Comments on: Suspected N. Korean Spies, Shielded by Ruling Party Parliamentarian, Played a Leading Role in Anti-U.S. Protests (The Death of an Alliance, Part 58) http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/ Tue, 22 May 2012 09:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: OneFreeKorea » Korean Election Update: Lessers Versus Evils http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-55520 OneFreeKorea » Korean Election Update: Lessers Versus Evils Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:17:38 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-55520 [...] Read the numbers, starting with the mandatory disclaimer:  yes, public opinion in Korea shifts wildly over short periods of time, small sample sizes, loaded questions, etcetera, fine, whatever.  They still show a Korea that’s steadily shifted away from a strategic convergence on North Korea that was the foundation of the U.S.-Korea alliance.  Roh Moo-Hyun didn’t lead the Korean people to those views; he began as a reflection of the peak of sentiments stirred by a newly influential group of 386 radicals and then let loose a flood of noxious emissions from labor unions, schoolteachers, extremist professors, celebrities, media figures large and small, and — yes – North Korean agents, much of it subsidized, nurtured, presented, or protected by his government or his party, while differing views were suppressed.  Time will reveal how persistent this brainwashing has been.  [...] [...] Read the numbers, starting with the mandatory disclaimer:  yes, public opinion in Korea shifts wildly over short periods of time, small sample sizes, loaded questions, etcetera, fine, whatever.  They still show a Korea that’s steadily shifted away from a strategic convergence on North Korea that was the foundation of the U.S.-Korea alliance.  Roh Moo-Hyun didn’t lead the Korean people to those views; he began as a reflection of the peak of sentiments stirred by a newly influential group of 386 radicals and then let loose a flood of noxious emissions from labor unions, schoolteachers, extremist professors, celebrities, media figures large and small, and — yes – North Korean agents, much of it subsidized, nurtured, presented, or protected by his government or his party, while differing views were suppressed.  Time will reveal how persistent this brainwashing has been.  [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » Links for 23 Oct 07 http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-55234 OneFreeKorea » Links for 23 Oct 07 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:55:48 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-55234 [...] *  More hand-biting from North Korea, accusing well-known hegemonistic expansionist Roh Moo Hyun of violating its territorial waters.  How odd, since I’m eagerly awaiting the transition of power and start of the North Korean influence scandals relating to the Roh Administration and the former Uri Party.  Three sources of intense curiosity to me:  National Assembly member Im Jong In, the still-unnamed “major government offices,” and the still-unnamed cabinet secretary. [...] [...] *  More hand-biting from North Korea, accusing well-known hegemonistic expansionist Roh Moo Hyun of violating its territorial waters.  How odd, since I’m eagerly awaiting the transition of power and start of the North Korean influence scandals relating to the Roh Administration and the former Uri Party.  Three sources of intense curiosity to me:  National Assembly member Im Jong In, the still-unnamed “major government offices,” and the still-unnamed cabinet secretary. [...]

