Wednesday, June 15, 2005
RFA: U.S. 'Defector' to North Korea Reunited with Wife
RFA: U.S. 'Defector' to North Korea Reunited with Wife
I'll keep trying to get all the old stories related to this on here.
I'll keep trying to get all the old stories related to this on here.
ABC News: S. Korea Official on North Calls for Unity
ABC News: S. Korea Official on North Calls for Unity
I'm sure there's enough people who want peace between these two countries.
I'm sure there's enough people who want peace between these two countries.
US army defector back with mother, after four decades in North Korea - Yahoo! News
US army defector back with mother, after four decades in North Korea - Yahoo! News
I'm going to track this story from the beginning. It really is very interesting.
I'm going to track this story from the beginning. It really is very interesting.
Friday, June 10, 2005
The Korea Times : Seoul Denies US Official’s Troop Withdrawal Threat
This doesn't surprise me at all. The U.S. is very used to strong-arming the Korean government to do things that benefit the U.S. (as it has with other countries), otherwise, we wouldn't be there. They make the Seoul government buy they're outdated weapons and they have been tinkering with the idea of withdrawing troops. I can't say that would be a bad thing, however, they would only exchange that for aiming missles at the North.
I really don't think the withdrawal of troops is an option with the daily increase in the capabilities of China.
The Korea Times : Seoul Denies US Official’s Troop Withdrawal Threat: "Seoul Denies US Official’s Troop Withdrawal Threat
By Ryu Jin
Staff Reporter
South Korea Tuesday flatly denied a media report early Thursday that a U.S. official threatened to withdraw U.S. troops unless Seoul accepts Washington’s request for more strategic flexibility.
Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Ahn Kwang-chan told reporters that although he met U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Richard Lawless on Monday, there were ``no such words spoken’’ during the luncheon meeting that has been reported by the newspaper.
``How can a deputy undersecretary make such remarks when the defense ministers from the allied powers have had a good discussion (on the pending issues in Singapore),’’ he said. ``There was no such comment even in jest.’’
Lee Kyu-hyung, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, also denied the news report saying, though an official at his ministry met Lawless and had comprehensive talks on various issues including ``strategic flexibility,’’ there were no such remarks reported.
In the June 9 edition of the daily Hankyoreh, a front-page article stated that Lawless, who visited Seoul from Saturday to Monday, made the intimidating remarks while meeting with officials from the Ministry of National Defense and from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Allied for more than 50 years since the 1950-53 Korean War, South Korea and the U.S. have faced some difficult challenges of realigning the alliance as both countries have developed different security perspectives from the past.
Officials from Seoul and Washington say, despite some problems in the course of restructuring, a variety of pending issues related to the alliance have been solved relatively smoothly.
But conservative forces in South Korea, as well as some U.S. hardliners, have often attacked the Roh Moo-hyun administration’s policy on the alliance.
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I really don't think the withdrawal of troops is an option with the daily increase in the capabilities of China.
The Korea Times : Seoul Denies US Official’s Troop Withdrawal Threat: "Seoul Denies US Official’s Troop Withdrawal Threat
By Ryu Jin
Staff Reporter
South Korea Tuesday flatly denied a media report early Thursday that a U.S. official threatened to withdraw U.S. troops unless Seoul accepts Washington’s request for more strategic flexibility.
Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Ahn Kwang-chan told reporters that although he met U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Richard Lawless on Monday, there were ``no such words spoken’’ during the luncheon meeting that has been reported by the newspaper.
``How can a deputy undersecretary make such remarks when the defense ministers from the allied powers have had a good discussion (on the pending issues in Singapore),’’ he said. ``There was no such comment even in jest.’’
Lee Kyu-hyung, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, also denied the news report saying, though an official at his ministry met Lawless and had comprehensive talks on various issues including ``strategic flexibility,’’ there were no such remarks reported.
In the June 9 edition of the daily Hankyoreh, a front-page article stated that Lawless, who visited Seoul from Saturday to Monday, made the intimidating remarks while meeting with officials from the Ministry of National Defense and from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Allied for more than 50 years since the 1950-53 Korean War, South Korea and the U.S. have faced some difficult challenges of realigning the alliance as both countries have developed different security perspectives from the past.
Officials from Seoul and Washington say, despite some problems in the course of restructuring, a variety of pending issues related to the alliance have been solved relatively smoothly.
But conservative forces in South Korea, as well as some U.S. hardliners, have often attacked the Roh Moo-hyun administration’s policy on the alliance.
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