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Breaking: Reports Death (Accident? Suicide?) Of Former Korean President Roh Mu Hyon (Appeaser)
Yahoo News Japanese ^
| 23 May 2009
| Yahoo Japan
Posted on 05/22/2009 6:47:43 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Roh's die-hard(probably blind) supporter in despair
There was an interesting comment attached to the article showing this photo. It said, "Please bury him with his master." He was refering to an ancient custom of burying attendants with their master.
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posted on
05/22/2009 9:51:43 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(LUV DIC -- L,U,V-shaped recession, Depression, Inflation, Collapse)
To: AmericanInTokyo
The Rock Where Roh Moo-hyun had reportedly jumped
He was accompanied by his body guard, which is customary for a former president. He diverted his attention by asking for a cigarette and jumped. The rock is in Bong-hwa Mountain.
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posted on
05/22/2009 10:04:15 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(LUV DIC -- L,U,V-shaped recession, Depression, Inflation, Collapse)
To: TigerLikesRooster
He appears to have jumped from a mountain rock at 6:40 a.m. He was accompanied by a bodyguard at that time... Suicide? Off a mountain cliff with a bodyguard? LOL.
Fredo had a bodyguard too, when he went fishing one morning...
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posted on
05/23/2009 12:02:23 AM PDT
by
Talisker
(When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
To: AliVeritas
Thank you Ali Veritas for the ping.
Very sad situation.
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posted on
05/23/2009 2:08:35 AM PDT
by
Cindy
To: rdl6989
Report of suicide note found.13 suicide notes all in different handwriting with the word "DRAFT" written on top of all but one of them. /sarc That would be Arkancide, though.
To: TigerLikesRooster
May the soul of the man—a man with many faults and errors—rest in peace, mercies upon him for taking his own life.
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posted on
05/23/2009 5:16:05 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(History Buffs: At What Point Did The German People "Get" They Had A Monster (Hitler) On Their Hands?)
To: AmericanInTokyo
AP says suicide because of charges of corruption. Sounds like an admission of guilt to me.
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posted on
05/23/2009 7:16:17 AM PDT
by
dr_who
To: TigerLikesRooster; Jet Jaguar; monkapotamus; AmericanInTokyo; All
That be tourist trap for anybody LOL!
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posted on
05/23/2009 9:09:38 AM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: AmericanInTokyo
Any chance Nancy, Barney, etc. would also do the right thing and . . . . naw, guess not. They are COWARDS!
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posted on
05/23/2009 10:15:39 AM PDT
by
RetiredArmy
(Right wing military retiree. Proudly on DHLS hit list!!!!!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Sounds like there are more than a few parallels between Roh’s political life and that of the Clintons and Obama.
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posted on
05/23/2009 10:47:55 AM PDT
by
tanuki
(The only color of a leader that should matter is the color of his spine.)
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
05/23/2009 11:21:12 AM PDT
by
BlueStateBlues
(Blue State business, Red State heart. . . . .Palin 2012----can't come soon enough!)
To: rdl6989
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posted on
05/23/2009 11:46:19 AM PDT
by
Polynikes
(Viene una tormenta)
To: dr_who
Not necessarily an admission of guilt...
Roh’s Bribery Case Closed
Now he has deflected attention from the rest of his family.
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posted on
05/23/2009 3:48:10 PM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Riding the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon drama at a time!)
For later read and comment
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posted on
05/23/2009 6:19:03 PM PDT
by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: AmericanInTokyo
The way he chose to kill himself is interesting. He could have cut his wrists in the bathroom or something private like that. Instead he played a game of outsmarting his “guard” or “the authority of the State” by asking for a smoke and then jumping. In doing so, it is like he took a slap at the system that he so disrespected by allegedly taking bribes to begin with.
One less crook is a good thing.
To: Tamar1973
I doubt he would do himself in shortly before being exonerated. Seems more likely that his death prompted the authorities to drop the investigation out of a show of sympathy, particularly since there would be no one to convict or cooperate with the authorities to finger accomplices. Killing yourself to somehow “deflect” attention from your family seems like long shot as well, particularly if you’re more likely to be able to pull some strings and undermine an investigation by staying alive. I figure that the typical asian motive for committing suicide is as a way to avoid shame from your family of anyone else.
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posted on
05/25/2009 9:04:03 PM PDT
by
dr_who
To: US_MilitaryRules
If only the US politicians would follow suit! They are but they're trying to take us all with them...
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posted on
05/26/2009 10:17:49 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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