“why not tell us what’s so stupid about it?”
The article didn’t reach any point, aside from whining. The article was simply a listing of opinions which *almost* became clear, coherent thoughts.

“let me guess, an angry lil expat who wasn’t treated special in korea…”
My experience in Korea was great, the article was horrible - there is a difference, please learn that. I was treated VERY well in Korea, but I am currently living in Japan, and am a very mellow expat.

The reason for my reading here is my interest in moving to Korea. My exposure to Korea/Seoul was excellent and I am deciding if I really want to move there. Poorly written articles are making me rethink my decision.

The NYT article in case isn’t terrible by the standards of commentary we’ve seen (and the NYT wil print just about any anti-warscfreed), but it does miss the point and is factually off base:

Offending passages:

The first deployment was comprised of military engineers and doctors, but this time we will send combat forces, tanks and heavy artillery. If the government has its way, South Korea will have the third largest number of foreign troops in Iraq, behind the United States and Britain.

So Mr. Kim’s death is only the beginning of another reel. What will follow is more South Korean casualties, then another call for additional troops, then more deaths. Our government keeps talking about the national interest, but what does that mean? The privilege to win more subcontracts to supply pillows and sunglasses to American soldiers only to be taken from the delivery truck, killed and tossed out, headless and booby-trapped?

Then…who looks ignorant, and prejudiced?

why not tell us what’s so stupid about it? right now, the only one who looks, stupid, scott, is you.

let me guess, an angry lil expat who wasn’t treated special in korea but has a korean wife and half korean children. i’d bet my bottom dollar.

Does anyone have a link (english) to an article discussing the parents-of-Kim-Sun-Il’s lawsuit against the Korean gov’t? It sounds too true to be made up. But there has to be more to the rumor than I’ve heard…..

New York Times has a guest editorial from some Korean guy/girl

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06.....0HAYU.html

It’s really stupid, but interesting since Korean issues are rarely discussed on the Times op-ed page.

Translated, roughly, “Brother Bin Laden”.

Very disturbing to me at that time. They were praising someone, a terrorist, who inflicted mass murder on US citizens.

I wonder if they will praise Brother Bin Laden now that Kim Sun-Il has been beheaded, but the “brother Turkish men” were released with their necks intact.

I read a piece in ohmynews that called for sending in civilian workers to rebuild Iraq instead of sending troops.

Ever heard of Nick Berg, Kim Sun-Il, etc?

It’s actually a safe and responsible thing that troops are doing that rebuilding/engineering stuff. Those coward terrorists in Iraq will have a feast capturing civilian workers for their terror demands.