LEAD: N. Korean rocket launch imminent: report [Launched]

ap via Breitbart ^ | April 5, 2009 | Kyodo

[Jet Jaguar]

North Korea has activated radar for its planned launch of what the country claims as a communications satellite, signaling that the launch is imminent, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said Sunday, quoting an unnamed South Korean source.

Yonhap also said South Korea's presidential office convened a National Security Council meeting in a sign confirming the imminent launch. The presidential office earlier said the NSC will be convened only after an actual launch.

North Korea has announced that it would launch a satellite sometime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. from Saturday to Wednesday.

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[2harddrive]

North Korean DUD imminent!

[hoagy62]

You think they’d try this on a Sunday??

[Myrddin]

Is there a track yet? Is Obama raising a toast?

[Cindy]

Off Topic:

http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1238896022.56

“Obama to ease nuclear tensions on Europe charm tour”
05 April 2009, 03:47 CET
(PRAGUE)

[Jet Jaguar]

Lil kimmie is the religion he cares not.

[bigbob]

Quite a big deal for a country that can’t even keep the lights on

[Rob the Ugly Dude]

The price of weakness; how many times must we relearn this lesson?

[xjcsa]

LAUNCHED

[Cindy]

UNCONFIRMED

http://uk.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUKTRE5320FQ20090405

“North Korea appears to have launched rocket”
Sun Apr 5, 2009 3:38am BST

[umgud]

Geraldo says it’s launched.

[hoagy62]

Not saying that because of ‘church’, but because the American news cycles are kinda slow on Sundays. No one cares too much.

[Cindy]

Thanks.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222555/posts
“
DPRK LAUNCH —overflying Akita Prefecture, Japan”
japanese news ^
Posted on April 4, 2009 7:39:33 PM PDT by gaijin

[hugorand]

Geraldo finally reported the launch on FoxNews

[Myrddin]

Quite a big deal for a country that can’t even keep the lights on

We helped them get there by bombing their main power plant a long time ago. Let's hope they haven't been helped to return the favor.

[Jet Jaguar]

It is up.

[aculeus]

BBC has a running banner saying Japan says it has been launched.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/default.htm

[spectre]

Geraldo just reported "we're hearing the missile has been launched"...

We'll see...

[Cindy]

CONFIRMED:

QUOTE:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gnKz6JKf1o0Bic6UrduEAAlxyQ1wD97C1IQ00

AS APNewsAlert
5 minutes ago
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese public broadcaster NHK says North Korea has launched a rocket, citing Japanese gov’t.

[aculeus]

bbc

BREAKING NEWS:North Korea appears to have launched a rocket, Japan’s government says

Fox

Geraldo reports it