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  • August 2008

    • Korean 'Mata Hari' Was More Likely a Patsy

      Associated Press  |  Aug 17, 08 9:46 AM CDT

      Korean 'Mata Hari' Was More Likely a Patsy

      (Newser) - In the thick of Cold War suspicion in 1950, South Korean socialite Kim Soo-im was executed as a wily seductress who passed secrets from her US army lover to another in North Korea. But the hasty trial and execution of the 'Korean Mata Hari' was based on charges trumped up in an anticommunist frenzy, reports the AP in a new look through six-decade-old documents. More »

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      South Korea  • Communism  • spy  • Korean War  • Kim Soo-im

  • June 2008

    • China Admits Burying US POW From Korean War

      Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 8:53 AM CDT

      China Admits Burying US POW From Korean War

      (Newser) - China has for the first time admitted holding an American prisoner from the Korean War on its soil, AP reports. The Vermont man, just 18 when he was captured, died in China and was buried there, officials said. China authorities, who said the prisoner was mentally ill, had previously insisted no American POWs were taken from North Korea. More »

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      China  • North Korea  • POW  • prisoner of war  • Korean War  • POW/MIA

  • May 2008
  • March 2008

    • Medal of Honor for Sioux Warrior

      CNN  |  Mar 4, 08 6:32 AM CST

      Medal of Honor for Sioux Warrior

      (Newser) - The first full-blooded Sioux to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded his medal 26 years after his death at a moving ceremony at the White House yesterday, reports CNN. President Bush presented the medal to family members of Army Master Sgt. Woodrow "Woody" Keeble, whose courage in World War II and Korea already earned him two Purple Hearts and a Silver and Bronze Star. More »

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      US Army  • World War II  • Korean War  • Native Americans  • Medal of Honor  • heroism  • Silver Star  • Purple Heart  • courage

  • October 2007

    • Korean Chiefs Sign Peace Pledge

      New York Times  |  Oct 4, 07 3:55 AM CDT

      Korean Chiefs Sign Peace Pledge

      (Newser) - In the culmination of the second summit ever in the history of their two nations, the leaders of South and North Korea signed a statement early today pledging to work toward a formal peace accord and join forces on economic projects. The South pledged to help develop a new highway and freight train service in the North, as well as provide aid to an enterprise zone. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • Korean War  • Roh Moo Hyun

    • South Korean Prez Meets Grim Kim in Historic Summit

      Reuters  |  Oct 2, 07 4:40 AM CDT

      South Korean Prez Meets Grim Kim in Historic Summit

      (Newser) - South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun crossed the border to be met by cheering crowds and grim-faced North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang today for the second summit ever between the two countries. Roh hopes to make progress toward a permanent truce between the nations but won't broach the touchy topic of nuclear disarmament, which will be left to six-party talks. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea  • nuclear program  • Kim Jong Il  • Pyongyang  • Seoul  • Korean War  • summit  • Roh Moo Hyun

  • September 2007

    • End Iraq War? Korean War Isn't Over Yet

      Associated Press  |  Sep 7, 07 12:50 PM CDT

      End Iraq War? Korean War Isn't Over Yet

      (Newser) - President Bush got into an unusually undiplomatic tiff with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Sidney today when the latter urged the US to declare a formal end to the Korean War that concluded with a truce—but no treaty—50 years ago. Bush said the US position is to wait until North Korea's Kim Jong Il gets rid of his nuclear program. Roh either didn't understand or didn't like the answer, and asked for clarification. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • South Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • Korean War  • Roh Moo Hyun

  • May 2007

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