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May 14, 2024

Destroying South Korea’s HUMINT Capability: The Framing of Colonel Cheong Kyu-phil; Benefits North Korea, China

2024-5-14, Tara O The Moon Jae-in administration (10 May 2017 – 9 May 2022) conducted a wide-scale purge of patriots who dedicated themselves to protecting the Republic of Korea (ROK)...

Abuse of Authority/China/Espionage/Intelligence/Lawfare/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security/Spy/Subversion

July 11, 2023

Anti-U.S. Demonstrations Planned at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys on 27 July 2023

2023-7-11, Tara O Groups with the same objectives as North Korea plan to demonstrate at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek (Pyongtaek), South Korea on July...

Demonstrations/Influence Operations/Military/South Korea/Subversion

December 19, 2022

3 More Defectors Forced to Return to North Korea by the Moon Government in 2018; Defector: Hundreds of North Korean Boats with Defectors Forcibly Returned to North Korea in 2017 & 2018

2022-12-19, Tara O The Moon Jae-in Administration (10 May 2017-9 May 2022) sent back 2 fishermen defectors to North Korea against their wishes in 2019, and the defectors say they...

Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Japan/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Security

November 9, 2022

Moon Jae-in Regime Harassed Two Intelligence Colonels, Destroyed HUMINT Network, Severely Degraded KDIC Capability

2022-11-9, Tara O Two South Korean colonels, who had been working secret missions against North Korea for more than 20 years, and regarded as outstanding in their fields, were harassed...

Defense/Intelligence/Military/Moon Jae-in/National Security/Subversion

October 23, 2022

Lawmaker Kim Byung-joo, Democratic Party of Korea, Retired ROK Military 4 Star General, Criticizes Korea-U.S.-Japan Military Exercise

2022-10-23, Tara O National Assemblyman Kim Byung-joo (김병주), Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the recent Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S.-Japan military exercise. On October 12, 2022, he said, “It’s the same...

Alliance/Defense/Military/Moon Jae-in/National Security

July 6, 2022

Battalion Commander at DMZ Reported Directly to the Blue House when Sending the Two Escapee Fishermen back to North Korea in 2019, Chain of Command Problems

2022-7-6, Tara O In 2019, a South Korean Lieutenant Colonel who was a battalion commander working at the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the demilitarized Zone (DMZ) reported directly to...

Abuse of Authority/Defectors/Defense/Military

May 20, 2022

Former Blue House Senior Staff Im Jong-seok et. al. Wielded Undue Power over Military, Created Military Personnel Blacklist, Anti-US a Criterion for a Promotion Category

2022-5-20, Tara O Im Jong-seok, the former Chief of Staff under Moon Jae-in, with a past of jusapa (revering Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-un), visited the 5th Infantry Division’s observation...

Abuse of Authority/Cho Kuk/Military/National Security/Purge/South Korea

May 3, 2022

Korea-U.S. Defense C4I Compromised, South Korean Captain and a Defense Contractor Arrested for Spying for North Korea

2022-5-3, Tara O A South Korean military officer and a defense contractor for IT systems were arrested for spying for North Korea in return for payments in crypto currency. They...

Defense/Espionage/Information Operations/Intelligence/Military/National Security/Spy

October 7, 2020

Huawei’s Chips Banned by the U.S. in South Korean Defense Ministry’s 40,000 Smart Speakers, Ministry “Didn’t Know”

2020-10-5, TV Chosun [TRANSLATION] From now on, I will focus on our exclusive report that China’s Huawei semiconductor chips, which the U.S. banned for security reasons, has been installed inside...

China/Espionage/Intelligence/Military/National Security/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

September 28, 2020

Rally Organizers Jailed, Prime Minister & Police Promise Crackdown, Suppression of Freedom of Assembly in South Korea

2020-9-28, Tara O October 3rd is National Foundation Day in South Korea. Similar to last year, major rallies against the Moon Jae-in government were planned for that day, but the...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Election Fraud/Freedom/Labor Union/Lawfare/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Police/Protests/Religion/Rule of Law/Scandal/South Korea/Suppression/Tyranny/West Sea

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