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The rural town of Seongju in North Gyeongsang will be the site for the U.S.-led Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system...

...the Ministry of National Defense announced Wednesday...(JoongAng Ilbo, 7.14)

But, as you can see, the locals are already in a kind of resistance mood...

Related articles:
☞ Seongju’s farmers worry that THAAD will threaten their livelihoods (Hankyoreh, 7.14)
☞ 경북 성주 사드 배치에 이틀째 단식·삭발 등 반발 이어져 (VoP, 7.14)

And they're ready to continue their struggle...

...until they'll get (some kind of)intra-Korean solidarity...

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Last Friday(7.08): S. Korea and the United States announced that they had decided to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system with United States Forces Korea (USFK)...

Here you can read some pieces, related to the issue, recently published in the S. Korean and Chinese(Global Times) media:

☞ Decision to deploy THAAD in S.Korea triggers controversy... (Global Times, 7.08)
☞ THAAD and US beef (Korea Times, 7.08)
☞ China can counter THAAD deployment (Global Times, 7.09)
☞ THAAD deployment opens Pandora's box (Hankyoreh, 7.09)
☞ S. Korea hit by THAAD backlash (K. Herald, 7.10)
☞ Protests swell in places that oppose THAAD (JoongAng Ilbo, 7.11)
☞ Expert says THAAD needlessly raises tension, hurts security (Hankyoreh, 7.11)
☞ Businesses fear backlash from China (K. Times, 7.11)
 

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Two days ago(7.08): S. Korea and the United States announced that they had decided to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system with United States Forces Korea (USFK)... 

But as you can see: Trouble(i.e. S. Korean people's resistance) is sure to follow...

To be continued...

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The US government announced sanctions against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un(KJU) on July 6. It was an unprecedentedly harsh measure...(Hankyoreh, 7.08)

And - of course - NK, incl. KJU(HIMSELF^^), wasn't amused, not at all! ->North Korea calls US sanctions against Kim Jong-u​n a 'declaration of war'...

Hey, KJU... You're pissed off??? How do you like that?

"Kim Jong-un has executed more than a hundred high-ranking officials since killing (his uncle) Jang Song-thaek," Rep. Ha Tae-Keung of the ruling Saenuri Party said, adding Kim can be considered a serial killer. "The decision implies that Kim is considered an individual criminal, and thus can be physically eliminated," Ha added...(Yonhap, 7.08)

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!
 

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[Breaking news] Today afternoon(KST) @Seoul Central District Court: KCTU's chairman comrade Han Sang-gyun...

...was sentenced to five years in prison and 500,000 won(US$436) in fines for "organizing unauthorized rallies and obstructing the official duties of the government"...

Related updated news/statements in Korean you'll get on LabourStart(please check out the links posted today, 7.04)!

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