The actor Myung Gye-nam, a former head of the Roh Moo-hyun fan club Nosamo, writes of his desire to carry out a terrorist attack on the Chosun Ilbo in a new book. The book, a tribute to the president, was published on Monday. In it, Myung includes a picture where the Chosun Ilbo replaces the World Trade Center in flames after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Myung says he uses the composite picture as a wallpaper image for his computer and cell phone and wants to rid the nation of the daily. ˇ°I want to become a terrorist,ˇ± he writes. ˇ°The newspaper is the sole monolithic monster remaining in Korean society. Only a man who challenges the Chosun Ilbo, as President Roh did in 2002, should become president in the upcoming election.ˇ±
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Actor Myung Gye-nam speaks at the launch of his new book at the Kookmin Ilbo building in Yeoeuido, Seoul on Monday.
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ˇ°Now supporters of the Grand National Party account for more than 40 percent of voters. Society must be sick and crazy,ˇ± Myung rages. He fingers the media as the main culprit for aggravating social ills. At a book launch, Myung said, ˇ°Bookstores used to be full of books on President Roh. But now, there are only books on former president Park Chung-hee. We progressives have to raise our voice.ˇ± The launch was attended by some 100 political and cultural figures supporting Roh, including senior presidential secretary for civic and social affairs Rhee Jung-ho, Uri Party lawmakers Shin Ki-nam, Chung Dong-chae and Jung Chung-rae, Lee Ki-myung, another former Nosamo head, former presidential secretary for public information Cho Ki-sook and actor Moon Sung-geun.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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