Korea Stops Funding for Neocon Think Tank

[Robbien]

The Korea Foundation has ended its support for the American Enterprise Institute, a rightwing U.S. think tank credited with being the brains behind the war on Iraq, Foreign Minster Ban Ki-moon told the National Assembly's Unification, Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee on Monday. It reportedly did so at the ruling party’s request.

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The Korea Foundation, a body under the Foreign Ministry, has given US$1.4 million to the AEI since 1992. A foundation official said it gives money to major Washington think tanks to support research on Korea. He said the National Assembly had asked it to end contributions to the AEI.

Ruling party officials dislike the direction of AEI activity. They seem particular allergic to senior fellow Nicholas Eberstadt, who told the Seoul Shinmun in November that Cheong Wa Dae and the Korean National Security Council viewed U.S. President Bush's reelection as an emergency, adding he could name those who were praying for Bush’s defeat. Cheong Wa Dae expressed displeasure at the time saying the statement was groundless, and the ruling party demanded an end to funding of the AEI.

In the recent edition of American Enterprise, Eberstadt said the core of the Korean government had demonstrated it was unforgivably anti-American and called Seoul a “runaway” U.S. ally. On June 6, he attacked President Roh Moo-hyun and his predecessor Kim Dae-jung, saying Korea's last two presidents, two self-proclaimed fighters for human rights, ignored the plight of North Korean refugees.

The AEI has an annual budget of about US$30 million.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200506/200506270029.html

[Hardrada]

1. The AEI should be invaded.

Its leaders imprisoned and its followers converted to non-violence.

[gtar100]

2. If the rest of the world resists *sh & co., they lose big time

This is a small step but a good sign. Clearly the world sees the damage of these right-wing, arrogant pricks and many countries see the need to protect themselves from their bull-in-a-china-shop policies.

"You can't fool all the people all the time" - and even though Bush can't remember that part...well he's soon to learn the hard way.

[LightningFlash]

3. Ouch!

Korea just stopped funding PNAC's municipals arm.....

What will be next with the falling house of cards? :crazy: :crazy:

Will they distant themselves from the "Policy Council"?

http://seekgod.ca/cnp/