I CAN'T believe this!!!!!!!!!! Now I know why I haven't been able to access any blogger site! The Korean government has censored blogspot along with other sites because of the beheading of Kim Sun-il in Iraq. I can't believe it!
"As some of you may already know, a wing of the South Korean government, the Ministry of Information and Culture (MIC), is currently clamping down on a variety of blogging service providers and other websites. The government is attempting to control access to video of the recent Kim Sun-il beheading, ostensibly because the video will have a destabilizing influence."
Ro and I found other Korean bloggers going crazy about it through a search on google. Good thing we finally started to look into things. However, the whole ordeal has been helpful in some senses. It put me in touch with other Korean politically minded bloggers and it's taught me one way to get around blocked sites. ha,ha So next time I'm in a country that censors perhaps I can get around it. So I can finally read your sites and read my own!!!! Finally!!
Want to read more? Check out what these bloggers have to say:
http://marmot.blogs.com/korea/
http://jeffinkorea.blogs.com/
http://aboutjoel.com/
http://oranckay.net/blog/
http://kimcheegi.blogs.com/
http://gopkorea.blogs.com/flyingyangban
http://rathbonepress.tblog.com/
http://blog.woojay.net/
Sunday, July 04, 2004
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hey you. . .
wow, so that's what's been happening, I can't believe it. . mm. . I guess Korea still has a bit to go before it reaches the democracy of the countries we're from. Well, as least you know how to get around it now. And I read some of the blog entries that you posted, and yes, I agree. . those writers are indeed politically minded, which is really great. Though I did feel slightly small for having written a whole entry on my running shoes.
Anyway, take care and have a good time with Ro. .
Jo
joyce! welcome back!!!!! call me 3232553608 or 8186406228. much to talk about
HEY JOANNE what happened to your comments? did you get my email asking for your address? i hope i used the right email address...
thanks everyone for your encouragement...i've had no privacy since I've gotten home...because I'm staying with my sister and her fam. (even as I'm typing now children swarm around me and ask me important questions) But it's been good to have time with the kids. I'll write soon and Sandy I'll call you soon as I move in with my grams (the end of this week). I'm looking forward to seeing you!
Hey girl friend, I know you're busy but I was wondering how you're doing. You probably read on my blog that after I left you at the bank in the airport I seriously almost missed my flight. Crazy. Anywho, just wanted to say hi.
hi ro, thanks I already read your blog and I have an airplane story for you too. :-) I'm going to sit down tomorrow and update my blog and email people back. I don't know what the deal is with me...for some resaon I feel like I have no time for myself which is not totally the case. I think it's a mix of getting used to my schedule and being sad. talk soon...
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