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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 4:57 am Post subject: Ready? Nearly one year has passed |
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New round of protests planned
A month-long tour of candlelight vigils in front of U.S. installations throughout Korea was launched yesterday near the U.S. Embassy in downtown Seoul. The organizer is the Pan-Korean Committee of civic groups, which staged last winter's series of vigils to protest the deaths of two Korean girls killed by a U.S. military vehicle.
"Nearly one year has passed since the two teenage girls' deaths, but the Status of Forces Agreement between South Korea and the United States has not been revised," a representative of the committee said.
On June 13, 2002, two Korean girls walking along a road were struck and killed by an armored vehicle during a training exercise. The driver and the track commander of the vehicle were court-martialed on charges of negligent homicide, but found not guilty. The acquittals triggered anti-American sentiment throughout Korea. |
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matko
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: in a world of hurt!
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 5:17 am Post subject: |
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Just another example of Korean overreaction to everything.
What else could anybody expect? |
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Hank Scorpio
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 5:19 am Post subject: Re: Ready? Nearly one year has passed |
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Heh, Roh's already in the doghouse with the current US administration, 2ID's going to pack up and move further south, and they decide that this is the perfect time to flare up some new protests?
Give 'em enough rope, I guess. |
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Marathe
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: Spider Hole
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 5:20 am Post subject: |
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all we need now is ono (however you spell that speedskater's name) to visit and we're all in for it.
let it go people. |
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Hank Scorpio
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| Marathe wrote: |
all we need now is ono (however you spell that speedskater's name) to visit and we're all in for it.
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What I love about this is that supposedly we robbed them in the olympics, but they'll never admit to the 1988 olympics in Seoul when Roy Jones Jr. absolutely got robbed of the gold by some Korean fighter that he'd destroyed.
Yep, Roy Jones Jr.; quite possibly pound for pound the best fighter in the world from the past 50 years, and one of the few fighters that has gained weight strictly to move up from middle weight to heavy weight and win the heavy weight title got beaten by some no-name Korean chump.
Right.... |
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Marathe
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: Spider Hole
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| Marathe wrote: |
all we need now is ono (however you spell that speedskater's name) to visit and we're all in for it.
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What I love about this is that supposedly we robbed them in the olympics, but they'll never admit to the 1988 olympics in Seoul when Roy Jones Jr. absolutely got robbed of the gold by some Korean fighter that he'd destroyed.
Yep, Roy Jones Jr.; quite possibly pound for pound the best fighter in the world from the past 50 years, and one of the few fighters that has gained weight strictly to move up from middle weight to heavy weight and win the heavy weight title got beaten by some no-name Korean chump.
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i was only like 9 when this happened
whats the story there? |
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Hank Scorpio
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 6:05 am Post subject: |
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| Marathe wrote: |
i was only like 9 when this happened
whats the story there? |
Basically it came down to the fact the fight was easily Jones'. By every measure that a boxer could win a fight (most punches landed, most knockdowns, least times hit) he'd won. Surprise, surprise, the South Korean judge just throws the usual point scoring method out the window and gives the Korean fighter 10's for every round. It was a travesty, and this is something that basically every boxing fan around the world will readily admit, but you'll never hear a South Korean admit that it was a BS decision. |
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matko
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Actually, there is video tape of inproprieties by the Korean Judges (bribery) I can't find it though.
I remember that fight vividly. It was, at the time, considered one of the worst travesties in olympic history!!!! |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Ready? Nearly one year has passed |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
New round of protests planned
A month-long tour of candlelight vigils in front of U.S. installations throughout Korea was launched yesterday near the U.S. Embassy in downtown Seoul. The organizer is the Pan-Korean Committee of civic groups, which staged last winter's series of vigils to protest the deaths of two Korean girls killed by a U.S. military vehicle.
"Nearly one year has passed since the two teenage girls' deaths, but the Status of Forces Agreement between South Korea and the United States has not been revised," a representative of the committee said.
On June 13, 2002, two Korean girls walking along a road were struck and killed by an armored vehicle during a training exercise. The driver and the track commander of the vehicle were court-martialed on charges of negligent homicide, but found not guilty. The acquittals triggered anti-American sentiment throughout Korea. |
Is it really going to bad here... I've still got fresh memories I've been shoved and shouted at by some guy in the subway station in march with rah raha migook rahaha 'f**K america"... hoping just a random person and not something that is likely to be on the increase due to this incident.
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canada_don
Joined: 15 Apr 2003
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What kills me is that Korea has the second highest accident rate in the world and LOTS of kids die every year in car accidents. Maybe the USA is right to consider pulling out, Koreans burn American flags, insult foreigners they think are Americans and rip EVERYBODY off!
I wonder how long SK would last if the USA did pull out? At the very least, the 6% tax rate would rapidly become double digit! Koreans have made shooting yourself in the foot an artform!
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I remember that fight vividly. It was, at the time, considered one of the worst travesties | | |
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