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Clinton Talks Tough About North KoreaPosted on May 26, 2010
The sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan back in March was “an unacceptable provocation by North Korea,” according to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who declared Wednesday in Seoul that “the international community has a responsibility and a duty to respond.” This did not please the powers in Pyongyang. —KA
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By brewerstroupe, May 28, 2010 at 6:08 pm Link to this comment
I don’t know how genuine this letter is but it contains a large amount of detail about the sinking
Letter to Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State
Report thisBy brewerstroupe, May 27, 2010 at 5:07 pm Link to this comment
Here is the evidence:
The propellers of the ship that was sunk:
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-55107-2.html
The torpedo that sunk it:
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-55107-6.html
Bear in mind that the ship propellers had been in the water since its last haulout before the sinking. The torpedo had been submerged only since the sinking.
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, May 27, 2010 at 3:10 pm Link to this comment
Evidence, where’s the evidence?
Report thisBy brewerstroupe, May 27, 2010 at 2:59 pm Link to this comment
Spot the mistake:
Here is a direct quote from the Inquiry report:
High quality intelligence? Compare it with the quality of intel the North Koreans must have possessed in order to predict the exact position and time at which a vessel and slack water would coincide to present a target for a slow moving electric torpedo at 3k range.
Report thisBy expat in germany, May 27, 2010 at 4:52 am Link to this comment
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This supposed attack is very suspicious. What does North Korea stand to gain from it? The neo-cons in the U.S. have quite a bit to gain, however, whether it’s all-out war or making Obama look even more inept than he already looks. Another false flag operation if you ask me.
Report thisBy NZDoug, May 26, 2010 at 11:50 pm Link to this comment
No oil there so whats the big deal?
Report thisDemocracy?
This will amount to a whole lot of nothing.
By brewerstroupe, May 26, 2010 at 9:42 pm Link to this comment
The torpedo story is a crock.
Then just the other day we get the “unanimous” findings of an “International Inquiry” that turns this all on its head. Except that the Inquiry is neither “International” nor “unanimous”. The only non-“Coalition of the Willing” member was Sweden and they signed up to the report “reluctantly”.
The “evidence” of a North Korean torpedo is garbage and the operation required to launch it is an impossibility. (See my post on the previous thread)
Cui bono?
The Lee administration in South Korea is hard-line anti reunification, a stance that had them facing big losses in next month’s election - until this.
The U.S. wants to stay in Okinawa and the Japanese were increasingly anti - until this.
Watch out for more “Axis of Evil” type rhetoric linking Iran.
Don’t take your eyes off Hilary’s other hand.
Report thisBy Kim, May 26, 2010 at 5:26 pm Link to this comment
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Another war based on results of US and friends investigation?
This issue must be referred to the UN which needs to conduct independent investigation. I am no forensic expert, but the propellers of the torpedo that sank the Cheonan looks a lot more corroded than the propellors of the Cheonan itself. This could mean that the remains of the torpedo have been in the sea a lot longer than the Cheonan was.
Something does not look right.
Report thisBy nemesis2010, May 26, 2010 at 5:10 pm Link to this comment
Way to go Hillary! What we really lack right now is a good shoot ‘em up war.
I say it’s time these politicians stop pussy-footing aaround and declare war on the whole goddamned world. Go U.S.A.!
Kill ‘em all and let their gods sort the mess out!
Report thisBy melpol, May 26, 2010 at 4:55 pm Link to this comment
23 million North Koreans are working 12 hours a day for a bowl of rice. They are living in circus tents with Kim as their master. Most of his captives would rather unify with the South and raise their standard of living. But China fears that a unified Korea would use its 23 million new citizens as a cheap labor force to compete with Chinese exports. Also it does not want a government friendly to the US on its border. China should be pressured to allow unification of the Korean peninsular. It must happen before a sick and frustrated Kim Jong 11 packs his bombs in submarines and sends them to unknown destinations.
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, May 26, 2010 at 3:44 pm Link to this comment
She probably talked to Kim like she talked to Bill after Monica.
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