Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo? (Syria, WMD Connection)

www.independent.co.kr ^ | 05/07/04 | Yoo Hae-sung

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #40

My guess would be that it is in Pyongyang.

[RetiredArmy]

Well, if the WMD thing is true, then just just blew up and burned all the evidence!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

"They All Blowed Up!!"

[nuconvert]

Let's not forget who the Syrians' best friend is......Iran.
And the Iranian regime has been talking with N.Korea about continuing their uranium enrichment project in N.Korea. A friendly joint effort.

[Flint]

Our President strikes again. I have no doubt that one of our Sneaky Petes made this happen.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Interesting question. Nothing out yet in Sankei, however there was THIS from Xinhua Net, China. Pay close attention to the bold faced part:

"PYONGYANG, May 1 (Xinhuanet) -- The last batch of assistance gratis goods provided by the Chinese government arrived late on Friday in Sinuiju, a border city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The relief goods included gasoline and diesel oil, glass and materials for plastic-steel windows as well as food. All the relief goods were transported to Ryongchon overnight, where a massive train explosion on April 22 killed at least 154 people and injured 1,300 others. Over 8,000 houses were damaged orruined to varying extent. China has so far provided the DPRK with 2,000 woolen carpets, 300 tents, as well as food, medicine, medical apparatuses and equipment, building materials and other relief goods. Two days after the train blast, the Chinese government promisedto provide relief goods worth 10 million yuan (about 1.2 million US dollars) to the DPRK. China stands as the first country to provide relief goods to the DPRK followed by South Korea, Russia and Syria. By the end of April, the DPRK has received over 18 million dollars worth of relief goods from around the world."

[AmericanInTokyo]

You've got Freepmail coming to you shortly. Standby.

[B.Bumbleberry]

My thinking was Israel or China. We probably had an intellignence hand in it. Intriguing in any event.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #46

Syria is one of the first countries helping out with relief efforts? That is interesting!

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #44

Yup. They are all in the same boat.

[sheik yerbouty]

Shi'ite happened?

[sheik yerbouty]

Kim chee and matches can prove deadly within 10 minutes of the ingestion of the kim chee!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Yes, very interesting!

[eastforker]

Kim chee can be habit forming but usauly not dangerous till the next morning if it was consumed with massive amount of mockely.

[BurbankKarl]

I screamed up and down this was sabotage...sheesh

[Grampa Dave]

Another great find by you.

[eastforker]

If anyone has ever had to stand at attention during morning formation next to a KATUSA after a night at the korean cantina will know what I mean.

[eastforker]

Not sabotage, a hit if you will. I said the same thing. That explosion was horrendous.

[cajungirl]

bump for later

[heleny]

Syria is one of the first countries helping out with relief efforts? That is interesting!

Interesting, indeed!

On the other hand, friends help their friends, and since Syria is their friend, it makes sense that Syria would offer to help the DPRK, even if it were a natural disaster.

Also, dictatorships often accept aid in a particular order, preferring not to accept aid from enemy countries unless absolutely necessary. So, they would accept aid from China and Syria before accepting aid from the US.

After the earthquake in Bam, Iran, (sometime around the San Simeon earthquake in CA, which occurred a few days before Christmas in 2003), Iran accepted aid from everyone -- even the US -- except Israel.