by GI Korea June 18th, 2008 at 10:57 am » Comments (24)

It looks like since the real forces behind the US beef protests are beginning to show their true colors, more and more of the Korean public is being turned off ...more »

Anti-US Groups Linked to Beef Protests

» by GI Korea June 16th, 2008 at 2:44 am » Comments (8)

It is becoming clearer and clearer the usual suspects are behind the anti-US beef protests: The People's Association for Measures Against Mad Cow Disease on Wednesday issued an ultimatum against the ...more »

Memory of Shim Mi-son & Shin Hyo-sun Hijacked By Anti-US Beef Protesters

» by GI Korea June 14th, 2008 at 6:11 am » Comments (13)

This should pretty much lay to rest any claims that the anti-US beef protests are not anti-American: It appears that on June 13th, the sixth anniversary of the deaths of Shin ...more »

BBC and Lee Sae-jin Bring Truth to US Beef Issue

» by GI Korea June 5th, 2008 at 6:26 pm » Comments (24)

The BBC has an excellent article today that destroys the Korean left's complaints against US beef: Some of the claims made about the risks of mad cow disease are certainly difficult ...more »
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