The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Naval Academy has agreed to return the flag. It is scheduled to reach Seoul on October 19.

The article includes a nice archive picture of the huge flag.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ne.....?track=rss

So Korea never invaded Japan or China? You need to brush up on your Korean history.

Whatever, I’m an atheist.

You said it!

Someguyinkorea,

Maybe you don’t know this but the way this usually works is that much bigger and stronger country invades/attacks/loots a smaller and weaker country.

‘but sometimes it’s a bit much to take..’ someguy

yes, it is, isn’t it?

Oh, and Koreans didn’t loot Chinese symbols. Korea was essentially part of China until 1895, wasn’t it? How can you loot a writing system, anyways? By copying old Tibetan and Sanskrit letters and calling them your own? Oups, my bad.’

just like i said; can’t refute. can only talk shit. this post here is the last one you’ll get from me. you are now excommunicated. bye.

“accusations? it’s no accusation germany in possession of art that shouldn’t be theirs. it’s no accusation to point out france in possession of looted documents from chosun korea. what accusations are you talking about? are you saying that western people haven’t been masters at looting other people’s heritage? are you saying to point that out is racist while you yourself point out the same thing out about korea?”

When did I accuse Koreans of looting? They certainly have at one point or another. Racist? Certainly not. Name one country that hasn’t invaded or looted another in the past?

I don’t need to refute your ideas as they are generally hateful. I just try to ignore them, but sometimes it’s a bit much to take.

Oh, and Koreans didn’t loot Chinese symbols. Korea was essentially part of China until 1895, wasn’t it? How can you loot a writing system, anyways? By copying old Tibetan and Sanskrit letters and calling them your own? Oups, my bad.

“…can you tell me about korea’s ‘looting’ of chinese characters? can you tell me about korea’s looting in general?…”

For a recent example of Korean “looting”, scroll back a few months on this blog to read about the Korean employees of AAFES who “looted” and sold for personal profit past-expiration-date imported beer that they were supposed to ensure was destroyed.

“Looting” in the ethical sense of the word, in that they violated a trust. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t “looting” in a military justice sense, since these Korean civlian employees aren’t subject to the US miilitary justice system (nor, I presume, to the Korean military one).

I guess they are subject to Korean civilian justice, assuming they have been (or ever will be) apprehended by the civil authorities.