#Republic of Korea

[intersectionalpraxis]

#social justice #settler violence #settler colonialism #us imperialism #united states #republic of korea #korean history #history #jeju #resistance #korea

[victorysp]

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima host the state banquet in honour of President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee at the royal palace in Amsterdam during the first day of the state visit to Netherlands. December 12, 2023.

📷 vorsten

#dutch royal family #queen máxima #king willem alexander #president yoon suk yeol #republic of korea

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The King and Queen will host a State Banquet tonight at Buckingham Palace as part of the State Visit for The President of the Republic of Korea.

21 November 2023

#King Charles III #His Majesty The King #HMTK #Queen Camilla #British Royal Family #Buckingham Palace #State Banquet #Republic of Korea #Royal Collection Trust #State Visit #Yoon Suk Yeol #Kim Keon Hee

[rafefar]

Pathways

#original photographer #photographers on tumblr #stairs #rafefar #city park #seoul #south korea #republic of korea #peaceful #landscape photography #travel photography

[degeneratedworker]

'Who is preventing peace in Korea?' German Democratic Republic 1952

#anti-war #anti-imperialism #korea #dprk #north korea #truman #american #Anti-American #anti-NATO #korean war #republic of korea #rok

[koreaams-posts]

#East Sea #Republic of Korea

[geewhizze]

Gracias Madre in Jinhae

Matcha Latte, Cinnamon Cappuccino, Salt Bread, Caramel Scone, Smores Oreo Cookie, and Matcha Madeline

18.02.2023

#abroad #tefl #travel #republic of korea #south korea #cafe #coffeeshop #jinhae #matcha #cappuccino #latte #coffee #bakery #cookies #bread #gracias madre

[domusinluna]

A cute Korean stamp by Ahn Seung Kyung, 1977

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#ahn seung kyung #korean art #korean illustration #1970s #70s #republic of korea #stamp #vintage stamps #vintage postage stamps #postage stamp

[telogreika]

Korean Liberation Army

#pzkpfwI #Republic of Korea #small arms #Mauser M1893

[skyheachi]

<The song is in the prison No.8>

Singer: Yea eun Ann

About 100 years ago, Korean independence fighters who were caught resisting the Japanese Empire actually sang the song in prison. Their descendants made the song known to the world and only the lyrics were conveyed without melody, so artists composed the melody to match the song and completed the song.

I drew a scene that comes to mind after listening to the song. I didn't come up with an idea for the latter part, so I only worked on the beginning part

<Original song>

https://youtu.be/ITDlWk_8QQY?si=f42kNvdz1h-OLsSb

<My YouTube channel that posted this video>

https://youtube.com/@skyheachi?si=IFae4QXMbOcJ_6gt

#korea history #the song is in the prison No.8 #Seodeamun Prison History Museum #Seodeamun Prison #Seoul #republic of korea

[car9723-t]

"자동차를 타고 우리나라 북동쪽을 달리다 보면, 수수께끼 마을이라는 간판이 붙은 동네를 보게 될지도 몰라요..."

"When you're driving in the Notrheast area of the country, you may notice a town with a sign called Curiosity Town..."

- South Korean dub (2016 Ver.) of Weridmaggedon 4: Waiting in the Woods.

#gravity falls #weirdmaggedon #photos #photo #south korea #republic of korea #korea #gangwondo #just atmosphere nothing else is related with Gravity Falls

[victorysp]

The state visit of the President of the Republic of Korea has started!🇰🇷🇳🇱 With a ceremony on Dam Square in Amsterdam, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima officially welcome the Korean president and his wife. December 12, 2023.

📷 Royal House of the Netherlands

#dutch royal family #queen máxima #king willem alexander #republic of korea

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The State Visit of the President of the Republic of Korea — Day 1

(L-R) First Lady of South Korea, Kim Keon-hee, President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, David Cameron, former Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, King Charles III, James Cleverly, Secretary of State for the Home Department, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, attend a ceremonial welcome for The President and the First Lady of the Republic of Korea at Horse Guards Parade on 21 November 2023 in London, England.

King Charles III is hosting Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee on a state visit from November 21-23.

It is the second incoming state visit hosted by the King during his reign.

📸: Chris Jackson - WPA Pool / Getty Images

#King Charles III #His Majesty The King #HMTK #Queen Camilla #Prince William #Prince of Wales #Princess of Wales #Catherine Princess of Wales #Catherine Middleton #Kate Middleton #Yoon Suk Yeol #Kim Keon-hee #David Cameron #British Royal Family #South Korea #James Cleverly #Republic of Korea #Horse Guards Parade #State Visit

[whatisonthemoon]

The Rev. Moon, the Unification Church, and the KCIA

The following is excerpted from "The Death Squads: Bringing in the Kingdom of God Through Terror, Torture and Death" (1996) by S.R. Shearer

In addition to the Americans, the Argentineans, the conservative Catholic Church, and various right-wing politicos, business leaders, and the military - with their attendant intelligence apparatus - there was a final component to the deadly mix which constituted the environment in which the Death Squads worked: specifically, the World Anti-Communist League (WACL) of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. WACL became involved in these operations as a result of its Korean connections - connections which also led back to Phoenix..

WACL is a Moonie front organization with strong ties to the KCIA (a creation of the American CIA); its ultimate allegiance is to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church.

Moon, of course, is no friend of democracy. He is a theocratic authoritarian who considers himself to be the Son of God and the new Messiah.[22] Moon believes that Jesus failed in His earthly mission to save man through His death on the cross; in addition, Moon claims that Jesus had sex with the women who followed Him.

