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Japan wants to raise ship sunk during weekend battle
Ananova ^
| 12/25/2001
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Posted on 12/25/2001 10:38:09 AM PST by ex-Texan
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To: Ronin
I, myself, am just a little amazed that the Japanese Coast Guard had the balls
to shoot back after the ship tried fired a number of RPG-7s at them.
Tenacity and fighting spirit are not exactly hallmarks of today's Japanese self defense forces.
I thought the Japanese defense forces acquitted themselves pretty good.
At least they had some pretty cool footage to release about the incident...more
bang for the buck than I get from the US Military!
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posted on
12/25/2001 4:06:03 PM PST
by
VOA
To: VOA
I watched the footage, too. And you are right, they did a good job.
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posted on
12/25/2001 4:39:25 PM PST
by
Ronin
To: OK
Ooooooo. Cruise Missile the Pueblo.
Muttly LIKE!
To: Ronin
Have you seen any reports regarding the Japs leaving the crew adrift after sinking th ship ?
Initial reports posted here yesterday seemed to say the Jap patrol boat let them drown before attempting to fish them out of the drink because they saw what looked like "pipes" that could have been guns in the hands of the swimmers in life jackets.
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To: Little John
I heard a report that the reason they did not send swimmers into the water was fear that the NKs may have strapped explosives on their bodies. But I am not sure about that.
I was sort of shocked to learn that approximately 14 people jumped into the sea. It is hard to believe that all of them were dedicated enough to be suicidal.
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12/25/2001 7:04:06 PM PST
by
Ronin
To: ex-Texan;all
Only 2 weeks at sea and the 'Rising-Sun Flag' navy sinks a ship!
Very interesting. :-(
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posted on
12/25/2001 7:11:29 PM PST
by
maestro
To: Ronin
I was sort of shocked to learn that approximately 14 people jumped into the sea. It is hard to believe that all of them were dedicated enough to be suicidal. It shows the power of NK brainwashing. They were probably trained for that from the time of conscription. Additionally, they were no doubt fed all sorts of stories about the torture techniques of the Japanese from WWII.
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posted on
12/26/2001 9:28:29 AM PST
by
OK
To: OK
I agree. It is pretty spooky. I don't think there has ever been a country that is as brainwashed and regimented as North Korea.
Cuba is a tropical paradise in comparison.
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12/26/2001 3:21:56 PM PST
by
Ronin
To: ozzymandus
" I'm suprised slick willie hasn't apologized to the N Koreans for letting out ship be captured. "
I that that he had, already.....
I guess that I misunderstood something....
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