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Christianity EtcRe: Sin City Goes Wild … With Baptisms This Is Good News by JJYOU(op): 6:28pm On May 23, 2009
to the pure all things are pure
FamilyRe: Nigerian Men Feel Intimidate -i Divorced Camerounian Hubby To Marry A Nigerian, by JJYOU(op): 6:13pm On May 23, 2009
tpiah:
whatever.

Name anyone you admire and whose photo you see all the time.

Did they say they dont use photoshop and corel?
whatever! why whatever tpia?
PoliticsRe: Making Life Difficult For The Lawless Cabals Ruling Nigeria - No Violence Please by JJYOU(op): 6:12pm On May 23, 2009
IFELEKE:
It is you that isn't getting my point kobo.
I am bringing up the issue of The FOI Bill here because it is key to what the thread starter is agitating.
This Bill is all about uncovering the atrocities perpetrated in the country and it will eradicate class stratification and secure equal citizenship for all the citizenry under the law which is what this thread is all about.
The fact that Obasanjo resufed it and yar'adua isn't ready to push for it isn't enough reason not to continue agitating for it.
If we really want to make life difficult for this cabal without using violence then we need a legal cover.
Kobojunkie:
You are still missing the whole point here.  If you have ever read my posts on the FOI, you would understand that I started following the news on FOI bill right from Obasanjo’s time. What happened then? Obasanjo, who had the power to make it law REFUSED to sign that bill and so the responsibility was passed on to Yar adua. So, I am not in anyway anti-FOI, nor do I not understand the implications of having such a bill signed into law, but I fail to see why you keep bringing it up when the chances of getting that signed in the next 2 years is next to nill considering we are still dealing with the same riff-raffs here.
The Bill exists as law that is why it works in the UK and US, and other countries. The Bill is not signed into law in Nigeria and that is why we cannot take advantage of it today.
I am not saying we do not need the BILL, [b]I am for the BILL [/b]but it has yet to become law in the past 6 years alone.
You admit that the reason the bill has yet to be signed into law is because the politicians are busy pushing it to the side knowing the implications on such a bill. I have to ask, since the bill has yet to be passed, and chances are Yar adua is not likely to sign that bill in the next 2 years, and if he gets his way, he may not sign it until he is out of office. How do you intend then, to get that bill signed? How do you intend to fight to get FOI signed into law in the next, say 2 years? I really want to understand why you keep bringing this up on a thread like this?
na becos your oyinbo too much somebody dey miss your write up
CelebritiesRe: Ini Edo Is Not Naturally Beautiful With Proof by JJYOU: 6:04pm On May 23, 2009
landwin:
"herself", "her" and "she" points straight to your d.i.c.k. fucker(your mom). grin grin grin, "see her copying me", you had better leave jennykadyri's profile grin grin grin, she has no new curse words in there, how about fool, Oh I'm copying you. Ever since I told you to stop mentioning the kanu crap, you've played the role of an obedient houseboy and I have never seen that name again grin grin, who is being obedient? grin grin grin

You mean your mum uses handkerchief instead of a condom to Zap peter and paul grin grin, what does she use to Zap robert,micheal and the gorillas? grin, Go tell your d.i.c.k. self-servicer that her customers(robert and micheal) are waiting for her in the nearest hotel and this time they don't want to use condoms, they can't pay her $1.00, they would take it on credit grin. "I have a long pole in my house" , this has confirmed my hypothesis grin grin grin, Isn't that the same pole your slutty and whorish douchebag(your mum) uses to measure the length and size of peter, paul, robert, micheal and the gorillas d.i.c.k. before proceeding to Zap. them grin grin grin grin, or does she use it to Zap herself whenever peter and paul don't have $1.00 and don't have erections grin grin and isn't it the same pole your mum uses to learn new techniques grin, if it is the same pole, keep it for her she needs it grin grin grin, at least without that pole she wouldn't be what she is today(A well known slut in Africa and in Nigeria) grin grin

