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2009-05-22, 20:12 | Link #2645 |
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Ex South Korean President Noh(Roh) Mu Hyeon passed away, suicide could be the possibility as there was some scandal invovled with him.
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/nati...01500315F.HTML
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2009-05-22, 21:30 | Link #2647 |
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Last I checked, it seems that the former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun had passed away after a walk into the mountains and that a suicide note has been found implying that it was no accident but merely a suicide. Unfortunately, since the news only came out 25 minutes ago, there is no links to it.
Personally, I never really liked the former South Korean president over political issues, of course but now that he is dead, I guess it feels like how Hanamura Yousuke had felt towards the death of King Moron in P4. Unlike King Moron, the ex-Korean president is merely another corrupted politician which makes the differences. Of course, for that matter.. This might not even be a suicide yet it seems that way. Perhaps, his bribery case links to other influential and wealthy figures in the shadows who made him picked between suicide and something unpleasant. This is quite typical in the world of politics, not much of a surprise even if this sort of possibility gets revealed in the months to come. As long as the current South Korean leader maintains regional stability, its all fine. |
2009-05-23, 00:58 | Link #2648 | |
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Sorry but can't agree with you on that one, Shadow Minato. He has his flaws, but comparatively he was one of the better political leaders South Korea had to offer. He was born into a poor family, and wasn't able to enter college, yet still went on to become an accomplished judge and human rights lawyer. He's also powerful speaker; his followers rather aggressive*. Focused a lot on a transparent government (the paper trail he left behind is many times more then all the previous governments combined). A very humble man, although he did possess some prejudice against upper-class folk. The level of corruption he was accused of is laughable compared to any of his predecessors (well, maybe sans Kim Dae-jung).
His shortcomings were IMHO mostly due to the incompetency of his own political party, which was far too interested in in-fighting. And also, due somewhat due to his idealism. Roh Moo-hyun, may you rest in peace. It ain't makkeol-li, but the best I have. If there's one quote that stands out the most of ROH Moo-hyun, is this: Quote:
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2009-05-23, 06:10 | Link #2650 |
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Why is it that most South Korean presidents have a tragic end? It's like a terrible jinx.
Assassinated, thrown in jail with death penalty, family member murders, etc, etc.... My prayers goes out to former president Noh Mu Hyeon. Hopefully ill fate doesn't fall upon the current one...
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2009-05-23, 19:51 | Link #2651 |
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Assassinated: Park Chung hee. His wife was murdered by a NK agent. So, yeah.
Kim Young-san and Kim Dae Jung seemd to be going on well. Young-san had seen his sons thrown in jail for corruption, while Dae Jung's legacy is slightly sullied by (again) corruption allegations. Not all is lost.
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2009-05-23, 20:51 | Link #2652 | |
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Man pushes would-be China suicide off bridge: media
I wonder.. Did the same thing happened to the poor ex-Korean president Roh Moo-hyun when he decided to have a walk in the mountains as a means of relieving stress when a passerby came along and pushed him off the cliff, in which the ex-president fell to his death. Thus, it appears as a suicide or an accident. Its possible.. Quote:
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2009-05-24, 11:32 | Link #2654 |
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The Science News Cycle explained....
source:http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/in...ce-news-cycle/ Actually this works for government, politics, and any other "knowledge required" arenas as well. Too many monkeys missing the monolith meetings... :P
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2009-05-24, 12:04 | Link #2656 |
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An excellent source for science news written for clueful laypeople is this one:
http://www.sciencenews.org/ I highly recommend a daily dose of it.
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2009-05-24, 12:17 | Link #2658 | |
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2009-05-24, 12:28 | Link #2660 | |
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