'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Text Fwd: USFK Will Return Command Bunker for Nothing

* Image source: Korea Times

"CP TANGO" underground command bunker is seen on the outskirts of Seoul. Gen. Walter Sharp,

commander of U.S. Forces Korea, has proposed South Korea buy facility to use as a wartime control center

to direct war against North Korea. Photo from Military.com



Korea Times
March 23, 2010
USFK Will Return Command Bunker for Nothing
By Jung Sung-ki
Staff Reporter



Gen. Walter Sharp
USFK Commander


The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday that it will return an underground command bunker to South Korea at no cost under the bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

The response came after The Korea Time reported Monday that the USFK was seeking to sell the “CP TANGO” facility on the outskirts of Seoul to South Korea, when its troops move to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, in coming years.

As for the proposal by USFK Commander Gen. Walter Sharp, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense made it clear that it would not buy the bunker.

“Under the Status of Forces Agreement, the Republic of Korea grants land and facilities to USFK,” the USFK said in a news release.

“The USFK will return SOFA granted land and facilities back to the ROK government when we are done using it for mutual defense,” it said.

A USFK official reconfirmed that the bunker will be given to South Korea free of charge when the relocation of U.S. bases is implemented, though the exact timeframe of the base move has yet to be fixed.

CP TANGO is the main command and control center from which U.S. military leaders would direct any combat against North Korea.

The granite bunker is reputed to be able to withstand even a nuclear blast as well as survive any biological and chemical attack. The center, built on about 30,000 square meters of land, has a war room where top military commanders can receive battlefield situations around the clock and hold video teleconferences.

gallantjung@koreatimes.co.kr


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