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12.3 Anti-War Demo in Seoul

"Zaytun (name of the S.K. troops in Iraq) come back home"

Today, according to Voice of People (VoP), 400 people participated on the event (BTW still there are living 12,000,000 people in the S.K. capital^^). Beside the demand to bring the S.K. troops in Iraq back home, one of the main issues of the rally/demo was the struggle in Pyeongtaek/Daechuri. (C. Sheehan, she visited a short while ago Daechuri, said: "Daechuri has become 'ground zero' in the struggle against violent US military extremism".. harrharr)

Reports in Korean you can read here:

"자이툰 철군, 내년이 아니라 지금이다!" (VoP)

"평화유지 위한다면서 특전사 파병?" (OhmyNews)

Here you can see some more pics about the event:

[12월 3일] 자이툰 철군과 한반도 평화를 위한 반전평화 공동행동 

http://blog.jinbo.net/chmanho/?pid=77

http://blog.jinbo.net/save_nature/?pid=277

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Meanwhile on the same day, according to Yonhap, the S.K. ruling class is threatening once again the anti-capitalist movement (for coming Wednesday, 12.6, the next mass protest day against U.S.-ROK FTA is scheduled):

Police to get tough on illegal FTA protest

South Korean police said Sunday that they will take stern action against unionists and labor activists who are poised to stage rallies against the government's negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States...

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20061203/410200000020061203170835E0.html 

(aeh.. the small blue points... I have no idea how/from where..^^)