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Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Trouble is brewing over teaching materials designed by the Busan chapter of the Korean Teachers Union that cast a satirical look at the upcoming APEC forum from an anti-globalization perspective.... The video shows Bush as given to spitting expletives and is full of four-letter-words and abusive language.
Chosun Ilbo (November 1, 2005)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200511/200511010011.html

American citizens living in or traveling to the Republic of Korea should pay special attention to the high likelihood of protests and civil demonstrations in the Busan area during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, November 12 - 19, 2005. Korean police advised the Embassy that they expect 30,000 to 50,000 protesters to gather in downtown Busan and in the vicinity of the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center.
SUBJECT: Heightened Risk of Demonstrations during APEC Summit
American Citizen Services, U.S. Embassy Seoul
http://www.asktheconsul.org/05nov_%20APEC.htm

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

Demonicat · Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: Suwon

Just got my letter from the US embassy saying, essentially, watch my ass for a while...

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

I'm curious as to what economic model the Busan Teachers Union would like to persuade this export-based-extremely-proud-of-the-Korean-wave society to adopt. I can't think of a country that has benefited more from globalization than S. Korea.

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

These guys are the main reason for the rise of anti-western racism in this country. I can't believe that they can objectively educate the nation's students, given their pro-North, anti American stance.

VanIslander · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Trouble is brewing... APEC

Kimchi Cha Cha · Joined: 15 May 2003 Location: was Suncheon, now Brisbane

The Marmot's added a posting and commentary of the Busan chapter of the Korean Teachers' Union.

Let's shut the doors, we don't want any outside influences from oppressive capitalist nations anymore. But, is it still ok is if we push our Samsung, Hyundai and LG products your way? Wink

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

You can watch the love here.

http://busan.eduhope.net/images/movie/WANTED-2M.wmv

cheers.

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

That is morbidly funny...

The teachers need to be shipped to pyeongyang for some re-education i think

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

Havng watched the whole video what made me laugh was their prominent use of Se asian and Latin American people...these are the same people that Korean spit on and treat like dogs when they work here in the factories...

Somebody please interpret this and send it to the Daily Show....I'm sure it would get a reaction

Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

APEC is a joke for my final year I wrote a 30 page report and did an hour representation.

APEC is nothing more then a bunch of old boys squabling. APEC doesn't have any rules or guidelines. The C in APEC stand for cooporation, thats it, its not even seen as a legit international body. APEC is a big fat expensive Asian Joke.

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Those Busan teachers would all be teaching barefoot in a rice patty if it weren't for global trade. You have to wonder...

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003

Why would the Teacher's Union give a crap about APEC? Don't they have something productive to do with their time? I heard the Korean education system needs some fixing...

Should've had the conference somewhere else that could use the cash that the conference will generate. Apparently Pusan doesn't need it.