Posted on 11/22/2010 10:44:16 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
N. Korea fires artillery towards S. Korean island, official says
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday fired several rounds of artillery towards South Korean waters and an island near the tense west sea border, the South's military said.
The North's artillery shells fell at 2:34 p.m. in the South's waters off the island of Yeonpyeong, some of them landing directly on the island, said Col. Lee Bung-woo, spokesman at the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The South's military responded with its artillery firing.
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.....well-placed cruise missiles fired from anonymous sea vessels ......
With all ID and component markings in Cyrillic
“I also believe US should consider evacking civilians from Seoul.”
I would imagine there is discussion on this topic among those in country. If they’re waiting for guidance from the WH they will probably be waiting a while.
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S. Korea may strike N. Korea’s missile base: President Lee
Korea Herald ^ | 11/23/10
Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 5:40:15 AM by sand lake bar
President Lee Myung-bak ordered his military Tuesday to strike North Korea’s missile base around its coastline artillery positions if it shows signs of additional provocation, his spokeswoman said.
In a video conference with Gen. Han Min-koo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the president ordered “multiple-fold retaliation” against the North for its artillery attack on a South Korean island, according to presidential spokeswoman Kim Hee-jung.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2631759/posts
That is likely. They will first work it out with U.S. military. If they want well-coordinated reprisal, it may take a few days, too.
On the pessimistic side, this could degenerate into another spectacle of USS George Washington threatening to move into Yellow Sea, back out, then come back again, and eventually going away, while China is foaming at the mouth.
Is this news to you guys?
S. Korea may strike N. Korea’s missile base: President Lee
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) — President Lee Myung-bak ordered his military Tuesday to strike North Korea’s missile base around its coastline artillery positions if it shows signs of additional provocation, his spokeswoman said.
In a video conference with Gen. Han Min-koo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the president ordered “multiple-fold retaliation” against the North for its artillery attack on a South Korean island, according to presidential spokeswoman Kim Hee-jung.
This is a catch. He is not really into it.
Do the Russians really matter? The Russians are audience, not player
The peninsula on the DPRK side down into the West Sea from whence these attacks on South Korea were launched, and also the little island just south of there, these face Yongpyongdo, and could be attacked by South Korea, in fact, should be attacked and decimated, or at least put of out notice. Window: 48 hours max.
Will it show such sign in the next few days? The guy should just shut up, draw up reprisal plan with U.S. and carry it out without announcement. Do it any other way could be just a show, all talk, no bite.
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Sounds to me that by making this public it’s more of a message to NK rather than an actual plan of action.
Wasn’t there a report from earlier this morning stating that there were indications the KPA was readying additional artillery units that could target Seoul?
Wouldn’t that classify as a “provocation”.
What is news to me is that Lee is saying a “provocation” will be enough to bring forth a strike, don’t necessarily need another DPRK attack at this point.
the message NK won't give a rat about. In a nutshell, it means "I will really really hit you if you hit me one more time." LOL.
Just reporting the news. Russians have a border with North Korea. Just a tiny one. They certainly would love to see a conflict between China and the US, though.
The problem is that after the Cheonan incident he threatened that any further acts of violence would bring serious retaliation. Well we have now another act of violence from NK and all he is doing is threatening retaliation if there is another provocation....
It’s an endless cycle, and as long as NK seperates its acts of violence by a period of time then nothing seems to happen.
South Korea fired first: North
North Korea said on Tuesday it was South Korea which fired first and that they had to fire in retaliation.
+1
Problem is without a serious reprisal by the ROK the intervals between these acts is going to grow shorter and the incidents themselves more violent, until it gets to a point that the ROK has no choice but to respond
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