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Dec 2017
20m 39s

Episode 4: Military, Murder, South Korea...

Melissa Powers
About this episode

In episode four, Melissa talks about U.S. military presence in South Korea and how it ties into one of the country's most notorious murder cases. 

TW: Murder

 

SOURCES (BETTER LOOKING CITATIONS FORTHCOMING):

http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5086951/south-korean-grannies-protest-front-lines/

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/us-adds-launchers-to-thaad-as-dozens-hurt-in-south-korea-protests.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/03/anger-grows-in-south-korea-over-us-anti-missile-system.html

http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=nslb

https://qz.com/1083686/a-dark-political-cloud-has-lifted-over-one-of-asias-most-prestigious-film-festivals/

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2115861/thaad-grannies-villagers-front-lines-regional-arms-race-pits-us

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2115861/thaad-grannies-villagers-front-lines-regional-arms-race-pits-us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beLHam5YngM

https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/917045691498741760

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Wqnn9hOGw

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2011/10/164_96958.html

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/09/116_187445.html

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2017/12/113_187451.html

http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1954633,00.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/world/asia/american-is-extradited-to-south-korea-for-trial-in-1997-murder.html?_r=0

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/01/29/american-sentenced-seoul-killing/79504666/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35438403

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/1013/South-Korea-20-years-later-California-son-faces-trial-for-Seoul-murder

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/california-man-sentenced-to-20-years-in-jail-over-1997-murder-in-seoul/2016/01/29/d0cba998-c207-4c26-b7af-c70ca7285047_story.html?utm_term=.ec43e61bea82

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/01/29/27/0302000000AEN20160129007951315F.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/10/28/a-new-day-in-court-for-an-american-charged-in-south-koreas-1997-burger-king-murder/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.22f77369c4bd

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/780382.html

http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=3029108

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2017/09/202_188418.html

https://www.courthousenews.com/south-korea-gets-green-light-to-try-1997-murder/

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/01/251_222733.html

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/10/116_189273.html

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/09/116_187395.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjnCuRKHQkI

http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=nslb

EXTRADITION TREATY:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&ved=0ahUKEwicpIzXmvfXAhVlTt8KHdreCh84ChAWCC4wAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fils.inha.ac.kr%2Fboard_laborlaw%2FView.aspx%3FMode%3Ddownload%26BoardID%3D%26Seq%3D42134%26FileSeq%3D12564&usg=AOvVaw34dlDaatr-eSx9NgyPJq6t

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