South Koreans doubt relevance of MacArthur; Want statue out of Incheon park.(WORLD) From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: January 18, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Washington Times LLC. 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.Copyright information

Byline: Jeremy Kirk, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

INCHEON, South Korea - More than 50 years after he directed a brilliant amphibious invasion that repelled North Korean forces during the Korean War, Gen. Douglas MacArthur is no longer welcome.

The focus of the latest outpouring of South Korea's anti-Americanism is on a bronze statue of the general, mounted on a massive 16-foot slab of concrete in this port city's Freedom Park.

Police have guarded the statue 24 hours a day since it was targeted three years ago by protest groups angry with American policies.

Now civic ...

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