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Dec 2024
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The South Korean People Defeat the World...

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Mia and Gare discuss why South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's recent half-baked coup attempt failed in less than 4 hours and how South Koreans defeated it.

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https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-25a2a7c957e77a19f771b6b7c56a2173

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/1170874.html

https://www.mk.co.kr/en/politics/11107769

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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/03/world/south-korea-martial-law

https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=8122266

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241204006400315?section=national/politics

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https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-wife-scandal-ba065a2f07d5fc4a63fe0e4d36de12f6

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/g-s1-36730/south-korea-president-martial-law

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/defense/1170683.html

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