[AmericanInTokyo]

My translation synopsis from Japanese to English:

--NNN TV crew got ahold of new color photographs of some of the cargo of this mysterious Ilyushin II-76, searched and seized in Bangkok earlier this week with quite a suprising load of Christmas gifts from North Korea to somebody somewhere.

--RPGs (rocket propelled grenade launchers) were seen in plastic wrapping, with shipment delivery documents on top of them.

--In another photograph were metal boxes with English writing, the letters/numbers K100, referring to ground to air missiles, also information on apparant weight, etc.

--Green colored metal tins were also shown, with English alphabet letters, and also a knife for opening the metal containers.

--In one of the photos appears to be missile parts.

--35 tonnes of stuff was seized.

AND NOW MORE BREAKING NEWS:

SANKEI NEWS IN JAPANESE HERE (reporter Hiroyuki Miyano) reports that a high-ranking Thai official states that apparantly in this craft were found various parts for **the North Korean Taepodong-2 Long Range ICBM Missile.** It appears by all indications this was heading for IRAN. Missile specialists were called in to see the materiel first hand and came to this conclusion, and several specialists said that North Korea had shipped these kinds of unique components to Iran in the past.

This contradicts an earlier Bloomberg story.

Also, reports are that the crew will be charged with smuggling explosives into Thailand, which is punishable by DEATH. Further, investigation revealed that five (four Kazakhastan/one Belarus) were all employees of private Kazahkstan airline company, but that all had submitted requests for "vacation" and were in fact on "vacation".

[AmericanInTokyo]

Ping!

[AmericanInTokyo]

THIS, from yesterday, what has to be the main "smoking gun" at this time:

(snip) "However, the Japanese TV crew was at it again, they got a close look at the Bill of Lading with the destination, filmed it, and reaired it. It was clearly handrwitten in English on the sheet "MEHRABAD AIRPORT" (Teheran),فرودگاه مهرآباد (IATA Code: THR) is an airport that serves Teheran, Iran. This airport is close to the city center of Teheran and is not used widely for commercial international arrivals and departures, and is also shared by the Iranian military."

[AmericanInTokyo]

ping

[SunTzuWu]

Thailand?

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Also, reports are that the crew will be charged with smuggling explosives into Thailand, which is punishable by DEATH”

In Asia, they don’t fool around with chicken $hit sentences.
I remember a card handed to me at KLIA on my first arrival.

WARNING: “The sale or use of narcotics carries the death penalty”

Thanks for the info.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

The American MSM response;

(((Chirp)))....(((Chirp))).....(((Chirp))).....

NOW! back to COPEN-HAAAGEN! And our most benevolent and exalted savior Barrack ObaMao, and his speech on saving the Planet from ourselves or how the WORLD will go Bankrupt......if Climate Legislation is not passed.......

[ASA Vet]

Thai Ping

[Joe Boucher]

Great job, AmericanInTokyo.
Strange how this too has been ignored by our media here in the states.
Sort of like having to read Canadian or euro newspapers to find out how truly slimy this obamma and his whole outfit is.
Again great job,
Thanks

[USMCPOP]

Looks like machine parts and canned tuna to me.

[SevenofNine]

You got give props to Japanese tv news for following on this story AIT they are like TMZ of media right now try find out real story what going on over there

[Flash Bazbeaux]

I hope the Thai authorities keep better track of the seized arms then they do with Saudi gems.

[LeoWindhorse]

you know what gets me ? Our intel folks figure these things out and then we pass it off to another country , in this case Thailand , to deal with . Why now just slide up behind them with an F-22 and drop them in the drink ? say nothing about it
just light them up and let the NK’s try and figure out where the plane(s) went . No mercy
Planes , ships , same thing ......