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Blame Game.(No Gun Ri tragedy, South Korea)(Brief Article)

Newsweek International

| January 22, 2001 | Kuchment, Anna; Beith, Malcolm | COPYRIGHT 2001 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When President Clinton last week expressed "deep regret that Korean civilians lost their lives" at No Gun Ri in July 1950, he hoped to close the door on the tragic event. But after 15-month parallel U.S. and Korean investigations, Seoul officials were unhappy with the outcome: no U.S. apology, no compensation or acceptance of Korean claims that U.S. soldiers had shot as many as 248 refugees. The Pentagon believes the number was lower, and denies that documents prove commanders had laid down a policy of shooting ...

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