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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear List: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am working with a group who are preparing a study
tour of Japan and Korea this summer. It has taken quite a while to get the
organizers to realize how valuable Korea is to such a tour. Now I discover
that the issue of "dangers" and Anti-Americanism has clouded the issue or
whether to include Korea in this year's program. We would be in Korea
between roughly June 20-28. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question to my colleagues living in the ROK
is: what is your assessment as to the actual chances of our tour members
being hassled or set upon by Koreans who are upset at the recent string of U.S.
gaffs on the peninsula and the rising trend of anti-Americanism reported in the
U.S. press. My sense is that there couldn't be a better summer to be in
Korea and understand the underlying dynamics that have driven political
development here for the last 50 years. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I need some ammunition to use against my liability
focused organizers. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Robinson<BR>East Asian Languages and
Cultures<BR>1011 East 3rd Street<BR>Bloomington, IN
47405-7005</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>