<div>I agree that it is important to get some background on what has been happening in South Korea that is from a different viewpoint than the blogs that Aidan mentions.</div>
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<div>I hope that Aidan will send a list of what he learns to the list.</div>
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<div>OhmyNews International has had some English summaries of what has been happening under the title "This Week in Korea". You can see these in the Korea section of the english edition of OhmyNews International (<a href="http://english.ohmynews.com">http://english.ohmynews.com</a>) and there is a blog democracykorea that also has been posting some summaries.<br>
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<div>The url for democracykorea is <a href="http://www.democracykorea.org">http://www.democracykorea.org</a></div>
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<div>I hope others who have suggestions will post them to this list.</div>
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<div>with best wishes</div>
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<div>Ronda</div>
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<div>P.S. There was a program about Bush's visit to South Korea on the August 5, 4corners program on Presstv with several different viewpoints expressed. The program is available on the Internet. The url is:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.presstv.com/Programs/player/?id=65791">http://www.presstv.com/Programs/player/?id=65791</a> </div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/21/08, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:Afostercarter@aol.com">Afostercarter@aol.com</a></b> <<a href="mailto:Afostercarter@aol.com">Afostercarter@aol.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div><font size="4">Dear friends and colleagues,</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Now that the blogosphere is so active, especially in South Korea,</font></div>
<div><font size="4">I wonder: <strong>Are there any <u>Koreans</u> who blog, <u>in English</u>, to</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>comment on and explain matters Korean to a global audience</strong></font></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>which still remains overwhelmingly ignorant of Korea?</strong></font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Despite the volume and intensity of Koreans' own online debates,</font></div>
<div><font size="4">the English-language blogs known to me are exclusively </font><font size="4">expatriate.</font></div>
<div><font size="4">With all respect to the Marmot et al (<font color="#008000">www.rj<b>koehler</b>.com</font>), it would </font></div>
<div><font size="4">be good - nay, it's essential - to have specifically </font><font size="4">Korean perspectives</font></div>
<div><font size="4">as well; perhaps especially at this time of much misunderstanding.</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">I hope this is just my own ignorance, and would </font><font size="4">welcome all</font></div>
<div><font size="4">enlightenment, leads, tips, URLs, etc.</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Best wishes</font></div>
<div><font size="4">Aidan</font></div>
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