Exactly punk or I mean Mr "waste of the[b] feminie [/b] specie" grin grin grin, I don't need to copy curse words from anyone, I've got a special talent to expose two timing sluts like your mum and to put them in the level they belong grin grin grin, keep telling me the technique your mum uses to Zap. the gorillas grin grin grin, go and tell your slutty mama grin that she needs to stop Zap.i.n.g gorillas grin, peter and paul and get a real man(if she would actually get one) to Zap her smelly, rotten a.s.s. grin grin grin, peace out grin grin

Son of a slutty and whorish b.i.t.c.h grin grin grin grin
amebo no1.:
ok, ass , LovePeddler, google, harlot what next, i like that, when i tell you u listen , i told you to upgrade your words and you did just that, you are very obedient you know grin grin but u still need to upgrade your idiot grin grin grin grin grin

hahahahhahhahahahahahahhahaha, ROTFLMSGBOOOOOOOOOOO  cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy grin grin grin see her copying me, the minute i mentioned IndecentStar, she joined in tooo buahahahahahahahahahahhahahah now its no longer gorilla, the second i mentioned customers , she joined in tooo grin grin grin grin grin ok which one again, yes school, i mentioned school and she followed buahahahhahahahahahahahha try on girllllllll , keep copying, copycat is good atleast you can learn from ur mum, copy ur mums style, yes the way she creams out loud " oh yea Bleep me real hard, Bleep that condemned womanliness, yea tear it open with your manliness, give me my womanliness juice" grin grin grin grin  yes copy these words too cheesy cheesy cheesy

oh what next again? yes i mentioned tom manliness and harry, and u joined in with apostle paul apostle peter and co, landwinnnnnn be industrious for once, form your own words with your smoke cloudy brain

thats how u said cunt is for male and bitch for women, but u still used both for a male, aint you fool?


its better to Bleep older men that Bleep your sons mate, why im i hitting on your mum, cos shes does not only sleep with old bear bear men grin grin she also sleeps with her sons mate, the igbos will say "ono na di na cho di" the yorubas will say " gboko ni iya landwin" grin grin cheesy cheesy cheesy

maybe this is the reason why your mum does not wear panties, the only thing she wears when going out is her bra, cos she needs it to uplift the boobs dat have reached her knee, after wearing her bra wat does she do? she will take a seed of groundnut and position it on the boobs like her nipples, cos her own don die finish, all this to attract them boys grin grin grin grin , bring her to me darling, i have a long pole in my house, i know she likes big dciks, i can as well help take the pole into her vagina, and shake it inside pretty hard, until her oozing sperm comes gushing out grin grin grin grin


go and buy tissue paper for your mum atleast she can clean herslf up with it and throw it into the dustbin, instead of allowing the boys use their handkerchief on her, its late now dont be surprised your mum is out in the backyard giving some Mouth Gig , oya go and join in the game, afterall if your father the ibi infested antelope can sleep with you, then im also sure that other men will
all these becos of ine edo that is probablyhappily married. dont this place have moderators no more?
FamilyRe: What Do I Do With This Pregnancy? by JJYOU: 5:56pm On May 23, 2009
igbogyel:
she should keep it .
buh if she doesn't want to she doesn't have to . at 45 , there are many many risks w. pregnancy . a woman's body is not as fit as it was before to carry a child healthily at that age . after 6 children her womb may also not be fit for another child .
this poses the risk of fibroids .
this post was oct 2007
PoliticsRe: An Igbo Fraudsters Clone Abia Gov's Phone by JJYOU: 5:47pm On May 23, 2009
SapeleGuy:
Grow up !!! Why don't you stop this tribalist posting? What do you aim to achieve? Why the need to doctor the headline?
he probably went to mosque yesterday or going church tomorrow.  tribalist
PoliticsRe: War In Niger Delta: Mend Threatens Northerners In Oil Industry by JJYOU: 5:38pm On May 23, 2009
texazzpete:
And i suppose the reason why you didn't preach this same message to the murderous millitants is because the JTF personnel are from Chad or Sudan, eh?
i dont like arm chair war mongers. it would have been very nice you go join the JFT and come back for your medals after the war.

