Metafilter: South Korean government bans Kim Sun-Il execution video.

" South Korean government bans Kim Sun-Il execution video. Activates government emergency internet monitoring system. Orders web sites and ISPs to comply. "Web sites that fail to follow through the instructions will be subject to shut-down or police investigation".
Several South Korean web sites have already been shut down, while other sites, such as Yahoo! Korea, are assisting the government by blocking and censoring their user's email. Meanwhile, a general strike, massive antiwar protests, and a refusal by airline unions may prevent the deployment and supply of 3,000 South Korean soldiers to Iraq, as well as the rule of the current South Korean government.
Numerous U.S. websites are being blocked, and one of the sites, Ogrish.com, is under attack from hackers for carrying the execution video. (warning: tragic and traumatic. Windows Media.)"

There's some awful videos at Ogrish. Saddam hench men cutting tongues out, fingers off. Decapitations. I wish I hadn't gone there. I really wish I wasn't such a sicko rubber necker. Those videos are going to have flashback qualities for days to come. I really could do without that.

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