Lighting of tree rekindles Korean propaganda war
The lighting of the tree after a seven-year hiatus marked a pointed return to a tradition condemned in Pyongyang as propaganda. The provocative ceremony - which needed government permission - was also a sign that President Lee Myung-bak's administration is serious about countering the North...
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| Published in | The Telegraph herald (1935) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Dubuque, Iowa
Telegraph Herald
22.12.2010
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| Summary: | The lighting of the tree after a seven-year hiatus marked a pointed return to a tradition condemned in Pyongyang as propaganda. The provocative ceremony - which needed government permission - was also a sign that President Lee Myung-bak's administration is serious about countering the North's aggression with measures of its own in the wake of an artillery attack that killed four South Koreans last month. |
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| ISSN: | 1041-293X |