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Michael Breen

Perspectives on Korean War

Sixty years ago today, when North Korean tanks began rumbling through the now DMZ it was the start of the Korean War. Back then the main actors in the bloody drama that unfolded understood events in different ways.

Jong-eun2010-06-24 17:39

Don’t turn a fool into a hero

The political activist who last weekend violated a travel ban to go to North Korea claimed that he ``risked his life" for the sake of peace and unification.

Jong-eun2010-06-17 17:33

Foreigner, be a Red Devil

The World Cup kicks off today and for four wonderful weeks, the planet will be distracted by the top contest in its favorite sport. Aliens out there preparing invasion plans know this is their opportunity. We earthlings are leaving our posts and gathering in sports bars. Global defenses are down.

Jong-eun2010-06-10 19:36

Korea should change name

In the wake of the Cheonan attack, South Koreans are once again confronting their complex relationship with North Korea.

2010-06-03 19:45

Scared of loudspeakers

When South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Tae-young announced Monday that Seoul was resuming its propaganda broadcasts against North Korea after a six-year hiatus, the military there threatened to take out loudspeakers positioned along the DMZ.

2010-05-27 18:32

Barred from local elections

As the campaign for the June 2 local elections moves into top gear, the National Election Commission in Seoul announced yesterday that Kim Jong-il is not eligible to run for re-election as the Governor of the Rebel-Held Territories (RHT).

2010-05-20 19:26

Sex scandals — who cares?

In the latest international celebrity gossip, a lady named Violet Kowal has claimed to have had a sexual affair with the 54-year-old actor Mel Gibson.

2010-05-13 18:10

If they can do it, can’t we?

On this week's cover, The Economist sports a pithy headline for its main story about the financial crisis in Greece: ``Acropolis Now.''

2010-05-06 21:25

What’s Happening to CSR?

When it started in earnest 30 or 40 years ago, corporate social responsibility seemed like a good idea.

Jong-eun2010-04-29 17:56

NK Reminds Us It Is Enemy

If, as appears increasingly clear, North Korea sank the Cheonan, President Lee Myung-bak is compelled to respond. Just what he may do, however, without making things worse, is an open question and one that we may assume he has been discussing with aides as the salvage and investigation of the vessel has progressed.

2010-04-22 20:03

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