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Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo? (Syria, WMD Connection)
www.independent.co.kr ^
| 05/07/04
| Yoo Hae-sung
Posted on 05/07/2004 7:15:07 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
/begin my translation
Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo?
Sankei Shimbun, a Japanese Daily, reported on 7th (of May, 2004), "In Ryongchon Blast, Syrian engineers were killed and wounded. A wagon carrying a large cargo had a particularly heavy damage, revealed on 6th (of May, 2004) by a military news source who has great expertise on Korean matters." According to the source, "the content of the cargo is unknown. However, after the accident, N. Korean military personnels in protective suits arrived at the scene, and recovered the remains of the destroyed wagon. We strongly suspect that the accident occurred while transporting a top-secret cargo between N. Korea and Syria."
The paper went on to say, citing the source, "Passengers in the wagon were engineers dispatched from Syria's Scientific Investigation and Research Center(CERS). CERS's goal is promoting science and technology. It is also suspected of a major involvement in the Syria's development of WMD's."
It also reported, "Engineers were in a separate compartment in a wagon from the cargo compartment. It is not clear whether the cargo was the primary source of the explosion or the secondary source after explosion from other wagons. However, it is true that this wagon had the most extensive damage. Close to 10 personnels of both Syrians and N. Koreans were either killed or wounded."
Syrian casualties went home via a Syrian transport plane on May 1st, which was there to pick up the cargo. All personnels involved in the transport (of Syrians), both Syrians and N. Koreans, were again wearing protective suits.
The paper further added, "The behaviors of N. Korea and Syria showed that this cargo is of utmost secret nature, which they never want to disclose. Countries like America suspect that N. Korea and Syria are cooperating the development of Syrian Scud D missiles or chemical weapons."
/end my translation
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: explosion; militarycargo; nkorea; nktrainwreck; northkorea; ryongchon; syria; wmd
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To: dufekin
If it gets out to the press here, it will be 150 dead, not thousands. Or reports will be declared false?
21
posted on
05/07/2004 7:31:42 AM PDT
by
sarasota
To: OXENinFLA
But but but .. I thought it was just gun powder that was in that cargo
Gee they wouldn't have lied to us would they? ../ sarcasm >
22
posted on
05/07/2004 7:32:36 AM PDT
by
Mo1
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To: TigerLikesRooster
If it was shipped from Syria to N.K. via rail, it would had to have made one circuitous route to get there, crossing many different national borders.
You can bet China would not let a train transit cross country without knowing the contents.
To: dufekin
Possible WMD's headed to syria to be used against us or other infidels and you hope we didn't do it???
24
posted on
05/07/2004 7:34:29 AM PDT
by
eastforker
(The color of justice is green,just ask Johny Cochran!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
A very plausible scenario for me even if only 50% right.
25
posted on
05/07/2004 7:35:26 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(Exposing John Kerry--> Swift Boat Veterans for Truth---> http://www.swiftvets.com)
To: Rebelbase
Re #23
I think that it was being transported from N. Korean production facilities via rail and loaded on Syrian transport plane waiting at a N. Korean airport.
To: Rebelbase
Reread the article, the Syrians was in NK deveoping the weapons and the plane was there to pick them up.
27
posted on
05/07/2004 7:36:30 AM PDT
by
eastforker
(The color of justice is green,just ask Johny Cochran!)
To: Rebelbase
Some Rocket fuels would require protective suits.
As would anything radioactive. The protective suits, in the second case, would only keep the contaminated dust off of the people and (if gas masks were issued) our of their lungs. They would still be radiated, like a bag of microwave JiffyPop.
To: eastforker
Do'h. Missed that.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Velly, VELLY intellesssSTINK!
30
posted on
05/07/2004 7:40:23 AM PDT
by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
To: Mo1
To: TigerLikesRooster
I figgered something like this would eventually come out.
I fwded the link to a native Korean speaker and will post any feedback I hear from them.
32
posted on
05/07/2004 7:45:39 AM PDT
by
Chieftain
(To all who serve and support those who serve - thank you!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I think that it was being transported from N. Korean production facilities via rail and loaded on Syrian transport plane waiting at a N. Korean airportIt seems that N. Korea is proud of her membership in the Axis of Evil, spreading more potentially dangerous weapons around the world
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Just more fodder for the mill.....
We will never be able to prove these connections and plans until they actually happen, I fear.
35
posted on
05/07/2004 7:48:25 AM PDT
by
Cold Heat
(Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs)
To: eastforker
Let's put it this way. Remember the greatest explosion in history. It occurred on Reagan's watch in a remote part of Siberia. I don't recall all of the details, but I do know this: those were the glory days of the CIA--severely damaging the Soviet economy without firing a shot.
Guess how many people that explosion killed? Zero.
All I'm saying is that there might have been an equally effective way of destroying this train or its contents that did not kill thousands of starving people. For example, a bridge failure might have sent the train into the water. (This "accident" might not have been acceptable because of the damage to the public water supply. Or because it might affect the endangered Korean suckerfish.)
May they rest in peace.
36
posted on
05/07/2004 7:50:11 AM PDT
by
dufekin
(John F. Kerry. Irrational, improvident, backward, seditious.)
To: Dog
Do NOT miss this development.
37
posted on
05/07/2004 7:50:15 AM PDT
by
Peach
To: TigerLikesRooster
Curiouser and curiouser!
BTTT.
38
posted on
05/07/2004 7:57:30 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(...victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be...)
To: TigerLikesRooster; ThomasMore
Thanks for the post.
To: Rebelbase
If I may expand upon your doubt:
If they were sending anything to Syria via air, why would they send the train through the last station before China (I think the next train station on the line was 12-18 miles away IN China.)
Does anyone know if there is an airport anywhere near the explosion site. I know their economy is just this side of bear skin and stone knives level but why would they use an airfield so close to the border?
Does anyone know where this airport would be?
40
posted on
05/07/2004 8:05:57 AM PDT
by
nevergiveup
(We CAN do it!)
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