WINNING WAR IS VERY EASY. WINNING PEACE IS DIFFICULT

churchill would counsel [size=14pt]jaw jaw is better than war war[/size]
PoliticsRe: War In Niger Delta: Mend Threatens Northerners In Oil Industry by JJYOU: 5:31pm On May 23, 2009
biina:
What has the civil war and biafra got to do with the issue of the ND state governments being made to account for their allocations? undecided
If you engage in criminal activities or acts of treason, you endanger your own life.
Nobody ever said war was a good thing, but it is the preferred option to a bunch of criminals holding a whole nation to ransom.
google the word biafra you will see the likes of you those days breaking grammar calling them the same name you are calling these people today or you are not old enough?.

fact is we have all eaten on their back and detrement that is the fact. you dont have to be a nigerian to call evil nice.
FamilyRe: Nigerian Men Feel Intimidate -i Divorced Camerounian Hubby To Marry A Nigerian, by JJYOU(op): 5:23pm On May 23, 2009
tpiah:
na you sabi oh- I old pass am.

she looks pretty anyway. @ courtesy adobe photoshop and corel

the schools I attended had running water when I was there. Thats how we cooled off after cutting the grass mowing the lawn. cheesy

It was fun sha. We used to compete to see who had the green thumb aka neatest plot. Another time, each class had a garden where we planted things. Luckily then, my dad had bags of fertilizer stacked around from a relative's farming venture, so I took some to school and used it.










smart woman.
chei that was cheating big time. so you started this early nawao
PoliticsRe: Fraudsters Clone Gov's Phone by JJYOU: 5:21pm On May 23, 2009
ngr
RomanceRe: What Is The Difference Between A Wife & A Prostitute by JJYOU: 5:18pm On May 23, 2009
onyx20:
jjyou why are disappointed, l only posted 4 serious nairalanders in this forum to answer 4 a laugh do not take too it personal.
onyx20:
jjyou why are disappointed, l only posted 4 serious nairalanders in this forum to answer 4 a laugh do not take too it personal.
did u do a change of name recently?
PoliticsRe: War In Niger Delta: Mend Threatens Northerners In Oil Industry by JJYOU: 5:13pm On May 23, 2009
biina:
or lacking militant groups warring against the FG.
Ans: All states outside the ND area
you guys keep deceiving yourselves. what did nigeria benefit from the biafran war?
you dont kill your own people. there can never be a beautiful war. if you think you are safe becos you live outside that aarea wait for some few months and see what war look like
PoliticsRe: War In Niger Delta: Mend Threatens Northerners In Oil Industry by JJYOU: 5:05pm On May 23, 2009
biina:
cos they are one of the states whose indigenes are crying marginalization, and harboring a militant group that seem intent on declaring war on the FG.
Their people lack basic infrastructure and thus the state government should be made to accountable for those funds.
tell us the state with basic infrastructure so we exempt them from the list
FamilyRe: Nigerian Men Feel Intimidate -i Divorced Camerounian Hubby To Marry A Nigerian, by JJYOU(op): 4:59pm On May 23, 2009
tpiah:
which kind schools? huh And how old is the lady that someone has to be mam arugbo to remember such schools?

Not every school in Nigeria is of the type featured so frequently on Nairaland.

while I sympathize with those who had to attend broken down schools with no roof or windows, I cant curse others for not doing the same.

That would be like cursing Americans for being developed.

