Our Spies and Theirs: The Real Donald Gregg
In Gwangju, 31-year CIA man Donald Greg became the subject of scrutiny and debate. Some believe that he is a trustworthy source, and they invited him to speak at a U.N. conference. As a former high-ranking US government official, Gregg is thought to be a trustworthy informant. This past month, I have taken closer look at Gregg’s record, and it is much worse than I thought.
Secretly and Unjustly Executed in Myanmar: My Friend “Jimmy” Kyaw Min Yu, Pride of the 8888 Generation
On July 23, 2022, the military in Myanmar secretly executed four leaders of the country’s freedom movement. The martyrs’ families, like the men themselves, were not given advance notice. Only after the dictatorship publicly announced the hangings two days later, on Monday, July 25, did the families and the world learn about these cold-blooded murders.
Self-Destruction of Sri Lanka
Neoliberalism and the Gwangju Uprising
Statement on Donald Gregg's Participation in the 5.18 International Conference in New York
Review of 'Anarchism in Korea'
Remembering Yoon Sang-won
Yoon Sang-won is rightly remembered for his courage, for his tenacious organizing ability, for his dedication and selflessness, and especially for his willingness to fight until the end. Sadly, when only 29-years-old. He resisted the military dictatorship to his last breath.
Assessing Research about the Gwangju People’s Uprising
Gwangju 518 and the Future of Global Democracy
The Commune: Freedom’s Phenomenological Form
Global Significance of the April 19 Revolution
Grassroots Oral History and the Limits of “Great Man” and Organizational Understandings
The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited, This Time in Korea
The Real Egyptian Revolution is yet to come
My Lawsuit against the CIA: Did the US Orchestrate the Assassination of S. Korean President Park in 1979?
On March 4, 2010 I filed FOIA requests with the CIA for information on US involvement in the assassination of South Korean President Park Chung-hee. After years of litigation, federal courts threw the suit out. Here are documents related to it.
South Korea’s Rollback of Democracy
Korean Candlelight Protests: Thank you Korean Schoolgirls!
Hundreds of teenage girls suddenly appeared in downtown Seoul—surprising both police and long- time activists. Using text messages and the internet, they organized themselves without any apparent leaders demanding an end to unrestricted US beef imports.
BuMa Uprising October 1979
East Asian Autonomous Movements in the 1980s and 1990s
Arrest Me First!
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