As early as 1978 newspapers like the Washington Post began to pick up on the connections between Moon (WACL) and the Latin American Death Squads. For instance, one such article which appeared in the Post describing these connections carried the headline: "The Fascist Specter behind the World Anti-Red League."[23] In 1984 these connections were further explored in a series of columns by Jack Anderson.[24] Other publications carried additional articles detailing these connections and the Nazi components which comprised these elements.[25]

ORIGINS OF THE UNIFICATION CHURCH

In the light of all this, it might be fair to ask, what was it in the history of Moon and the Unification Church which would have led to such links between what ostensibly is supposed to be a religious organization and Nazi-oriented, right-wing Death Squads? The tides which produced these strange relationships originated in the very early 1950s in the murky right-wing political, religious and military currents which swept through Korea as a result of the Korean War; specifically in the wrath of Korean President Syngman Rhee and other right-wing elements in the Korean military who were furious at Truman and Eisenhower for not prosecuting the Korean War through to a successful conclusion - by which they meant the re-unification of the Korean Peninsula under President Rhee.

Right-wing elements in the United States were also enraged; many saw in the U.S. "surrender" the outlines of a sinister conspiracy. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin went so far as to blame the U.S. "surrender in Korea" on the machinations of a White House clique besotted by "bourbon and benzedrine;" in a rage, he actually called the President a "son-of-a-bitch" from the floor of the Senate. Senator William Jenner of Indiana, echoed McCarthy's rage; he too saw the silhouette of an ominous conspiracy; he went on to declare that "... this country today is in the hands of a secret inner coterie which is directed by agents of the Soviet Union." Both groups - right-wing Americans on the one hand, and right-wing Koreans on the other - felt they had been stymied in Korea by a vast, underground intrigue which had seized control of the United States and which was aiming at the destruction of the Free World; they perceived themselves as engaged in an immense struggle against an implacable foe which not only controlled Communist China and the Soviet Union, but powerful, secret elements in the West as well (i.e., the "Illuminist Conspiracy"). This view of things was only strengthened when Rhee was toppled in April of 1960 with Eisenhower's help.

It was this witches' brew of virulent right-wing politics which gave birth to the aberrant theology and politics of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church; Moon became as much a believer in the existence of the "world-wide communist (Illuminist) conspiracy" as had been Korean strongman Syngman Rhee and Senators Joseph McCarthy and William Jenner. Moon believed that the conspiracy could only be stopped by uniting the Western World under the banner of "Christianity" (by which he meant his own weird blend of New Age philosophy and aberrant religious teachings). Thus, Moon's movement was (is) as much a political movement as it is a religious movement; it is the result of a strange convergence of extreme right-wing politics (which stem not only out of sources in Korea, but also elements in the United States) and a bizarre mixture of fanatical, authoritarian religious beliefs.

There are, of course, many such movements throughout the world; but what has given Moon's organization such power is the relationship it enjoys with the government of South Korea - a relationship which endows Moon's religious empire with unlimited funds, business fronts, and access to sensitive intelligence matters - things which no other religious association in the world enjoys - outside of the Vatican; and it is precisely these things which have bought Moon entrance - if only through the back door - into America's Religious Right; the Religious Right in this country has seemingly found itself unable to resist the allure of Moon's money, the high-paying jobs he is able to offer through his various business fronts, and the excitement generated out of his intelligence (KCIA) contacts.

THE DEATH SQUADS AND THE REV. MOON

All this brings us back to Moon's involvement with Latin America's Death Squads; Moon's involvement originated as a result of his contacts with the KCIA, and the KCIA's involvement flowed out of Korea's connections with the Vietnam War. Korea was one of the very few U.S. allies which actively participated militarily in Vietnam alongside American forces. ROK (Republic of Korea) forces thus came into direct contact with Phoenix.

The KCIA was thrilled with Phoenix - and this favorable impression was passed on to WACL where the KCIA, as already indicated, exercised a great deal of influence; as a result, WACL soon became a purveyor of Phoenix-like operations throughout the world as an effective means of combating the spread of communism - so much so that in Latin America many of the Death Squad networks which were later established became synonymous with Moon and the Unification Church. Indeed, investigative reporter Russ Bellant writes that "... the ... Death Squad network{26} (in many of the various Latin American countries) is (in instance after instance) also the Latin American branch of Moon's World Anti-Communist League (WACL)."[27] For example, in Argentina, the Death Squads and WACL were so closely identified that in Buenos Aires the various Death Squad cadres constituted in fact the main Argentine branch of WACL.[28] These kinds of connections between the Death Squads and the Unification Church were repeated throughout Central and South America. So closely and effectively did Moon and the Death Squads cooperate in Latin America that they were actually responsible - along with Nazi fugitive Klaus Barbie - in helping to establish a Nazi-style state in Bolivia in 1982.[29] And what about the individuals who constitute the membership of these organizations? - they have been variously described as a mix of Hitler collaborators, anti-Semites, right-wing politicos, rich businessmen, etc. - all of whom hold to an unshakable belief in a world-wide conspiracy directed against capitalism and Christianity[30] - the same kind of ideological mix which - to a large degree - can be found in the CNP (the principle coordinating agency bringing together members of the Religious Right with members of the political right and the business right) today.

Full article: https://www.antipasministries.com/html/file0000105.htm

#church history #unification church history #kcia #wacl #world anti-communist league #klaus barbie #moonies #unification church in latin america #nazism #fascism #nazis #unification church in south america #phoenix program #anti-communism #death squads #counterinsurgency #argentina #Unification church in bolivia #republic of korea #vietnam war #korea #south korea #politics

[faetae2014]

I love South Korea 🇰🇷 🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑

#coreia do sul #corea #corea del sur #east asia #south korea #Korea #republic of Korea #corée du sud

[kontextmaschine]

Does North Korea believe in the "fan death" thing?

#fan death #south korea #north korea #republic of korea #democratic people's republic of korea