The most I can do is give some time and money towards renovating somewhere that's brought to my attention, but I cant change the past.
my primary in the early 70's had redifusion radio in every class and some tree near the toilet so you dont miss out on anything. we had running taps too.

we  had brilliant time.

talking about age that woman no be your mate i beg talk something else. we know say u old but u never reach here
RomanceRe: What Do I Do To Win Back His Trust! by JJYOU: 4:55pm On May 23, 2009
justwise:
What insecurities are u talking abt? Do u really understand the story?
sadly yes. removing things on facebook is not the end of the word. i dont read mills and boons. there are signs of insecurity this young man is displaying. you may not see it that is okay that is is why i am not you.
LiteratureRe: Make A Sentence With 3 "Because" by JJYOU: 4:51pm On May 23, 2009
Sisi Jinx:
My boss is the nicest man in all of the land because he hasn't fired me for abandoning the because thread because I have been too busy doing. . . err. . . nothing lipsrsealed
haba, where have you been? only this afternoon i wrote something about you. hope u are well?
FamilyRe: Does The Black Woman Know Her Place In The Family? by JJYOU(op): 4:44pm On May 23, 2009
sistawoman:
I agree with most everything mimi08 wrote.

Black women know there place and try to play their role, but alot of our black brothers are damaged goods.

I believe alot of it is hold over from Jim Crow.  Our men were made to suffer humiliation and degradation beyond my understanding.  They were forced to watch their black women raped and treated as belly warmers.  They were stripped of their manly pride and ability to provide for their families. They were treated as breeders and lower than life.

Can you imangine watching your wife be a white man's belly warmer and not be able to do anything about it?  Can you imangine as a black woman being raped by another man and your husband has to sit idly by and let it happen?

I dont any of us can really understand the depths of what the black has had to suffer and the beating his self-esteem and self-respect has taken.

This has been passed on from generation to generation.  Dont forget slavery has not been that many generations away from most of us now living.
this is the no 1 problem i have with the race industry in america. we dont deny these things didnt happen but the business of your generation and the sight of an 18yrs old girl at obama inauguration saying "we have come along way she never knew she would live to see that day" bla bla bla is unbelievable.

you that got taken into america complain what do you expect your brothers in haiti to do?

read nairaland and see the wahala in niger delta in nigeria it is all trouble every where for black man.  do we blame jim crowe for nigeria too?

who is undoing the white man by the way becos as you know they do have their issues.

somebody have sold black america a big lie sadly the lie is continuing to work effortlessly.

until you guys consciously begin to destroy race as an industry i dont see how in a 100yrs some black people wont still be crying they are producing fatherless kids and going to jail because of jim crowe.  i bet you want to believe he was governor general for africa too.

there is a gross moral failing we have refused to address as a race and we are still crying jim crowe in 2009. why couldnt jim crowe stop obama, oprah and the others that pulled through his hurdles?
RomanceRe: What Do I Do To Win Back His Trust! by JJYOU: 4:28pm On May 23, 2009
as mu work on getting him back let him work on his insecurities too becos u cant say you didnt see it coming later
PoliticsRe: Making Life Difficult For The Lawless Cabals Ruling Nigeria - No Violence Please by JJYOU(op): 4:18pm On May 23, 2009
FOI is a must but knowing naija they will make it not work
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Edo State Forum: If You Are From Edo State Please Identify Urself Here by JJYOU: 4:13pm On May 23, 2009
benin city not too far from ring road.

can i suggest no tribalism & tribal bashing here or i am out.
PoliticsRe: Succinctly, See Yar'adua's Midterm Report Card! Can This Be Mailed To Him? by JJYOU: 4:11pm On May 23, 2009
Akpangbon:
what is the meaning of the so called report? that is his own opinion and he shouldnt force it on 120 million people who could see things differently from him.
who said he is not entitled to his opinion?  where is the force?
RomanceRe: What Is The Difference Between A Wife & A Prostitute by JJYOU: 4:06pm On May 23, 2009
tpiah:
none ie no difference.
i am very disappointed in you.
RomanceRe: Not Going Nowhere by JJYOU: 4:03pm On May 23, 2009
sistawoman:
you forgot the link.

