Posted on 03/27/2010 5:17:40 AM PDT by jhpigott
SEOUL, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Friday's Navy ship sinking might be caused by mine explosion, South Korean media YTN quoted Cheong Wa Dae sources as saying on Saturday.
But both the government and the military authorities said the exact cause of the incident cannot be pinpointed yet.
South Korean officials are narrowing down the possibilities that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is involved in the incident.
"It is hard to say for sure now, but chances appear to be slim that North (DPRK) was related," a senior official told Yonhap on the condition of anonymity.
There has been no unusual movements by the DPRK so far, Cheong Wa Dae spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye said at a press briefing after President Lee Myung-bak convened a second emergency meeting with security officials earlier Saturday.
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NOT North Korea? Where did the mine come from?
Probably a “random” mine.
another source this morning saying the explosion was not “internal” . . . also, this article leaves more room open for the possibility this was N. Korea related
A South Korean Navy officer who spoke on condition of anonymity said that it is not likely that the vessel sank after an internal explosion.
The officer did not rule out the possibility of an attack by the North.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2918413
either a S. Korean mine or a left over Korean War mine . . .
not many other options . . . not passing the smell test IMO
NoKor isn’t involved? Bull-obama!
Who else would be actively mining that area of the Yellow Sea; the al-Qaeda navy?
‘Unexpected’ mine.
Even if the Norks didn’t do it, when they go around breathing threats and murder like they do, they shouldn’t be surprised when people look at them first.
Probably a “random” mine.
Random mines are a well documented feature — they pop up at the most unexpected times - scientists are investigating this as we speak - one leading theory connects these events with global climate change known to be caused by a former US President...
I should say unexpected mine doing 70mph.
This is all so much BS . . . I think the S. Koreans are going to have a hard time though sweeping a sunken major naval combatant that lost about half the hands on deck under the rug.
You could have a job at the NYT! LOL
i am sure we have enough naval mics in that area to know it was a torpedo or not... my bet it was,and obama is making them stand down.
Somehow the maoist will blame this on Bush.
After all, only yesterday he was suggesting that by reaching the nuke deal with russia it would be ending a signal to the North Koreans and Iran that we are setting the example.
From the colonization of 1910 through to the Japanese surrender in 1945, Korea was ruled by Japan, and in a harshly brutal manner.
I'd hypothesize that the mine which sank the ROKS Cheonan was laid by the Japanese in WWII.
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