Around the struggle against the Jeju naval base: Tangerine, Defense Department, Congress and Obama

* Image source: ⓒ Jeju Sori, Nov. 13
'Kim Tae Young, Minister of Defense department'

Minister of Defense department, Kim Tae Young has visited the Jeju Island, embarrassed by the decision of the Congress of Island who had decided to defer the review for ‘audit on the opinion of the reclamation of the public sea surface’ related to the agendas of the Jeju naval base.’ His visit happened to be from Nov. 14 to 18-an accidentally same dates with President Obama’s visit to Asia and his visit in Korea, 18 to 19.

* Image source: ⓒJeju Sori, Nov. 14
'Tangerine meeting between the Governor and the Defense minister'

He met the Governor, Kim Tae Whan who had survived the recall vote by the village people, promised that the Ministry of the Defense Department would buy 30% more of tangerines from the Jeju Island if the naval base is set up. He also promised to give the 60 % of the Altre airplane field, to the Jeju Island if 30% of it would be taken by the Ministry of the Defense Department(for the cause of the search & rescue troop unit, in the southern part of the Island).

* Image source: ⓒJeju Sori, Nov. 14
'Cry of the Gangjeong village people, No Naval Base'


* Image source: ⓒJeju Sori, Nov. 16
'Press interview by the village people and committee against the naval base'


* Image source: ⓒJeju Sori, Nov. 16
' Peace performance by the travelers against the naval base, in front of the congress'


Despite the protest of the Gagngjeong village people and activists who had the press interview against the pressure outside, the congress dominated by the right wings decided to review the audit- The review for ‘audit on the opinion of the reclamation of the public sea surface’ related to the agendas of the Jeju naval base.’ The congress itself who would have the monthly meeting for the monitoring of administartion and budget, by December 15, had a suffering of limping on its first day (Nov. 16) for the first time in its history. The agenda was submitted to the congress right before the meeting, violating the rule of at least 24 years before and unanimously voted for in favor by the 27 majority party members (right wings) while the 15 minority party congress members boycotted the congress. The vote even violated the electronic and naming process.

* Image source: ⓒJeju Sori, Nov. 16

The Gagngjeong village people and activists denounced the congress for it subjugation by the pressure of the Defense Department and the Island government.

Is all related to Obama’s visit to the South Korea? Beside the pressure of the re-dispatch to Afghanistan and denuclearization of the North Korea? Perhaps.

* Image source: Ministry of the National Defense
'The 41st Republic of Korea – United States Security Consultative Meeting (SCM), Oct. 22, 2009'

* The facts summarized from the articles of the Jeju Sori, from Nov. 13 to 16, 2009.

* See the document No. 546 of the ' JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ, The 41st U.S.-ROK Security Consultative Meeting, Oct. 22, 2009'


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