S. Korea: Million Men Rally on Video

YTN (S. Korean Cable News) ^ | 03/01/03 | N/A

[TigerLikesRooster]

The video starts with the footage of other smaller events first. The rally is shown past 70% of the news footage.

You can recognize the start of the rally video clips when you see the aerial picture of the large crowd assembeled at the City Hall Plaza of Seoul. It is followed by the scene of huge crowds waving Korean and some American flags.

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[TigerLikesRooster]

I hope this post stays in the Breaking News list for wider dissemination.:)

[Steel Wolf]

Do you have any more information on this event? I'm assuming that it is either a pro or anti U.S. rally, and not just a million Korean men congregating?

[MJY1288]

It's a pro U.S Rally for sure.

Glad to see it, but I'm sure it won't be mentioned here by our media

[MJY1288]

Thanks for posting this, That was a huge crowd

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #2

This million men rally is pro-U.S., anti-Kim Jong-Il, and anti-Nuke rally by conservative groups. This rally is over by now. The liberal losers will have their own rally in about a couple of hours at Pagoda Park, Chong-Ro, several blocks from the site of this rally, with N. Korean delegations in attendance, predictably. The expected crowd of that rally would be much smaller, probably less than 1/10 of this rally.

[Larry Lucido]

The blue banner behind the stage clearly says "We love the Republic of Korea." Quite a sprinkling of American flags toward the end, also.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Sat Mar 1, 1:24 AM ET

A protester wearing a gas mask hold placards against North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally in front of Seoul City Hall Saturday, March 1, 2003. More than 50,000 South Koreans, including thousands of pro-U.S. demonstrators, staged the rally to support the U.S. troop presence in the country and condemn North Korea's suspected nuclear program. (AP Photo/Yun Jai-hyoung)

Sat Mar 1, 1:36 AM ET

A protester defaces a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at a protest in Seoul on March 1, 2003. About 20,000 South Koreans rallied on Saturday to protest against the North Korean government's decision to restart the atomic reactor at the heart of its suspected nuclear weapons ambitions. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

Sat Mar 1, 1:35 AM ET

South Korean protesters burn mock North Korean nuclear missile at a rally in Seoul to support the U.S. troops in South Korea March 1, 2003. About 20,000 South Koreans rallied on Saturday to protest against North Korean government's decision to restart the atomic reactor at the heart of its suspected nuclear weapons ambitions. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

[Mo1]

I didn't understand a thing they said .. but I sure understood them waiving the American Flag

Thanks for the post

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #7

I think that you are right. Local KBS 1 Radio reported about 15 minutes ago that the estimated crowd was 80,000.

It is safe to say that it is about 100,000.

[happygrl]

That did my heart good to see the South Korean crowd and their anti-nuclear, pro-American sentiments. This was evident from the huge Korean and American flags carried and by the smaller flags waving, plus anti-nuclear signs. I can't comment authoritatively on the numbers, but it looked like a whole lot of people to me.

[TigerLikesRooster]

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	A protester raises a fan designed in South Korean colors with a cartoon of its new President Roh Moo-hyun during a rally held in front of the Seoul City Hall, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2003. About 30,000 protesters including Korean War veterans gathered to denounce North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programs and oppose the withdrawal of U.S. military from Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/ Yun Jai-hyoung) - Mar 01 3:15 AM ET
	Protesters wave flags of South Korea and the United States and show pro-U.S. military signs during a rally held in front of the Seoul City Hall, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2003. About 30,000 protesters including Korean War veterans gathered to denounce North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programs and oppose the withdrawal of U.S. military from Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/ Yun Jai-hyoung) - Mar 01 3:15 AM ET
	Protesters fill a plaza in front of the Seoul City Hall, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2003. About 30,000 protesters including Korean War veterans gathered to denounce North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programs and oppose the withdrawal of U.S. military from Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/ Yun Jai-hyoung) - Mar 01 3:12 AM ET
	Protesters wave flags of South Korea and the United States during a rally held in front of the Seoul City Hall, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2003. About 30,000 protesters including Korean War veterans gathered to denounce North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programs and oppose the withdrawal of U.S. military from Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/ Yun Jai-hyoung) - Mar 01 2:35 AM ET
	Protesters unfurl huge flags of South Korea, the United States and the United Nations during a rally held in front of the Seoul City Hall, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2003. About 30,000 protesters including Korean War veterans gathered to denounce North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programs and oppose the withdrawal of U.S. military from Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/ Yun Jai-hyoung) - Mar 01 2:32 AM ET

[TigerLikesRooster]

RE #15

Click the pictures on the left side of my reply #14 to see the full enlarged pictures.

[happygrl]

It wouldn't be a rally in South Korea if someone didn't burn something (grin) !

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #14

The S. Korean conservative web-site independent.co.kr now claims that 570,000 turned up at the rally. So is another conservative sites.

The attendance figure from major medias are anywhere from 20,000 to 80,000. If this figure of 570,000 is true, all major medias are lying flagrantly about the size of this rally.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #12

See my reply #18. The organizers' estimate on the size of crowd is now 570,000.

[self_evident]

Protesters unfurl huge flags of South Korea, the United States and the United Nations during a rally held in front of the Seoul City Hall, South Korea, Saturday, March 1, 2003.

Well, two out of three ain't bad...