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soryang

(3,306 posts)
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:50 AM Apr 2020

Harry Harris posts photo of strategic asset acquired by S. Korean military

Harry Harris posts photo of strategic asset acquired by S. Korean military despite Seoul’s objections
Posted on : Apr.21,2020 17:18 KST Modified on : Apr.21,2020 17:18 KST
Hankyoreh By Noh Ji-won, staff reporter


US Ambassador Harry Harris disclosed the delivery of the Global Hawk (RQ-4), a US surveillance asset, to the South Korean military and shared a photograph of it despite efforts by South Korean military officials to dissuade him, it has been learned. Observers criticized his unilateral decision to disclose information about his host country’s military in defiance of its wishes as overstepping his authority as a diplomatic representative.

According to accounts from various military sources on Apr. 20, the US Embassy in South Korea notified the South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND) around two weeks ago that it planned to post a congratulatory message on social media once the Global Hawk arrives in South Korea next week. The MND reportedly responded by communicating its objections to such a post, maintaining that doing so would be inappropriate because information about the movements of strategic assets like the Global Hawk are classified as military secrets.


http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/941398.html

Harris is despised in South Korea.

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Harry Harris posts photo of strategic asset acquired by S. Korean military (Original Post) soryang Apr 2020 OP
Another example of drumpf hiring pond scum and saying he's cleaning things up. lark Apr 2020 #1
Yup. Newest Reality Apr 2020 #2
Those Trumps keep trying to have parades (that no one wants) C_U_L8R Apr 2020 #3

lark

(24,164 posts)
1. Another example of drumpf hiring pond scum and saying he's cleaning things up.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:54 AM
Apr 2020

He's getting the worst of the worst working for him, because he will not tolerate anyone doing anything good.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
2. Yup.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 10:06 AM
Apr 2020

It is like he moved from the swamp and is now skimming the top of a septic tank.

The Stench side of the Force is great with these ones.

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