…AND NOW HISTORY IS AT RISK TOO!
With its work only part complete, South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is being shut down. Sydney Morning Herald’s Hamish Macdonald describes the outstanding work done by the commission, and the dubious explantions for its abolition. He writes:
“none of the allies which shed blood to defend this republic (the United States had 36,574 killed, Australia 339) have spoken out about this impending shame and cover-up – not the governments, not the official military historians, not the veterans. Surely they should be putting a message to President Lee that this is not what we fought for?”
Read his full article at: Truth in Danger in South Korea
and for more on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, see Gavan McCormack and Kim Dong-Choon’s discussion: Grappling with Cold War History