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U.S. tracking N. Korean ship with banned military equipment: CBS News
Kyodo ^ | Oct 19

Posted on 10/19/2006 4:57:04 PM PDT by maquiladora

U.S. intelligence has detected the departure from a North Korean port of a North Korean ship suspected of carrying military equipment banned under a U.N. sanctions resolution against Pyongyang's Oct. 9 nuclear test, CBS News reported Thursday.

The United States is tracking the ship, CBS said, noting that it remains uncertain exactly what the ship is carrying and where it is headed.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 200610; 20061009; cbsliars; cbswrong; korea; nkorea; northkorea; nuclear; nucleartest; nukes; seebsnews; ship; un; wmd
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To: maquiladora

Yep.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/n-korea-faces-buildup-of-naval-power/2006/10/19/1160851070587.html


61 posted on 10/19/2006 5:23:39 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FIGHT CRIME. SHOOT BACK.)
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To: cajungirl
Yes!

I suspect that other posters that feel it is a set up in which Kim hopes the ship is boarded are right. It does seem familiar to the early 1960's when we all expected a very nasty nuclear war. The Russians are so quiet that one has to suspect they are gaging their opportunities. I don't think the Chinese are yet ready for a shooting war with us but they may well be enjoying the problems Mr. Kim is causing the Japanese and ourselves. The South Korean government is clearly in an internal battle with the sunshiners wanting to celebrate the "achievements" of the north and most of the people going our direction.

62 posted on 10/19/2006 5:24:24 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: cmsgop

+1

Torpedo ping!


63 posted on 10/19/2006 5:25:53 PM PDT by omega4179 (Studds (D) MA trend setting pederast in congress.)
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To: maquiladora

How much will you bet DU think ROVE is orchestrating this...?


64 posted on 10/19/2006 5:26:16 PM PDT by gaijin
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States suspects a North Korean merchant ship that recently left port may be carrying equipment banned by just-passed United Nations sanctions, two U.S. officials have told CNN Thursday.

One U.S. military official said the ship had been known in the past to carry military equipment, but that the U.S. had no idea of the nature of its current cargo.

The ship left a port southwest of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

A second official with access to U.S. intelligence confirmed the ship had left port and was being tracked, but cautioned he was not aware of any evidence the ship was carrying contraband.

"It's not necessarily nefarious," the second official said.

Officials said it was unlikely the U.S. would attempt to board or inspect the ship on the high seas, because it had no evidence it was violating U.N. sanctions banning the export of material that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction.

But one official suggested the U.S. government would likely press for a full inspection of the ship's cargo once it puts into port.

65 posted on 10/19/2006 5:26:30 PM PDT by maquiladora
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To: cmsgop
We need a Torpedo accident

I thought the same thing, except, why publicize the fact that we knew it. Oh wait, I forgot, American media is for the enemy.

66 posted on 10/19/2006 5:26:49 PM PDT by FLCowboy, (Ironically, Gore notes that he has run for president twice and says: "I know what it takes to win.”)
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To: AmericanInTokyo; sushiman

Japan ping desu...


67 posted on 10/19/2006 5:27:02 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: 1rudeboy
The Spanish Navy boarded a PRK ship off Yemen a few years back and I don't think anyone complained.

You obviously didn't get the memo that anything that the US Military does is both front page news and an outrage.

68 posted on 10/19/2006 5:28:58 PM PDT by Recovering Hermit (There's another old saying Senator..."Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.")
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To: JimSEA
I found it funny that they know the ship is carrying something banned but don't know what it is...
69 posted on 10/19/2006 5:29:47 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (If a pug barks and no one is around to hear it... they hold a grudge for a long time!)
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To: maquiladora
one official suggested the U.S. government would likely press for a full inspection of the ship's cargo once it puts into port

All speed ahead for the Persian Gulf and the "Mother" of all confrontations.

70 posted on 10/19/2006 5:29:59 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: Dog
And so it begins...the showdown.

Gotta be Rove. I'll bet he has the con right now!

71 posted on 10/19/2006 5:30:17 PM PDT by 6ppc (Call Photo Reuters, that's the name, and away goes truth right down the drain. Photo Reuters!)
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To: maquiladora

Well, well.. what will our President now?


72 posted on 10/19/2006 5:30:39 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe (Say "NO" to the Trans-Texas Corridor)
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To: 1rudeboy
OK,that's fine.But I ask again....in today's climate what does all this *really* mean?

I assume that we'll do the right thing here.But regardless of any UN resolution there'll be an outcry from numerous countries if we board or otherwise impede the progress of this ship.

In fact,it seems possible that our boarding the vessel could cause a very serious problem...because Kim Mentally Ill isn't *nearly* as sane or well balanced as was the Soviet leadership in '62.

73 posted on 10/19/2006 5:31:24 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative ("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
What banned tracking equipment is the US using?

Chinese coolies...

74 posted on 10/19/2006 5:33:08 PM PDT by O Neill (Aye, Katie Scarlett, the ONLY thing that lasts is the land...)
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To: RightWhale
One radio signal that I will never have the pleasure to transmit:

"Unidentified vessel off my starboard bow, this is the United States warship OMGWTFPWND, operating with the authorization of United Nations Security Council Resolution one seven one eight. Heave to and prepare to be boarded."

75 posted on 10/19/2006 5:33:13 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: maquiladora

Just curious... does this mean they are tracking it physically with our ships, or just monitoring it on radar and what not. I am not a techy or military expert, so I apologize for the rookie question.


76 posted on 10/19/2006 5:33:25 PM PDT by rampage8
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To: Southack

Sneaky little bastards aint they!


77 posted on 10/19/2006 5:33:51 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: Centurion2000
Does CBS news have a deep source at DIA and CIA or something?

Or possibly somone at DIA/CIA was talking to Senator Depends...


78 posted on 10/19/2006 5:34:14 PM PDT by COBOL2Java ("No stronger retrograde force exists in the world" - Winston Churchill on Islam)
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To: rampage8

I'd assumed they're tracking it via satellite.


79 posted on 10/19/2006 5:34:33 PM PDT by maquiladora
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To: O Neill
Or Chinese fortune cookies.
80 posted on 10/19/2006 5:35:42 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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