]]> By: Blame America Campaign Picks Up Steam at ROK Drop http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-50924 Blame America Campaign Picks Up Steam at ROK Drop Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:02:31 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-50924 [...] The "spirit of the alliance" doesn’t end there.  The PSPD has in the past joined forces with North Korean apologists the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) which last year was linked to a North Korean spy ring, to attack the very alliance the PSPD are now advocating: [...] [...] The "spirit of the alliance" doesn’t end there.  The PSPD has in the past joined forces with North Korean apologists the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) which last year was linked to a North Korean spy ring, to attack the very alliance the PSPD are now advocating: [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » Eum, Yang, and Korean Diplomatic Courtesy http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-9183 OneFreeKorea » Eum, Yang, and Korean Diplomatic Courtesy Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:28:23 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-9183 [...] Is it because of North Korea’s sophisticated influence operations in the South?  Again, not all of it.  I do think those operations have had a significant effect on some segments of South Korean society, but they don’t explain why Korean conservatives are almost as apathetic about human rights in North Korea, and just as belligerent about the Guano Rocks, as the anarcho-nationalist left (I do think that Korean conservatives are much more alarmist about China). [...] [...] Is it because of North Korea’s sophisticated influence operations in the South?  Again, not all of it.  I do think those operations have had a significant effect on some segments of South Korean society, but they don’t explain why Korean conservatives are almost as apathetic about human rights in North Korea, and just as belligerent about the Guano Rocks, as the anarcho-nationalist left (I do think that Korean conservatives are much more alarmist about China). [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » KCTU Thugs May Have to Switch to PVC Pipe http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-7428 OneFreeKorea » KCTU Thugs May Have to Switch to PVC Pipe Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:39:52 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-7428 [...] When I testified before the House International Relations Committee last September, one of the issues I raised was a report that the South Korean government was funding “civic groups” that habitually engaged in violence (see page 18), including the protests at Camp Humphreys last year.  More recently, some of the leaders of those protests, and other violent anti-American protests, have been exposed and indicted as North Korean agents.  This should not have surprised anyone.  The head of the group providing most of the muscle at Humphreys, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, was openly spouting North Korean propaganda. “During the May 1 North-South Workers’ Rally in Pyongyang, the workers of North and South agreed to unify to carry out the anti-American struggle… The center of that struggle with the United States is Daechu-ri, Pyeongtaek.” – Kim Tae-Il, “General Secretary” of the KTCU [...] [...] When I testified before the House International Relations Committee last September, one of the issues I raised was a report that the South Korean government was funding “civic groups” that habitually engaged in violence (see page 18), including the protests at Camp Humphreys last year.  More recently, some of the leaders of those protests, and other violent anti-American protests, have been exposed and indicted as North Korean agents.  This should not have surprised anyone.  The head of the group providing most of the muscle at Humphreys, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, was openly spouting North Korean propaganda. “During the May 1 North-South Workers’ Rally in Pyongyang, the workers of North and South agreed to unify to carry out the anti-American struggle… The center of that struggle with the United States is Daechu-ri, Pyeongtaek.” – Kim Tae-Il, “General Secretary” of the KTCU [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » South Korea’s Government (and North Korea’s Agents) Try to Veto USFK Restructuring http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-5969 OneFreeKorea » South Korea’s Government (and North Korea’s Agents) Try to Veto USFK Restructuring Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:23:07 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-5969 [...] I’ll conclude with two notes of caution:  first, we have yet to hear from the Pentagon about this, which inclines me toward the view that the Koreans are pushing to see if we’ll push back.  My second caution is that a delay in moving into Camp Humphreys does not mean, and should not mean, that we’re necessarily delaying a plan to move out of Yongsan.  The fact that Humphreys won’t be ready by 2008 is in large part the fault of the Korean government for letting violent groups acting on orders from North Korea veto its policy decisions, decisions that were jointly agreed with its protector and supposed ally.  Whether in fact or by design — the ruling party’s collaboration with some protest leaders would suggest the latter to some degree – both Koreas are now working together to keep Americans as hostages to North Korean artillery.  That appears to be the result of a calculated effort by both Koreas to constrain U.S. options for dealing with Kim Jong Il.  You can call that triangle of deception and betrayal many things, but “alliance” isn’t one of them.  I’d call it another reason to move the soldiers to Fort Lewis. [...] [...] I’ll conclude with two notes of caution:  first, we have yet to hear from the Pentagon about this, which inclines me toward the view that the Koreans are pushing to see if we’ll push back.  My second caution is that a delay in moving into Camp Humphreys does not mean, and should not mean, that we’re necessarily delaying a plan to move out of Yongsan.  The fact that Humphreys won’t be ready by 2008 is in large part the fault of the Korean government for letting violent groups acting on orders from North Korea veto its policy decisions, decisions that were jointly agreed with its protector and supposed ally.  Whether in fact or by design — the ruling party’s collaboration with some protest leaders would suggest the latter to some degree – both Koreas are now working together to keep Americans as hostages to North Korean artillery.  That appears to be the result of a calculated effort by both Koreas to constrain U.S. options for dealing with Kim Jong Il.  You can call that triangle of deception and betrayal many things, but “alliance” isn’t one of them.  I’d call it another reason to move the soldiers to Fort Lewis. [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » A Friend to All Enemies http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-5456 OneFreeKorea » A Friend to All Enemies Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:38:32 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-5456 [...] When you have one, two links between the Pyeongtaek protests and “civic group” leaders currently under arrest as North Korean spies, I don’t think I’m out of bounds to question Cindy Sheehan’s patriotism in supporting their cause (and seemingly, those of every tyrant and terrorist on the map).  Extra points to her for managing to overlook the ferocious violence of the demonstrations, which injured hundreds of people, and instead referring to “violent US military extremism.”  Such as?  [...] [...] When you have one, two links between the Pyeongtaek protests and “civic group” leaders currently under arrest as North Korean spies, I don’t think I’m out of bounds to question Cindy Sheehan’s patriotism in supporting their cause (and seemingly, those of every tyrant and terrorist on the map).  Extra points to her for managing to overlook the ferocious violence of the demonstrations, which injured hundreds of people, and instead referring to “violent US military extremism.”  Such as?  [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » Man Who Led Violent 9/11 MacArthur Protests Arrested as N. Korean Spy http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-5432 OneFreeKorea » Man Who Led Violent 9/11 MacArthur Protests Arrested as N. Korean Spy Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:14:16 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-5432 [...] You could call Kang a “usual suspect.”  Already on parole after doing 4 1/2 years on a prior spying rap, Kang was a leader in other far-left groups and also played a role in violent anti-FTA protests and in the violent anti-USFK protests at Camp Humphreys.  You may recall that Kang is now the second suspected North Korean spy to have found among the Humphreys protest leaders.  No evidence connects Kang to the Il Shim Hue ring, and there’s no direct evidence of North Korean instructions behind the protests themselves, although that seems likely, to put it mildly. [...] [...] You could call Kang a “usual suspect.”  Already on parole after doing 4 1/2 years on a prior spying rap, Kang was a leader in other far-left groups and also played a role in violent anti-FTA protests and in the violent anti-USFK protests at Camp Humphreys.  You may recall that Kang is now the second suspected North Korean spy to have found among the Humphreys protest leaders.  No evidence connects Kang to the Il Shim Hue ring, and there’s no direct evidence of North Korean instructions behind the protests themselves, although that seems likely, to put it mildly. [...]

