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The streets are 'safe'

11/13/06 3:45 A GMT+01
No, there's no violent crime in Korea, but if you're a western woman you're fair game for a myriad of demeaning physical violations like I was this weekend. Don't be fooled about 'Asian family values;' Korea has an underbelly black as night.
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Ashley Moore

South Korea as Kim's ATM: The Monitor's View

11/01/06 12:29 A GMT+01
Though I've written about the South's view of the situation with the North, this opinion article from the Christian Science Monitor more closely reflects my personal opinions of the many ways in which the North will exploit the goodwill of others.
Ashley Moore

Big Brother USA

10/22/06 10:46 A GMT+01
The US is issuing frigthening new passports with electronic chips that store personal information.
Ashley Moore

South Korea's Engagement Dilemma

10/18/06 4:21 A GMT+01
In the wake of North Korea's recent nuclear test, South Korean policymakers face tough decisions on how to appease the UN by cutting back on current economic assistance without losing precious clout with the North, not to mention investment dollars.
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Ashley Moore

"A smaller blast than expected"

10/11/06 2:46 P GMT+01
No worries. North Korea's nuclear test only yielded a blast the size of the bomb used on Hiroshima. Seriously! Maybe even smaller!
Ashley Moore

In the time it would've taken me to drive from Oklahoma City to Guymon

10/10/06 2:36 A GMT+01
I could now drive from my apartment to the site where North Korea ostensibly tested a nuclear weapon yesterday.
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Ashley Moore

[Photo Album] North Korea before Asia's own July 4th fireworks

07/10/06 4:49 A GMT+01
We were handed ID badges to wear at all times and warned of the consequences of destroying them: If your badge is bent, you will be fined. If your badge is wet, you will be fined. If you destroy your badge in any other way, you will be fined.
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Ashley Moore

North Korean Refugees at KISB: October and November 2004

10/21/04 4:59 P GMT+01
On October 21, 2004, a group of about 30 refugees from North Korea ran through the gates of our school's compound and rushed into our principal's office begging for help. The North Korean experiment in socialism has failed like most, meaning that th
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