Comments on: Dokdo gets wackier http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/05/dokdo-gets-wackier/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:30:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: haisan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/05/dokdo-gets-wackier/#comment-3376 haisan Thu, 06 May 2004 05:49:58 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=769#comment-3376 The MSNBC story was the NEWSWEEK cover story for Asia last week. -Haisan PING: TITLE: Asia by blog BLOG NAME: Simon World As an ongoing series I am going to link to some of what's going on in various Asian blogs, to give you a feel for what is happening in this part of the world. Firstly the always interesting ALN talks about Bush rejecting union calls to punish China. AL... The MSNBC story was the NEWSWEEK cover story for Asia last week.

-Haisan

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TITLE: Asia by blog
BLOG NAME: Simon World
As an ongoing series I am going to link to some of what’s going on in various Asian blogs, to give you a feel for what is happening in this part of the world. Firstly the always interesting ALN talks about Bush rejecting union calls to punish China. AL…

]]> By: The Marmot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/05/dokdo-gets-wackier/#comment-3375 The Marmot Thu, 06 May 2004 01:40:30 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=769#comment-3375 Which is wackier, the four Japanese activists' attempt to land on the islet or the Korean government's reaction to them? Without a doubt, the Korean reaction too it. All they needed to do is send a single coast guard cutter out there to turn them away. Four freaks on a civilian boat don't require that kind of force. Surprised they haven't started buzzing the rocks with F-16s. Will post on this later today after everything comes to pass. Which is wackier, the four Japanese activists’ attempt to land on the islet or the Korean government’s reaction to them?

Without a doubt, the Korean reaction too it. All they needed to do is send a single coast guard cutter out there to turn them away. Four freaks on a civilian boat don’t require that kind of force. Surprised they haven’t started buzzing the rocks with F-16s.

Will post on this later today after everything comes to pass.

]]> By: Gerry Bevers http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/05/dokdo-gets-wackier/#comment-3374 Gerry Bevers Thu, 06 May 2004 01:14:38 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=769#comment-3374 "In reaction to the report from Japan, two helicopters, five large naval vessels, five rubber boats and 15 commandos stationed near the islands were told to prepare for duty." Which is wackier, the four Japanese activists' attempt to land on the islet or the Korean government's reaction to them? The Korean government and media seem to have been trying to provoke a fight with the Japanese over Dokdo for the past several months. It is almost like they want an incident. Wikipedi: Liancourt Rocks “In reaction to the report from Japan, two helicopters, five large naval vessels, five rubber boats and 15 commandos stationed near the islands were told to prepare for duty.”

Which is wackier, the four Japanese activists’ attempt to land on the islet or the Korean government’s reaction to them?

The Korean government and media seem to have been trying to provoke a fight with the Japanese over Dokdo for the past several months. It is almost like they want an incident.

Wikipedi: Liancourt Rocks

]]> By: shin jong il http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/05/dokdo-gets-wackier/#comment-3373 shin jong il Wed, 05 May 2004 23:01:59 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=769#comment-3373 'it seems like most japanese politicians wish these knuckleheads would just give up and go away.' neil 'tokdo (tohkootooh in japanese) belongs to japan.' koizumi neil, i hope the prime minister of japan just gives up and let's this issue go away. how about you? btw, everyone, msnbc.com has a feature on the korean film industry. it's in the international section i believe. anyway, if any of you can break away from finding the dirt on the koreans and discovering every which way to blame them instead of the japanese, go and read the article. enjoy the positive of korea. lastly, hats off to you, mr marmot, for that fine piece you did regarding korea's future alliances. ‘it seems like most japanese politicians wish these knuckleheads would just give up and go away.’ neil

‘tokdo (tohkootooh in japanese) belongs to japan.’ koizumi

neil, i hope the prime minister of japan just gives up and let’s this issue go away. how about you?

btw, everyone, msnbc.com has a feature on the korean film industry. it’s in the international section i believe. anyway, if any of you can break away from finding the dirt on the koreans and discovering every which way to blame them instead of the japanese, go and read the article. enjoy the positive of korea.

lastly, hats off to you, mr marmot, for that fine piece you did regarding korea’s future alliances.

]]> By: Neil http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/05/dokdo-gets-wackier/#comment-3372 Neil Wed, 05 May 2004 16:09:50 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=769#comment-3372 It seems like most Japanese politicians wish these knuckleheads would just give up and go away while Korean politicians are perpetually on edge just waiting for things to piss them off and get riled up. It seems like most Japanese politicians wish these knuckleheads would just give up and go away while Korean politicians are perpetually on edge just waiting for things to piss them off and get riled up.

]]> By: Sugar Shin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/05/05/dokdo-gets-wackier/#comment-3371 Sugar Shin Wed, 05 May 2004 12:01:07 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=769#comment-3371 If it is, at the rate they're going, their expertise in amphibious landings might just qualify as the Japanese Marine Corps. - Marmot Hahaha, I can't stop laughing. If it is, at the rate they’re going, their expertise in amphibious landings might just qualify as the Japanese Marine Corps. - Marmot

Hahaha, I can’t stop laughing.

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