Posted on 04/27/2011 8:41:06 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
North may kidnap to get defectors back: Source
April 28, 2011
The North Korean military has been given orders to hijack South Korean fishing boats near the Northern Limit Line (NLL), a South Korean government official told the JoongAng Ilbo on Tuesday.
I believe that the North Koreans wish to take our citizens hostage and return them in exchange for the four North Koreans, among the 31 who drifted across the maritime border this past February, who defected, said the government source. The South Korean government and the military shared this tip last week. We have our guard up as the North Korean leadership has handed down this order.
The South Korean government has reinforced instructions to fishermen near the NLL to avoid letting their boats drift into the area.
(Excerpt) Read more at joongangdaily.joins.com ...
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The North Koreans would not a little boundary line stop them. All the maritime waters belong to them.
North Korean vessels *WILL* cross the NLL this year. I just hope the SK government has already given clear word to their Navy that *ANY* NK crossing should be met with lethal force.
Unlike what the last SK president directed the navy to do... I might add.
Lil' Kim wants his property back.
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