Dont you think that Jim Crow still affects black people to this day?
oops sorry
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=275282.msg3911201#msg3911201

jim crow or no jim crow.

america, england its allies nearly wiped germany and japan into the sea they managed to survive so what more questions do we need to ask?
FamilyRe: Nigerian Men Feel Intimidate -i Divorced Camerounian Hubby To Marry A Nigerian, by JJYOU(op): 3:56pm On May 23, 2009
tpiah:
eeyah- this is a Nigeria many Nairalanders know nothing about.

Too sad.
very sad indeed.

u be mam arugbo abi? na una go those kind schools.

when i tell people we grew up in a better atmosphere than the anarchy we have now even in villages they think mobile phone and television is progress
PoliticsRe: Making Life Difficult For The Lawless Cabals Ruling Nigeria - No Violence Please by JJYOU(op): 3:50pm On May 23, 2009
Kobojunkie:
Africa's many moral Lord's would never know what that means.
you are right my brother. sad
Forum GamesRe: Who Are You Missing Today? by JJYOU: 3:48pm On May 23, 2009
almond joy
sisi jinx
adeboo
gamine
funmi the one and only
RomanceRe: Not Going Nowhere by JJYOU: 3:41pm On May 23, 2009
sistawoman:
They say that black women are the backbone of the family and that we hold it all together.

Based on that what do you think as black women that we can do to help our brothers become the fathers that they should be to our children?
sister woman, click on this link and listen to the video there for another take on this

i heard cece winans and bishop noel jones 2yrs ago said with statistics to back them up the problem we have as a community is economics. they said we didnt start to have problem on this scale until our women began getting money of their own in america. i dont know if that applies to africa too but it is time we put up our hands and admit we have a big problem i wish i know the answer

i hope we stop blaming the white man and start addressing this wahala waiting to choke us big time.
FamilyRe: Does The Black Woman Know Her Place In The Family? by JJYOU(op): 3:31pm On May 23, 2009
bridget007:
Maybe something in me does need checking, I had been married before for 15 years prior then divorced, only had 3 men ever before meeting him in my life, I was never a playing type with men. I was naieve and have always taken people at face value, when I met him he was lovely, no signs of the person hiding underneath. I read up on all the 'stuff' written about nigerian men and looked for signs, the signs raised their head too late.

I don't think being white makes me better than anyone, I am not racist,YOU ALL SAY THIS. we are all human, but I am better than a cheating, lying, deceitful, criminal man, no matter what colour he may be. I just think Nigerian men have a reputation of being very clever at lying and being involved in fraud and my ex has added credence to this. It is sad that some nigerians cannot see a way of life that doesn't involve lying, cheating, abusing and criminal activity.

I may have a PhD, which has opened doors for me career wise but I am more proud of raising my children, who are all bright, intelligent, well rounded happy individuals more or less single handed despite their father financially and physically not helping.

I don't hate nigerian men, after all my son is part nigerian, I just think some of them are giving nigerian men in general a bad name, and that has nothing to do with skin colour but attitude and lifestyle choices. It would be sad if in the future my son hides his nigerian background because of the stereotypes that are attached to nigerians.
may God help you. most people here can vouch i am not an apologist for some good for nothing nigerian men. 

i have lived in england long enough to remember shows like kilroy and the likes in the 90's to know there are some good for nothing scum bags amongst your lovely english. if you watch day time tele or read the red tops you will almost conclude lying, cheating and jumping from one relationship  another is what the english people do best.  what fills jeremy kyle and the trisha shows of this world?  would the sun, mirror, express and mail newspapers sell without you people washing your dirty linen in public?

fair you were not smart enough with your Phd to know a con artist why pour all your vernom on nigerians? look back you will see where i wrote my best friend and my ex griend marrying for 9yrs. it is not nigerian thing.  we do not hold copyright on these things.

when i started reading your story in some other thread i had enormous pity on you however the more i read, i came to the conclusion you are one of the "gracious" white people doing the under priviledged black people a favour marrying them.  some of us had the opportunity we said no thank you and passed the opportunity cos of the baggages your types carry about.

