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We have all heard the horrible story of the dastardly N. Koreans that torpedoed a S. Korean ship…the world exploded in a wealth of condemnation and pure pissed off-ness. My loyal reader and friend over at Quintessential Havoc (blogroll will get you to an excellent and insightful site) have had a few exchanges on the situation….we have agreed that if true N. Korea should be made to pay for this break in international protocol.
But since our original exchange took place not all the info had been made public and I would like to pass unto everyone interested in the unfolding of this story…..this from New America Media (I am NOT claiming this is what happened only that there is a bunch of questions)….
There’s yet another possibility, that a U.S. rising mine sank the Cheonan in a friendly-fire accident.
The first telltale sign of an official smokescreen involves the location of the Choenan sinking – Byeongnyeong Island (pronounced Pyongnang) in the Yellow Sea. On the westernmost fringe of South Korean territory, the island is dominated by a joint U.S.-Korean base for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations. The sea channel between Byeongnyeong and the North Korean coast is narrow enough for both sides to be in artillery range of each other.
Anti-sub warfare is based on sonar and acoustic detection of underwater craft. Since civilian traffic is not routed through the channel, the noiseless conditions are near-perfect for picking up the slightest agitation, for example from a torpedo and any submarine that might fire it.
North Korea admits it does not possess an underwater craft stealthy enough to slip past the advanced sonar and audio arrays around Byeongnyeong Island, explained North Korean intelligence analyst Kim Myong Chol in a news release. “The sinking took place not in North Korean waters but well inside tightly guarded South Korean waters, where a slow-moving North Korean submarine would have great difficulty operating covertly and safely, unless it was equipped with AIP (air-independent propulsion) technology.”
Once again….I am NOT claiming to have all the answers just that there are a few things that are not being said in the media or by the admin…
First reaction – what’s wrong with blowjobs?
Second (slightly more thoughful) reaction – very probably it’s down to the US (they do seem to have a habit of killing their allies) but we’ll never know, you can bet on that with a reasonable degree of certainty.
However, North Korea is a total anarchronism and it’s people as far as one can tell do suffer considerably from the shortcomings and nineteenth (eighteenth??) century farming methods etc still used. The only way the dictator and his minions get away with it is with the aid of a huge and vicious military machine and a violent and feared political police force that manages to keep the population almost totally isolated from the outside world. They apparently have even created their own cut down version of the world wide web that only accesses the sites THEY’VE put up!
The country is basically bankrupt and broken, but somehow refuses to lie down and expire. According to estimates, approximately 20% of the population is employed by the military and they are the ones who eat regularly. That may be an exaggeration, but in the 1990s it’s generally believed that around two million people may have starved to death in a country that claims to be utterlky self sufficient.
A strange nation that lives in a weird half modern, half ancient alternative reality and regardless of the realities of this incident one can only hope the demise of the current regime is not too far away at least, for the sake of the people themselves.
But, in a parallel and equally alternate universe, what the hell does ISRAEL think it’s doing right now?!!!
First of all….absolutely NOTHING is wrong with a blowjob…Korean or otherwise….
More to the point….(why?) Lil Kim is a screaming little prick and the sooner he croaks the better Asia will be off…..North Korea will be better off……but not if they turn this into something it is not…this could congeal the population into defiance….
To your other question….Arrogance! This will give ammo to the Pal question as did the 1st Intifada when Pal kids were photoed throwing rocks at soldiers with guns…..good PR…..
I guess you’re right – but that MIGHT be the reason behind it – IF it is after all the North that is responsible. They COULD have developed (or acquired – has anyone asked the French if they’ve found any new customers recently?) something stealthy enough and used/tested it here….?
True that…..but those damn French?….LOL
What do you think of the Israeli strike?
I presume you mean the attack on the ships. Absolutely stupid and quite uncalled for. The Israelis don’t seem to have understood that the world and its opinions have moved on from 1967.
This is just another act by Yetannahhu….whatever his damn name is……the world had sympathy for the Pals thanx to the 1st Intifada and the rocks against guns thing…then the idiots in Hamas and others introduced rockets and shit…the sympathy died…now we have pipes and deck chairs used against guns and the sympathy may swing back to the Pals…..this will be a PR nightmare for the Israelis….and there are more ships coming and Is has said they WILL be stopped…..we will see…..
BTW, watch for my post on 8 June about the Israel thingy….
Maybe. I’ll certainly watch for your post. Personally, I think that the Israelis have been utterly unreasonable on many matters. Of course, if you go back (guess) 4000 years, the land was Israeli, but then 5000 years ago it was Palestinian and so on till the beginning of humanity. Dealing with modern times, the Israelis are the new kid on the block and they should take the occasional apparently GENUINE offer of peace and see if Hamas can deliver.
Give something get something – I believe that’s called negotiation. Wave a big stick and expect the world call you “Sir” and you’re on a hiding to nothing.
You are so damn right…it takes two sides to make a peace……wanting and getting are two separate things……but above all there needs to be a serious commitment from both sides…..without it they are just jerking off….,
Exactly