debut: 10/12/06
12,989 runs
Martial Law in effect
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South Korea: the new North Korea
debut: 7/22/22
937 runs
In reply to WI_cricfan
'Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times.'
'Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times.'
debut: 10/12/06
12,989 runs
In reply to camos
I saw that, but the point he is making his he has the power to do this and can use it at will
I saw that, but the point he is making his he has the power to do this and can use it at will
debut: 11/14/02
197,621 runs
The bigger point is that there will be one Korea in the future. Folks are giving up on the West
debut: 3/24/04
38,263 runs
In reply to KTom
'Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times.'
That sounds like a dog trying to catch its tail. Since the US election I have basically stopped watching/listening to news. So what’s going on with Korea?
debut: 11/9/18
7,299 runs
In reply to Chrissy
The West have a lot to answer for, but I would not give up on the West. Not yet, not now.
We know the grass is always greener on the other. That is, until we find out, it’s not real grass.
The West have a lot to answer for, but I would not give up on the West. Not yet, not now.
We know the grass is always greener on the other. That is, until we find out, it’s not real grass.
debut: 2/7/03
17,502 runs
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Army Special Warfare Command said Friday he defied an order from then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to drag out lawmakers from the National Assembly building during martial law operations this week.
Lt. Gen. Kwak Jong-keun gave the response when asked by opposition lawmakers what instructions he received from his superiors when troops were sent into the National Assembly following President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law Tuesday.
"I was ordered by then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to pull people inside the National Assembly building outside," the commander said at the unit's headquarters.
"I did not fulfill that task even though I knew it would be insubordination because based on my judgment, dragging lawmakers out was clearly an illegal act," he said.
Lt. Gen. Kwak Jong-keun gave the response when asked by opposition lawmakers what instructions he received from his superiors when troops were sent into the National Assembly following President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law Tuesday.
"I was ordered by then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to pull people inside the National Assembly building outside," the commander said at the unit's headquarters.
"I did not fulfill that task even though I knew it would be insubordination because based on my judgment, dragging lawmakers out was clearly an illegal act," he said.
debut: 2/7/03
17,502 runs
Backroom's favourite word - IMPEACH
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol early Saturday morning, after a brief decree of martial law thrust the country into temporary political peril.
The motion to impeach Yoon passed with a 204-85 vote, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Now, with the successful impeachment vote, the president’s powers will be handed over, for now, to South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
The nation’s Constitutional Court is now tasked with making a decision on whether Yoon should be ousted from office officially. If so, an election would be held within 60 days, according to the AP.
An initial attempt to impeach Yoon failed last weekend after the opposition party did not muster enough votes, with some members of the ruling party walking out and preventing the coalition from moving forward. Opposition leaders within South Korea’s National Assembly criticized the sitting president, who in declared emergency martial law earlier this month, lambasting the parliament of being a “den for criminals.”
The motion to impeach Yoon passed with a 204-85 vote, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Now, with the successful impeachment vote, the president’s powers will be handed over, for now, to South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
The nation’s Constitutional Court is now tasked with making a decision on whether Yoon should be ousted from office officially. If so, an election would be held within 60 days, according to the AP.
An initial attempt to impeach Yoon failed last weekend after the opposition party did not muster enough votes, with some members of the ruling party walking out and preventing the coalition from moving forward. Opposition leaders within South Korea’s National Assembly criticized the sitting president, who in declared emergency martial law earlier this month, lambasting the parliament of being a “den for criminals.”
debut: 3/2/03
17,973 runs
In reply to KTom
110% true - see America!
Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times.'
110% true - see America!
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