March 14, 2019

South Korea Introduces Measures to Block YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Apple, Netflix

2019-3-14, Tara O South Korea introduces measures to block YouTube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Apple, Netflix, and other online and social network services.  Lee Hyo-sung (이효성), the Chairman of the...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Censorship/Freedom/Liberal Democracy

March 8, 2019

The Moon Administration Surreptitiously Moves to Nationalize Private Kindergartens in South Korea

2019-3-7, Tara O The Moon administration is using various tools under its disposal to harass and suppress the Korea Kindergarten Association (한국사립유치원총연합회 or 한유총/Hanyoochong for short) and private kindergarten owners...

Categories Economy/Education/Nationalization/Socialism

February 24, 2019

Colonel Lee Jong-myeong, a South Korean National Hero, Being Expelled from His Own Political Party for Not Remaining Silent about 5.18 Gwangju Incident

2019-2-24, Tara O The Central Ethics Committee of South Korea’s main opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party, decided to expel National Assemblyman Lee Jong-myeong (이종명) on February 14, 2019, because...

Categories 5.18/Censorship/Corruption/Freedom/Law/Liberal Democracy/People/Leadership/Subversion

February 22, 2019

Truth Forum Statement On the Impeachment of President Park Geun-hye

2019-2-22, Truth Forum It has been over two years since the National Assembly voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye from office in December 2016. But the citizens of South Korea...

Categories Alliance/Druking/Freedom/Liberal Democracy/People/Leadership/Subversion

February 15, 2019

South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang gives an Insulting Gift to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

2019-2-15, Tara O South Korean lawmakers, led by Moon Hee-sang, the National Assembly Speaker, are visiting the U.S. to meet with the U.S. congressional leaders. The majority of them left...

Categories People/Leadership

February 15, 2019

5.18 (Gwangju Incident) “Meritorious Persons” Receive Lavish Benefits Compared to Korean War Veterans, South Korean Public Demands the Release of the “5.18 Meritorious Persons” List

2019-2-14, Tara O The Gwangju Incident that began on May 18, 1980 is referred to as “5.18” in Korea.  Those designated as 5.18 Yugongja (5.18 “Meritorious Persons”) and their families...

Categories People/Leadership

February 13, 2019

South Korea Mulls Ending National Cemetery Burials for Military Veterans to Make Room for Candlelight Protesters, Considers Designating North Korean Communist Kim Won-bong “Independence Meritorious Person”

2019-2-13, Tara O A controversy surfaced when the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans pursued an initiative to cancel burial benefits for military veterans with less than 20 years service but...

Categories Liberal Democracy/North Korea/People/Leadership

February 11, 2019

TRUTH FORUM Statement delivered at Press Conference on Feb 26, 2018

2018-2-26, Truth Forum 1. PyeongChang ‘Peace Olympics’ is a fraud! We denounce the Moon Jae-in administration for using the Olympic Games to make false peace with North Korea. The Munich...

Categories Freedom/Liberal Democracy

February 9, 2019

Threat to Liberal Democracy in the Republic of Korea – An Insider’s Testimony

2018-10-12, Lee In-ho SKF International SymposiumThreat to Liberal Democracy in the Republic of KoreaOctober 12, 2018, Washington, DCKeynote address by Inho Lee, Professor Emerita, Seoul National University(Former Chairwoman of KBS...

Categories Freedom/People/Leadership/Politics/Security

February 7, 2019

Marketer-turned Assemblywoman Sohn Hye-won’s Property Scandal & Moon Jae-in’s “Deobureo Spirit”

2019-2-7, Tara O National Assemblywoman Sohn Hye-won recently cut ties with the ruling party, Deobureo Minju Party, after she was accused of real estate speculation.  As more facts are uncovered,...

Categories Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Media/People/Leadership/Whistleblower