ROK Drop Linklets – 25AUG07

The Koreas
– This story is poetic justice for the bike delivery dudes.
– This just confirms why I would never buy an apartment in Korea.
– Some thoughts on North Korea after Kim Jong-il.
– US beef is again being allowed into Korea.  For how long is anyone’s guess.
– So that is what goes on in those uni-sex bathrooms. 

Japan
– I don’t think I will be using the Gaijin Smash technique any time soon in Korea.
– Interesting posting on the execution of three Japanese criminals this week.
– I have always heard tales of vending machines falling and killing people and always wondered if it was an urban legend or not?  Well now there is video evidence that proves that there are people dumb enough to killed by a vending machine.
– More evidence that Japan-Korea relations are not as bad as people make it out to be.
– Finger Chopping Wacky

China
– Activist disappears at Beijing Airport.
– Interesting article about Asian Godfathers.
– China Airlines involved in cover up after runway explosion?

Milblogs
– The Danger Room travels to the Green Zone.
– Haditha Marines exonerated, Murtha is strangely quiet.
– Michael Totten offers kudos to journalists.
– The Ghosts of Anbar
– An Iranian Psyop?

Forward Deployed
– Empowering Iraq
– Character Assassination of General Petraeus Begins
– Taliban Phones and Taunts Soldiers’ Families
– Multi-million Dollar Parts Fraud Uncovered
– Bashing Israel Over Darfur, Is It Justified?