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Old 05-23-2009, 06:11   #1
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Ex-South Korea leader Roh dead, aide says suicide

Ex-South Korea leader Roh dead, aide says suicide
Cheon Jong-woo and Jack Kim, Reuters, 23 May 2009

South Korea's former President Roh Moo-hyun, hounded for weeks over his links while in office to a widening corruption scandal, appears to have jumped to his death in the mountains near his home on Saturday, a top aide said.

Local media quoted a note left by Roh which seemed to confirm his intention to commit suicide, asking for his body to be cremated and saying "the rest of my life would only be a burden for others."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090523/...ea_president_8
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Old 05-23-2009, 07:40   #2
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Hmm.

Any sign of NK SF infiltrators or activity in the area?

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Old 05-23-2009, 12:21   #3
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Hmm.

Any sign of NK SF infiltrators or activity in the area?

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Roh spent his entire Presidency supporting/appeasing the North Korean government. The South Korean military hated him more than the North Koreans.

Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in Korea. It looks to me that Roh killed himself because of the "ak ples." I thought the article below was a joke when I first saw it a year ago, but it is totally serious.

http://annals.yonsei.ac.kr/news/arti...html?idxno=385

It is illegal to be a comment/forum troll in Korea. In order to use any forum or post comments to a Korean website you must use their equivalent of an SSN when you register, thus giving up any anonymity. Talking trash about people on the internet is a huge societal issue there and a rash of suicides because of "ak ples" led to their current internet laws.

You can't make this stuff up...
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