UAE seizes ship with weapons from North Korea bound for Iran, diplomats say

CNN ^ | August 28, 2009 | Richard Roth

[Saint Reagan]

NEW YORK (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates seized a ship carrying banned arms from North Korea to Iran, diplomats told CNN Friday.

The incident occurred in early August and was reported to the U.N. Security Council’s North Korea Sanctions committee, Western diplomats at the United Nations said. The diplomats did not disclose which country owned the vessel.

It also was not immediately clear whether this was the first time such an incident had happened, or only the first time such a case had been revealed.

A U.N. resolution passed in July imposes an embargo on the shipment of arms from North Korea and broadens a ban on the import of weapons by the regime. The resolution followed a nuclear test and the firing of six short-range rockets by the country in late May.

[Saint Reagan]

Interesting.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[oneolcop]

As I've said before here: No ship or plane leaving North Korea or Iran should ever reach its destination. North Korean ship disappears at sea...Navy baffled...

[OldDeckHand]

Violation of UN Sanctions number 1,254,768 for Iran, and number 978,567 for North Korea - and what will happen to either of them? Hilary will be sending a strongly worded letter of protest. The UN will blame Israel, and George Bush.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Obama said to be ‘deeply disappointed’.

[SunkenCiv]

Here’s an idea — since North Korea is under sanctions, sink all NK-flagged ships after they enter international waters. Or better yet, while they’re still in port.

[Niuhuru]

The UN will get very angry, and they will send a letter telling them how angry they are.

[steveo]

Oh hey! I hear the Ice Cream Man.... BRB.

[EGPWS]

Hilary will be sending a strongly worded letter of protest.

With "deep personal disappointment" to boot.

[ReneeLynn]

Aww, and Bill promised no one would ever find out.

[EGPWS]

The UN will get very angry, and they will send a letter telling them how angry they are.

And if THAT doesn't work they will threaten them with a resolution, and if THAT doesn't work, they will blame GWB.

[RetroSexual]

Hilary will be sending a strongly worded letter of protest.

She'll have to clear that with Bill before she sends it.

[EGPWS]

The United Arab Emirates seized a ship carrying banned arms from North Korea to Iran, diplomats told CNN Friday.

Don't we have any submarines armed with torpedoes in the area?

[soycd]

I wonder why Obama’s elite anti-terrorism units did not find the illegal shipment first?

Clinton must be ticked that his hostage for arms deal was busted by the Arabs.

[OldDeckHand]

"Obama said to be ‘deeply disappointed’."

It's not the North Korea and Iran I thought I knew.

[JPG]

Kim Jong Mentally Il will run off a few billion more phony Franklin's in protest.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“a ship carrying banned arms from North Korea to Iran”

NK to Iran. Evil, banned arms—say, it’s almost like an axis of evil!

Hmmm. Where did I hear that before?

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Very Interesting. Kudos to the UAE to step up to the plate and seize that ship.

[Polynikes]

I believe North Korea acted stupidly

[Polynikes]

I believe North Korea acted stupidly