Photograph Source: The US Army – Public Domain By Gregory Elich, Published by Counter Punch, 1 May 2024 Since the U.S. military brought its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea in 2017, it has met with sustained local resistance. THAAD is the centerpiece of the numerous
By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 1 March 2024 Yesterday was the last day of my space issues speaking tour across South Korea. I had two meetings in the afternoon before my final talk in the evening in Seoul. The first was a meeting with two representatives from SPARK
Image: Pyeongteak Peace Center museum By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 28 February 2024 On Tuesday we drove to Pyeongteak where the US has two military bases. One is the Army Camp Humphreys (HQ of the United Nations Command left over from the Korean war) and the other is the
Image: Strawberry greenhouses in Imhwa village By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 27 February, 2024 On Monday we drove an hour from Daejeon to a small strawberry farming village called Imhwa of about 300 residents that is being destroyed by a new factory to build internationally banned cluster bombs for Washington. The
Shamanic chanting calling for peace. The bird hats are worn in solidarity with birds endangered due to new runway planned to be built on the marshlands surrounding the American air force base. By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 25 February 2024 On Saturday I had the great fortune to
POsted By Bruce Gagnon, Posted on Organizing Notes, 24 February 2024 Your visit to ROK (South Korea) is also encouraging to us in Japan. I'm following and will spread about Pusan or others.Yesterday, I went and listened to the talk regarding the rapidly ongoing military buildup not only in Okinawa
By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 23 February 2024 Yesterday we took a train and then a car to arrive in the afternoon to Gunsan. Last night I spoke to a group of about 40 people held at a peace center that was founded to fight against US base
By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 22 February, 2024 Today we drove about an hour from our hotel to the other side of Busan to see a beautiful spot where the ROK government is planning to build a runway on top of the bay. They plan to take half