i am beginning to think we should do a big poster @ MM warning some of these vulnerable young boys you people take advantage of to beware of your types.  if i ask you how old this boy is after spending 15yrs in another marriage maybe you are old enough to be his mum and you expected him to be with you forever.  was your ex a nigerian too?  how did he survive 15yrs of you?

next time marry an english man or a polish for that matter and probably go read building good relationship101. it does help.

you have made a bad choice so live with it.  NL did not choose for you ma'am. when you were enjoying his foolishness what did we gain from it?.
RomanceRe: In The Uk, Why So Difficult To Date Nigerian Girls In Uni by JJYOU: 3:03pm On May 23, 2009
u no get money for your pocket yet you want ngr woman in london. na u bring her here abi?
PoliticsRe: Making Life Difficult For The Lawless Cabals Ruling Nigeria - No Violence Please by JJYOU(op): 3:01pm On May 23, 2009
asha 80:
The ruling cabal does not feel shame.After obasanjo said so about himself as far as i am concerend violence on them is the answer.
they dont feel shame you are right

South Korean Ex-President Kills Himself

By CHOE SANG-HUN
Published: May 22, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea — Former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea, whose reputation as an upstanding political leader had been tarnished recently by a corruption scandal, committed suicide on Saturday by jumping off a cliff near his retirement home, according to his aides and the police.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and his wife Kwon Yang-sook voting at a polling station in Seoul in December 2007.
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South Koreans watch a television screen for the news on the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.
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Roh Moo-hyun, pictured in 2008, served as South Korea's president from 2003 to 2008.

Mr. Roh, 62, died while he was hiking on a hill in Bongha, a village near the southeast corner of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, Mr. Roh’s former presidential chief of staff, said during a news conference. He left a brief will for his family, Mr. Moon said.

Mr. Roh suffered fatal head injuries and was declared dead in a hospital in Pusan, the largest regional city, said Park Chan-jo, a police officer. Mr. Roh was accompanied by a bodyguard during his morning hike.

President Lee Myung-bak, Mr. Roh’s successor, found the news “difficult to believe,” his office said.

Mr. Roh, who had prided himself on being a clean politician during his term from 2003 to 2008, was questioned for 10 hours on April 30 by state prosecutors over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal that has already landed some of his relatives and aides in jail.

“I can’t look you in the face because of shame,” Mr. Roh told reporters before he presented himself for questioning by prosecutors in Seoul, who had accused him of taking $6 million in bribes from a businessman while in office. “I apologize for disappointing the people.”

In his last posting on his Web site, on April 22, he wrote, “You should now discard me.”

He added: “I no longer symbolize the values you pursue. I am no longer qualified to speak for such things as democracy, progressiveness and justice.”

His apology was typical for a South Korean politician, who is expected to take moral responsibility for a corruption scandal that implicated aides and relatives, even if Mr. Roh denied most of the bribery allegations against him. But prosecutors had been considering indicting him on bribery charges.

In recent weeks, several of his aides and relatives had been arrested or questioned on charges of taking bribes. His elder brother also was arrested in December on bribery charges.

Prosecutors suspected that Mr. Roh, while president, solicited a total of $6 million from a shoe manufacturer, payments that are alleged to have been made to his wife, his son and his brother’s son-in-law. Both his wife and son have been questioned by the prosecutors.

Mr. Roh’s case, which involves a relatively unknown businessman, appeared relatively minor in scandal-ridden South Korean politics. Former presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo were imprisoned in the 1990s for collecting hundreds of millions of dollars from the nation’s biggest conglomerate.

The scandal and the ensuing criticism from his political enemies dealt a devastating blow to Mr. Roh.

In his will, which was released to the news media on Saturday, Mr. Roh wrote, “I owe too much to many people. Many people suffered too much because of me.”

He added, “I have thought about this for a long time.”

