Posted on 05/01/2010 12:05:09 PM PDT by Welshman007
For the past few days bloggers have been speculating on whether or not North Korea engaged in sabotage to torpedo the Gulf oil rig, resulting in a massive explosion that sent the rig sinking into the Gulf and spilling thousands of barrels of oil that are now headed to the Gulf Coast.
This blog is an example of the story being reported, which is based upon a Kremlin report in the 'EU Times' which accuses North Korea of blowing up the rig in an attempt to sink a South Korean vessel in the Gulf.
At least one major mainstream media news outlet, television station WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina, also reported the story that quotes heavily from the Russians.
The Kremlin also maintains that Barack Obama ordered an immediate news blackout, preventing reporters from gaining access to the area or discovering information that would confirm or disprove the charges.
If this story turns out to be true, then there is no doubt that Obama has engaged in a cover-up.
At this point it is impossible to verify the facts of the original report from the Kremlin in the EU Times.
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If the “EU Times” is a source of the rumor, I can bet it is bogus. The EU Times is a neo-nazi front paper.
Eco-terrorism that lays waste part of an entire coastline and its businesses is such a boon for all things anti-Bush.
“Get those busses down here!” Cue Shep and the crying boy game.
.... someone did it. This stinks.
George Bush did it.
But, how did the NK’s get there?
Russia and China, of course!
And, we can bet that Iran is also involved. But, it will be an accident so Obama can stop ALL offshore drilling, even existing rigs.
You bet your ass someone did it and the fact that Obama hasn’t been down there in 8 days and SWAT teams needed to be sent in?!?!? Yeah...something is up alright.
No Nork sub went down 5K feet to sabotage the blow out preventer.
You’re right. SWAT teams mounted on free-standing oil rigs surrounded by salt water are critical to underwater defense against submarines, Greenpeace, ACORN and Qods teams.
Hussein covering something up?? Now doesn’t THAT sound impossible!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
No. Not SwAt teams, they're
SWOT teams.
ML/NJ
My bet is on E.L.F. or Greenpeace!!!!!
IOW, there was a NK ship and a SK ship sailing so close to a US oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that a torpedo from the NK ship missed the SK target and hit the rig. Sounds fishy.
Sorry I could not resist.
No
I would put the blame on ELF before the NKs
The story in question refers to a nKorean cargo feighter that left Havana en route to Venezuela, and deviated substantially of its course towards Louisiana. If true interesting, precisely because the Norks have long been known for their small, (relatively) stealthy sub fleets. I was stationed in South Korea in 1996 when one of them got grounded off the east coast, after having delivered a group of infiltrators. Here is a pretty good summary along with a background on the SOF referred to in the current story about the rig explosion.
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