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South Korean government unravels in the face of mass political protests

Posted by seumasach on June 12, 2008

 

“What he [Lee] did was little different from an old Korean king offering tribute to a Chinese emperor. This time, we give a tribute to Washington? It’s humiliating, bad education for Korean children.”

By James Cogan

12 June 2008(WSWS)

The conservative Grand National Party (GNP) administration of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is in disarray little more than three months after taking office. It faces popular repudiation of virtually its entire policy agenda, amid the largest anti-government demonstrations since the final days of the military dictatorship in 1987. Read the rest of this entry »

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