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New statue dedicated in honor of S. Korean 'comfort women'
UPI ^ | January 18, 2014

Posted on 01/18/2014 12:17:02 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Organizers say a newly dedicated statue in Seoul honoring Korean women forced into sexual slavery during World War II is "an alarm bell" for future generations.

"The Girl Statue for Peace" is outside the Geoje Arts Center, Yonhap news agency reported Friday. The statue in the coastal city 300 miles south of Seoul shows a young woman standing next to an empty chair.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: japan; korea; prostitution; slavery; statue; women; ww2
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To: GeronL

I knew an old guy who cleaned the air traffic tower. He had been on one of those crews. The Korean supervisor got himself shot. The Japanese assigned who refused the job. They shot him and gave it to the guy I knew. He accepted the job and stick.

A slightly different perspective.


21 posted on 01/18/2014 1:49:16 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Wow. Yes, the Japanese were brutal, it’s hardly a wonder the Japanese wouldn’t teach this in their schools


22 posted on 01/18/2014 1:54:38 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: ConservativeStatement

And Japanese war vets are lining up to see it.


23 posted on 01/18/2014 2:04:56 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: MrEdd

“On the other hand, the generation that perpetrated this has largely passed away.”

And good riddance to them.


24 posted on 01/18/2014 3:15:43 PM PST by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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