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Ship With N. Korea Missiles Intercepted
ABC News ^
| 10 Dec 2002
Posted on 12/10/2002 3:11:46 PM PST by UKCajun
Ship Carrying Dozen North Korean Missiles Intercepted in Arabian Sea
W A S H I N G T O N, Dec. 10 — A ship carrying a dozen Scud-type missiles from North Korea was intercepted in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, U.S. officials said. They said the missiles were believed to be headed for Yemen.
The ship was stopped and boarded about 600 miles east of the Horn of Africa, the officials said.
U.S. intelligence had been tracking the vessel closely, said U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The ship contained about a dozen short- to medium-range missiles, similar to the Scud missiles used by Iraq in the Persian Gulf War, the officials said. It also contained missile parts.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: 200212; 20021210; iraq; iraqiwmd; missiles; nkship; northkorea; scudmissiles; ship; yemen
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Yikes!
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posted on
12/10/2002 3:11:46 PM PST
by
UKCajun
To: UKCajun
Why didn't they blow it up?
To: UKCajun
"Yikes!"
My response precisely.
To: princess leah
Probably because they want to prove a link between al-Qaeda and North Korea.
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posted on
12/10/2002 3:14:28 PM PST
by
wideawake
To: princess leah
They want to find out who the recipient in the Middle East is! Then they'll blow it up.
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posted on
12/10/2002 3:14:55 PM PST
by
UKCajun
To: UKCajun
To: wideawake
AQ is the arm of AXIS OF EVIL.
Iraq, Iran, North Korea.
Need we investigate further?
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posted on
12/10/2002 3:16:51 PM PST
by
UKCajun
To: princess leah
The 'blowing stuff up good' part comes at the end of the movie.
You should know that. ;^)
To: RightWhale
Great. Thanks a lot. Didn't see the earlier post.
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posted on
12/10/2002 3:18:09 PM PST
by
UKCajun
To: UKCajun
Hot topic.
Comment #11 Removed by Moderator
To: UKCajun
They said the missiles were believed to be headed for Yemen.
I absolutely shudder. North Korea is so completely evil.
To: UKCajun
Yes the ship was intercepted in route to Yemen, presumably to fuel up, and then of course reach its intended destination, Iraq. IM'Sarcastically'HO.
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posted on
12/10/2002 3:25:32 PM PST
by
rs79bm
To: UKCajun
,,, ship the missiles to South Korea and set them up, facing north.
To: UKCajun
Earlier reports just said the Horn of Africa. Yemen is said to be full of tribesmen related to bin Ladin. One story said that bin Ladin reached Yemen by dhow from Pakistan. Who knows how much of this is true? But Yemen has a pretty good history of fanatical terrorism and revolution.
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posted on
12/10/2002 3:35:15 PM PST
by
Cicero
To: UKCajun
To: Cicero
Bin Laden actually is a Yemeni. His Daddy moved to Saudi Arabia to build.
To: rs79bm
Lets give more U.S money to North Korea
To: UKCajun
Why didn't the crew scuttle the ship? N.K. could have claimed it was an act of war.
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posted on
12/10/2002 3:47:54 PM PST
by
crypt2k
To: princess leah
There needs to be some polite questioning of the crew like who was going to get these missiles.
Then we need to do some financial checking.
Then Bart Simpson our new UN Ambassador can show the missiles, where they came from, where they were going, to whom they were going and which country paid for them.
Besides sinking the ship make Green Piece crazier than they are.
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