A Korean Tragedy, Part 1

by ZoominKorea | Sep 8, 2017 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

This article was originally published in The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. This article has been reprinted with the permission of the author and The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. By Tim Beal   Observing Moon Jae-in win the election on 7 May, take up the...

USFK Install THAAD Launchers in Seongju after an Eight-hour Confrontation between Residents and S Korean Police

by ZoominKorea | Sep 8, 2017 | News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance

In the early morning hours of September 7, U.S. forces in Korea installed four additional THAAD launchers in Seongju, South Korea. Seongju residents and peace activists, who blocked the entryway to the deployment site, stood their ground for more than eight hours...

As Tensions Explode on Korean Peninsula, US Peace Delegation Calls for Immediate Response to North Korea’s Offer to Freeze Its Nuclear Program

by ZoominKorea | Aug 4, 2017 | Audio/Video, Multimedia, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

The Solidarity Peace Delegation, concluding their July 23-28 visit to South Korea, calls for immediate US-South Korean action to de-escalate growing military tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The delegation was composed of Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK, Reece Chenault of...

Seongju Residents: “Moon Jae-in, Park Geun-hye… What’s the Difference?”

by ZoominKorea | Aug 1, 2017 | News, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

On July 29, following North Korea’s latest ICBM test, South Korea’s Moon Jae-in administration called on the U.S. to discuss plans to transfer the remaining parts of the THAAD anti-missile system to Seongju, South Korea to complete the deployment. So far, the...

US Peace Delegation Meets with Seongju/Gimcheon Women Leading the Anti-THAAD Fight

by ZoominKorea | Jul 28, 2017 | Audio/Video, News, Peace and Militarism, Special Features, Stop THAAD

The U.S. Solidarity Peace Delegation — in South Korea this week to build solidarity with the peace/anti-war movement there — visited the village of Soseong-ri in Seongju County from July 24 to 27 to support the villagers in their fight to stop the...

U.S. Peace Delegation Urges Chair of S Korea’s National Assembly Committee to Reverse THAAD Decision

by ZoominKorea | Jul 26, 2017 | News, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

The U.S. Solidarity Peace Delegation, in South Korea this week to support the fight against the U.S. THAAD deployment, met with Democratic National Assemblyman Shim Jae Kwon, who chairs the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the National Assembly, on July...