]]> By: usinkorea http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-4206 usinkorea Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:44:38 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-4206 Thanks Kalani. Sometimes I get the feeling maybe some people are right in believing perhaps NK really doesn't want USFK out. Because, I don't think the good reverend and others in the anti-USFK movement are this bad at understanding how the US (in Korea) works. I think they must know that USFK is hanging by a thread, and if they pushed really hard right now, they might be able to convince the US to get out sooner rather than later. I think they must know that much. And knowing that much, why are they not going the extra mile in Pyongtaek? It makes no sense. I know the reverend and others have enough "troops" at their displosal who are willing to do the deeds and take the police heat. With a little imagination, if I had some dedicated university students and labor union members to work with, I could be causing MAJOR delays and headaches at Pyongtaek. Why this is not happening is a bit of a mystery to me..... Thanks Kalani.

Sometimes I get the feeling maybe some people are right in believing perhaps NK really doesn’t want USFK out.

Because, I don’t think the good reverend and others in the anti-USFK movement are this bad at understanding how the US (in Korea) works. I think they must know that USFK is hanging by a thread, and if they pushed really hard right now, they might be able to convince the US to get out sooner rather than later.

I think they must know that much.

And knowing that much, why are they not going the extra mile in Pyongtaek?

It makes no sense.

I know the reverend and others have enough “troops” at their displosal who are willing to do the deeds and take the police heat. With a little imagination, if I had some dedicated university students and labor union members to work with, I could be causing MAJOR delays and headaches at Pyongtaek.

Why this is not happening is a bit of a mystery to me…..

]]> By: Free Thoughts http://freekorea.us/2006/10/28/suspected-n-korean-spies-shielded-by-ruling-party-parliamentarian-played-a-leading-role-in-anti-us-protests-the-death-of-an-allaince-part-58/comment-page-1/#comment-4191 Free Thoughts Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:30:21 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=6003#comment-4191 [...] N. Korean agents played key role in violent anti-U.S. protests in S. Korea; ruling party parliamentarian covered for them [...] [...] N. Korean agents played key role in violent anti-U.S. protests in S. Korea; ruling party parliamentarian covered for them [...]

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