Posted on 04/03/2009 1:46:20 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Obama issues warning as North Korea readies rocket
By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer Fri Apr 3, 12:56 am ET
WASHINGTON – As North Korea fueled a multistage rocket Thursday for its threatened satellite launch, President Barack Obama promised a "stern" response and Japan vowed to press for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council. Senior U.S. defense officials said that trailers and vehicles carrying rocket propellant were in place at North Korea's coastal launch site and that fueling had begun.
A U.S. counter-proliferation official said the fueling process could take "up to a few days." But a senior U.S. intelligence official told The Associated Press that Pyongyang was on track for a projected Saturday launch
The American officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence issues.
At the G-20 summit in London, Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak issued a statement agreeing on "a stern, united response from the international community if North Korea launches a long-range rocket."
State Department spokesman Robert Wood would not address the U.S. intelligence reports. But he repeated earlier warnings for the North Koreans not to take any "provocative" actions.
Japan's ambassador to the U.N. said his nation will request an emergency session of the Security Council if North Korea proceeds with the launch. Yukio Takasu said he raised the possibility during closed-door council talks Thursday.
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Speculation abound over its source on Internet. Still U.S. and S. Korean military are basically tight-lipped over this, except saying that there were no flight there at the time.
Has something special landed on Kunsan base? If it(or they) did, it must have something to do with the current N. Korean missile launch. Is there a contingency plan for surgical strike? Or is this an added recon asset?
Ping!
I'll know Obama's serious if he promises them tax cuts. North Korea better start being careful then.
Obama bin Hidin will bow to the Keeper of the Holy Places, thereby displaying the former's "stern".
In other news, a sonic boom is the sound of freedom. Raptors warming up in the bull pen.
I would hope our side would respond to Chia with the proper "Spirit".
What does “stern response” mean... Another angry letter, but this time signed by the whole group?
HAH! Just thought of something: Kim Jong-Il just might be the only foreign head of state to refuse to join the NWO! (Not that it will really gain him any REAL “fans” mind you!) ROFL... I only hope not too many innocents are hurt when he is brought to reckoning with the world (finally).
YOU HEAR ME NORTH KOREA?!? We are TOTALLY gonna write you a nasty letter if you shoot that rocket.
昌 "오바마 인사 햇볕정책 추종자 많아" "오락가락하는 미국 대북정책 우리가 주도해야" [2009-04-03 11:40:31] 자유선진당 이회창 총재는 3일 북한의 미사일 발사를 위한 연료주입 보도와 관련 “대통령은 G20회의에서 돌아오는 즉시 회의를 소집해 보다 긴급하게 대책을 세워야 한다”고 주장했다. 이 총재는 이날 국회에서 열린 당5역회의에서 이같이 말하며 “정부가 초읽기에 들어선 발사를 눈앞에 두고 발사한 후에야 국가안전보장회의를 소집하겠다고 말하는 것은 그야말로 전형적인 뒷북치기 대응”이라고 지적했다. 이 총재는 북한이 미사일 발사를 할 경우 UN 안보리의 제재 결의를 발의하기로 합의한 한미정상회담을 긍정적으로 평가하면서, “오바마 정부는 아직 확고한 한반도 전략과 대북핵전략을 수립하지 못하고 있는 것 같다”며 “정상 간에 교환된 외교적 수사, 분위기에 취해서는 안될 것”이라고 충고했다. 그러면서 “미국은 북한을 핵 보유국으로 인정하지 않는다고 하면서도 사실상 핵 보유 사실을 여러 차례 인정하는 듯한 언행을 했고, 국방장관이 북한의 미사일 발사에 대해 요격하겠다는 강경 자세를 취했다가 하지 않겠다고 바로 태도를 바꾼 일이 있었다”면서 “미국이 대북전략과 정책을 수립하지 않는 상황에서 그때그때 대응하기 위해 태도를 바꾸는 것이 큰 문제”라고 지적했다. 아울러 이 총재는 “오바마 정부의 대북 문제와 관련된 인사 중 많은 사람들이 과거 클린턴 민주당 행정부 시절의 대북문제에 관여했던 사람들”이라며 “이들은 과거 햇볕정책에 긍정적인 견해를 가진 사람들”이라고 적시하면서 “미국 새 행정부의 태도를 무조건 따라갈게 아니라 우리가 적극적으로 주도해야 한다”고 말했다. [박주연 기자]phjmy9757@naver.com
Some local authorities (cities/towns) and prefectures here in Japan are going on 24 alert; vacations/weekends being cancelled, lots of stuff under the surface going on thats for sure. I am sure Cobra Ball and Rivet Joint are up and in the action. Now we have the LIBERALS (in the Japanese and US press) planting media stories that “the Japanese are overreacting” quoting selective liberal policy wonks. I expected this to emerge. The “overreacting” line is straight out of the bowels of the US State Department.
Here’s a translation for the Korean language “imparied” like myself. :) (I LOVE Babelfish’s add-on for Firefox!!!)
Sunshine Policy, a lot of Obama followers are going U.S. policy that we should be led by
[2009-04-03 11:40:31]
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n August 3, governor of North Korea’s missile launches and fuel injection for president “ G20 meeting, to return immediately convene a meeting to take more urgent measures, “he said. 5 per day in the National Assembly, the governor says yeokhoeuieseo made”The government entered into a launch countdown in front of the fire call to convene the National Security Council until after the Late strokes respond very typical,” he said.
The governor of the North Korean missile launch, when the UN Security Council sanctions resolutions of the summit agreed to the initiative as a positive evaluation, “Obama, the government established the Korean Peninsula is still unable to develop strategies and to North Korea’s nuclear strategyIs “the” normal diplomatic exchange between the investigation, the atmosphere should not be drunk, “he advised. But “the United States to North Korea as a nuclear power, but it does not recognize the fact that nuclear weapons several times, use words like that, and the defense minister for North Korea’s missile launch to intercept took a hard stance would not have changed the attitude that a This was “the” United States and North Korea strategy Does not establish policy in that it’s a big problem in order to change attitudes, “he said. In addition, the governor, “Obama, the government personnel associated with the North, many of the past, during the Clinton administration, North Korea, the Democratic Party was involved in the people problem,” the “Sunshine Policy in the past with a positive opinion” people in a timely manner as “the new United States You’ll follow the administration’s attitude We should not lead to positive, “he said. [Bakjuyeon News]
Stay safe.
Prayers for you, and all in Japan being said. Even if some think it’s “over-reacting”. They say the same dang thing about Iran’s threats to Israel. Not surprising.
The One is threatening to go to the UN if NK launches.
Bet they are shaking in their boots
Oooh, I hope they don't have a fueling accident with all that flammable materiel around.....!
Probably meant to say, "The new Obama Government is still unable to develop a strategy with respect to the Korean Peninsula and addressing North Korea's nuclear strategy." (Which is an accurate assessment. Those amateurs in D.C now on watch don't know WHAT the f they are doing.
(Former Presidential candidate and conservative) Mr. Chang goes on to say (which is true), "all along the US has said with their mouth that "we will not allow a Nuclear North Korea", and yet in reality this is what has come to pass and they have done nothing to stop it."
Hussein: reading what his writers scribble. Not knowing what it means.
Obama's stern response: "Present!"
Or else double secret probation...
Oooooooh, a STRONGLY WORDED WARNING. That’ll stop ‘em! Even though we already said we’re not going to do anything about it....
Thanks... I appreciate you filling in some of the blanks on that! :) Babelfish is quick, but it is VERY far from perfect! At least we can usually get the gist of things from it...
Thanks again. :)
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