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Monday, July 18, 2005

History and Ideology in South Korea
Here are some photos of yesterday's demonstration in Incheon, linked to by this article, Gen. MacArthur Statue Spawns Korea Protest:










I don't make out any of the anti-MacArthur protesters in the photos.

The women in the first photo, holding the American flags, are from the "Hwanghae Province Residents Association." Hwanghae Province is in North Korea, meaning that these women fled from the communists in the wake of the Korean War. They know from whence they speak.

The best quote from the article above comes from former South Korean U.N. Ambassador Park Keun: "Not even dogs forget their benefactors."

Be sure to check the GI Korea Blog, which will surely provide excellent analysis.