Posted on 03/26/2009 6:03:06 AM PDT by Abathar
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has mounted a rocket on a launchpad on its northeast coast, American officials said, putting Pyongyang well on track for a launch the U.S. and South Korea warned Thursday would be a major provocation with serious consequences.
Pyongyang says the rocket will carry a satellite, but regional powers suspect the North will use the launch to test the delivery technology for a long-range missile capable of striking Alaska. They have said the launch — banned by the U.N. Security Council in 2006 — would trigger sanctions.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned such a "provocative act" could jeopardize the stalled talks on supplying North Korea with aid and other concessions in exchange for dismantling its nuclear program.
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Wow, they will get a harsh letter from the U.N., that'll make them quake in their boots...
The North Koreans could always start a rockets for food program.
North Korea,
Please Please Please don’t lauch that mean old rocket. We don’t want to have to actually DO anything. We elected Obama, just like you wanted, why are you being so mean??? We were sure you would want to be our friend because we elected a president who would sit down and talk at the table with you, and usher in a new era of diplomacy.
STOP Laughing at us! We just want to be friends with you! Thats it, we’re telling on you! Your not playing nice! Your gonna be in BIG trouble with the UN if you don’t stop it!
Signed, America, the Kumbaya Country-
Motto “Can’t we just all get along” Rodney King.....
April 1st?
Maybe Tina ScarFeyce and Hissy Matthews can make light of Alaska being in the crosshairs of our enemies.
3 to 1 it explodes within 90 seconds after ignition.
2 to 1 it doesn’t clear the pad.
Those were going to be my points too! I’d love to see them ‘launch’ their big bad missile. Probably boomerang right back onto North Korean soil and kill a bunch of miserable commies.
The last few have done that IIRC.
Perhaps they got enough JB Weld through customs to get this one further.
Kim, you iriot! (with apologies to Benny Hill).
Movie the mouse that roared comes to mind.
Hasn’t Japan put them on notice that they will shoot it down if it approaches their territorial waters?
uh no, not gonna take that bet. its a sure thing unless BO see’s it on this teleprompter
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