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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:41 pm Post subject: Send Korean Troops to New Orleans, Americans Demand |
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Send Korean Troops to New Orleans, Americans Demand
"I won't be satisfied until I see the South Korean Army in the street of New Orleans helping us...."
Chosun Ilbo (September 2, 2005)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200509/200509020013.html |
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whatthefunk
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
Location: Dont have a clue
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| Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Jesus, there really are some dumb people out there.... |
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jinglejangle
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Location: Far far far away.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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I would like some international aid, but ROK Army units????
I don't much care for gang-banging, but neither do I have any desire to see the citizens of NO indiscriminatly massacered.
I was talking to a ROK Army LTC who's stationed here in AZ this morning.
I wonder what he'll have to say about this.
I reckon I'll ask him next week. If this thread is still running by then, which I doubt, I'll let ya'll know. |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Typical mis-reporting, ONE yankee mentioned it as a sarcastic joke. This person was just an average Joe off the street. Jeez, K papers seem to get worse every year.
I think I might demand that Australian troops get sent to Dokdo.
I'm sure we'll be reading headlines like
NEW ZEALAND REQUESTS AUSSIE TROOPS IN KOREA!
or perhaps I could request lamb be served in all restaurants in Seoul
NZ DEMANDS LAMB IN ALL SEOUL RESTAURANTS!
Sheesh! |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Typical mis-reporting, ONE yankee mentioned it as a sarcastic joke. This person was just an average Joe off the street. Jeez, K papers seem to get worse every year.
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The article itself wasn't as misleading as the headline. It states clearly that it was just one caller demanding that Korean, along with French and Dutch troops, be sent in.
I think the guy was just speaking out of frustration, listing off whatever countries came into his head. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
Joined: 25 May 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| US forces in South Korea to NO is a good idea. |
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jinglejangle
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Location: Far far far away.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee wrote: |
| US forces in South Korea to NO is a good idea. |
I can think of about 100 some thousand in Iraq I'd like to see sent there first.
I'm sure you've all seen this or something like it by now, but here is a sort of CNN roll-up of foreign aid offers.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.world.aid/index.html
If it's posted elsewhere already, sorry.
Not taking time to look. |
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bourquetheman
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Wouldn't take a rocket scientist to say that the U.S. won't be taking the offers of help from Cuba, Venezuela or Iran.  |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| What are the chances the writer is an ex-ESLer? Pretty good, I'd bet. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
Joined: 25 May 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| bourquetheman wrote: |
| Wouldn't take a rocket scientist to say that the U.S. won't be taking the offers of help from Cuba, Venezuela or Iran. |
Iran didn't offer any help |
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kimchikowboy
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Wonder if he'd settle for North Korean troops. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee wrote: |
| bourquetheman wrote: |
| Wouldn't take a rocket scientist to say that the U.S. won't be taking the offers of help from Cuba, Venezuela or Iran. |
Iran didn't offer any help |
Actually, they have ....
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Middle East
Qatar has offered the United States $100 million to assist in the humanitarian crisis triggered by Hurricane Katrina.
Saudi Refining, a Houston-based subsidiary of state oil firm Saudi Aramco, will donate $5 million to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts for hurricane victims.
Iran has offered to send humanitarian aid to hurricane victims, Reuters reported. "We are prepared to send our contributions to the people through the Red Crescent," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told Reuters. |
It is Kuwait who have (yet) to offer help. Although a senior spokesman stated that as this was Allah's visitation on unbelievers, that might be a while coming.
(Personally, I hope not, I lived in Kuwait for 4 years and such a sentiment sits ill with my experience of the haji in the street.) |
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stvwrd
Joined: 31 Mar 2005
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I thought I heard this morning that Kuwait made the largest offer of aid so far.
I think it was like $50mil plus oil.... or maybe that was including oil, I dunno. |
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stvwrd
Joined: 31 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Just saw an update. CNN is reporting Kuwait offered $500million in oil reserves and relief supplies. |
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jinglejangle
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Location: Far far far away.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| bourquetheman wrote: |
| Wouldn't take a rocket scientist to say that the U.S. won't be taking the offers of help from Cuba, Venezuela or Iran. |
I dunno, we already buy oil from Chavez don't we?
If so, I imagine we'll have no qualms about a price cut.
Good to hear about the Kuwaitis. |
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