A former human rights and labor lawyer considered a political maverick, Mr. Roh swept into power in the December 2002 election on the crest of nationalistic — and sometimes anti-American — sentiments among young voters. During his campaign he famously declared that he would be the first South Korean leader “not to kowtow to the Americans.”

But his efforts to free South Korea from its traditional dependence on Washington in its diplomacy alienated many South Koreans.
Foreign AffairsSouth Korean Ex-president Kills Himself- He Should Have Become Nigerian by JJYOU(op): 2:57pm On May 23, 2009
South Korean Ex-President Kills Himself

By CHOE SANG-HUN
Published: May 22, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea — Former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea, whose reputation as an upstanding political leader had been tarnished recently by a corruption scandal, committed suicide on Saturday by jumping off a cliff near his retirement home, according to his aides and the police.
Skip to next paragraph
Enlarge This Image
Pool photo by Ahn Young-joon

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and his wife Kwon Yang-sook voting at a polling station in Seoul in December 2007.
Related
Former S. Korean President Apologizes for Scandal (April 30, 2009)
Times Topics: Roh Moo-hyun
Enlarge This Image
Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press

South Koreans watch a television screen for the news on the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.
Enlarge This Image
Lee Jae-Won/Reuters

Roh Moo-hyun, pictured in 2008, served as South Korea's president from 2003 to 2008.

Mr. Roh, 62, died while he was hiking on a hill in Bongha, a village near the southeast corner of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, Mr. Roh’s former presidential chief of staff, said during a news conference. He left a brief will for his family, Mr. Moon said.

Mr. Roh suffered fatal head injuries and was declared dead in a hospital in Pusan, the largest regional city, said Park Chan-jo, a police officer. Mr. Roh was accompanied by a bodyguard during his morning hike.

President Lee Myung-bak, Mr. Roh’s successor, found the news “difficult to believe,” his office said.

Mr. Roh, who had prided himself on being a clean politician during his term from 2003 to 2008, was questioned for 10 hours on April 30 by state prosecutors over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal that has already landed some of his relatives and aides in jail.

“I can’t look you in the face because of shame,” Mr. Roh told reporters before he presented himself for questioning by prosecutors in Seoul, who had accused him of taking $6 million in bribes from a businessman while in office. “I apologize for disappointing the people.”

In his last posting on his Web site, on April 22, he wrote, “You should now discard me.”

He added: “I no longer symbolize the values you pursue. I am no longer qualified to speak for such things as democracy, progressiveness and justice.”

His apology was typical for a South Korean politician, who is expected to take moral responsibility for a corruption scandal that implicated aides and relatives, even if Mr. Roh denied most of the bribery allegations against him. But prosecutors had been considering indicting him on bribery charges.

In recent weeks, several of his aides and relatives had been arrested or questioned on charges of taking bribes. His elder brother also was arrested in December on bribery charges.

Prosecutors suspected that Mr. Roh, while president, solicited a total of $6 million from a shoe manufacturer, payments that are alleged to have been made to his wife, his son and his brother’s son-in-law. Both his wife and son have been questioned by the prosecutors.

Mr. Roh’s case, which involves a relatively unknown businessman, appeared relatively minor in scandal-ridden South Korean politics. Former presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo were imprisoned in the 1990s for collecting hundreds of millions of dollars from the nation’s biggest conglomerate.

The scandal and the ensuing criticism from his political enemies dealt a devastating blow to Mr. Roh.

In his will, which was released to the news media on Saturday, Mr. Roh wrote, “I owe too much to many people. Many people suffered too much because of me.”

He added, “I have thought about this for a long time.”

A former human rights and labor lawyer considered a political maverick, Mr. Roh swept into power in the December 2002 election on the crest of nationalistic — and sometimes anti-American — sentiments among young voters. During his campaign he famously declared that he would be the first South Korean leader “not to kowtow to the Americans.”

But his efforts to free South Korea from its traditional dependence on Washington in its diplomacy alienated many South Koreans. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/world/asia/23korea.html?ref=global-home

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