Posted on 09/11/2004 12:09:10 AM PDT by nwctwx
http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/01/24/1042911552277.html
Japan may ask US to strike
Friday 24 January 2003, 22:05PM
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Japan said it could ask US forces to launch a pre-emptive strike on North Korean missile bases if Pyongyang was preparing to fire missiles at its territory.
The Director-General of the Defence Agency, Shigeru Ishiba, a cabinet minister, said that it would take "seven to eight minutes or 10 minutes at the most" for North Korean missiles to reach Japan.
"If (North Korea) starts injecting fuel (into missiles) as part of preparations after expressing its intention of throwing Japan into a sea of fire or reducing it to ashes, then it means the start of an attack," he told parliament's lower house budget committee.
The defence chief added that, under their security pact, Japan could entrust the United States with an attack on "enemy territory" while engaging itself in self-defence as a "shield".
His comment was made at a time when North Korea is threatening to lift a self-imposed moratorium on ballistic missile tests, earlier instances of which in 1993 and 1998 proved Japan was well within Pyongyang's striking range.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04268/384518.stm
North Korea warns U.S., Japan of 'nuclear sea of fire'
Friday, September 24, 2004
By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times
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SEOUL, South Korea -- In an unusually explicit threat to its neighbor yesterday, North Korea warned that Japan would be immersed in a "nuclear sea of fire" if the United States were to attack the North.
The threat came as Japanese and South Korean government officials expressed fears that North Korea was preparing to test a ballistic missile. Intelligence satellites have detected unusual movements of vehicles and personnel massing around missile bases on the east coast, South Korean and Japanese officials reported. South Korea yesterday said it believed that the movements were connected with annual military games taking place near the missile bases. . . ."If the United States ignites a nuclear war in this part of the world, then U.S. bases in Japan would serve as a detonating fuse that would plunge Japan into a nuclear sea of fire," North Korea's paper, Rodong Sinmun, said in a commentary carried by the KCNA news agency. "If it wants to maintain peace and live safely, Japan should not become an appendage of the war strategy of American imperialism."
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20040926wo01.htm
More activity seen in DPRK--But chances of actual Rodong launch seen as 'slim'
Yomiuri Shimbun
Increased activity has been observed at about 10 missile bases in North Korea that could be seen as preparation for the launch of a Rodong ballistic missile, sources in the Japanese and U.S. governments said Saturday.
The latest revelation comes in the wake of reports Thursday of increased activity in eastern North Korea pointing to a possible planned test-firing of a Rodong that has a range of about 1,300 kilometers, meaning it can reach all parts of Japan.
However, a senior government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "The chances of an actual Rodong missile launch are slim. We can't rule out the possibility that the activity was just a large-scale military drill."
The sources said increased activity had been observed not only at missile units, but also in other North Korean army, navy and air force units.
However, the sources said the presence of the missiles themselves and the use of launch pads had not been confirmed. Military vessels had not been deployed to watch the sea near landing spots or to recover missiles after firing.
The government instructed the Defense Agency to boost monitoring of North Korea's activities by the Self-Defense Forces.
The new moves in the North Korean military were detected by SDF EP-3 electronic surveillance aircraft deployed to gather information, as well as by Japanese and U.S. reconnaissance satellites, and by monitoring wireless communications in the country, the sources said.
Earlier activity suggesting a Rodong missile might be fired was seen at missile bases in eastern North Korea, including one in Wonsan.
The latest moves by military units were also seen at missile bases in northeastern, western and other parts of the country, the sources said.
The sources also said another military facility, assumed to be a new missile launching base, had been discovered in the central area of eastern North Korea.
Japanese and U.S. military officials assumed that the missile, army, navy and air force units were acting under the command of a Rodong missile base in Shinori, north of Pyongyang.
Near the bases, vehicles carrying liquid missile fuel, other military vehicles, military personnel and missile engineers were observed gathering.
The sources said similar activity had been confirmed not only at the Rodong bases but also in underground bases for launching Taepodong-2 missiles, which have a range of between 3,500 and 6,000 kilometers.
Activity by military units other than missile units was confirmed at two or more areas outside their bases and stations. In some areas, orders were issued to limit the movement of residents near the bases and military units, they said.
In the wake of the North Korean military activity, the government predicted that it would be keeping a prolonged surveillance on the Sea of Japan and other areas surrounding the nation.
The Defense Agency heightened the defense alert level from defcon 5 to defcon 4, calling for increased information gathering by intelligence headquarters and for surveillance by the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
The agency canceled a planned regular inspection of the Kongo, an Aegis-equipped destroyer, so that it can replace the Myoko, another Aegis destroyer now deployed in the Sea of Japan.
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British Muslim Delegation Hopes Prayer will change Militant's Hearts
BAGHDAD A two-man delegation from Britain's biggest Muslim group arrived in Iraq on Saturday on a quest to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamic militants nine days ago and threatened with death.
After arriving in Baghdad, Reuters reported the men admitted they are looking at a big challenge to secure the release of the 62-year-old engineer, but said they had faith something could be done.
"Miracles do happen," Musharraf Hussain, a representative from the Muslim Council of Britain, told reporters in Baghdad.
"We believe in the power of prayer turning people's hearts and we can only have that trust and reliance in our God," Reuters reported Hussain said. "If (the captors) have faith in their hearts and the seeds of true submission to God then there will be some change."
Hussain and fellow delegate Dawud Abdullah arrived on a flight from Kuwait, where they told reporters earlier they believed Bigley was still alive.
Bigley and two American colleagues were seized from their home in Baghdad last week by terrorists led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
The militants have already executed the two Americans -- Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley -- after their demands to have all female prisoners released from Iraqi jails were not met.
The kidnappers are threatening to kill Bigley too, but have set no deadline.
Although an Islamic website reported that British captive Kenneth Bigley had been killed, the British government swiftly dismissed the announcement, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported.
"Tawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War) announces the execution of the Briton and gives the good news of the kidnaping of seven British soldiers," read a brief statement on the website www.alezah.com as reported by AFP
It said that a "cassette" would soon be made available.
However, the authenticity of the statement could not be immediately verified, AFP reported.
The official site of the Unity and Holy War group, headed by suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, and other Islamist websites used by Zarqawi's group such as http://www.hostinganime.com/iraqnews3 , did not immediately carry any news on Bigley.
In London, the Foreign Office said it did not take the claim seriously.
"We are aware of the site called Alezah which is running that story, but it is a discredited website. We don't think it is to be taken seriously at this point," a Foreign Office spokesman told AFP.
The site is registered to a group in Kuwait.
Bigley has not been seen since he appeared in a fuzzy video Wednesday on an Internet site, in which he appealed directly to Prime Minister Tony Blair to intervene.
One radical Islamic website which features many of the beheading videos, also makes available the video of Bigley pleading for his life. Immediately under the place where that video is available for download, site operators have posted in English the words (sic) "Does a British civilian worth anything to Blair? Will he try to save this hostage or will he not care?"
Caption on One Radical Islamic Site
Speaking in Kuwait, Reuters reported Abdullah said the delegation hoped to meet religious leaders and scholars, including the leadership of the High Association of Muslim Scholars. In Baghdad, he said he hoped their message would get through to Bigley's captors
"Whoever is holding Mr. Bigley, we are endeavoring to get a message through to those captors," Reuters reported he said.
The Muslim Council of Britain is the country's largest lobby group for Britain's 1.8 million Muslims.
In Britain, Reuters reported that Prime Minister Tony Blair praised Bigley's family, who have been holed up in their house in Liverpool waiting for news of his fate.
"I think everyone is amazed at how dignified they have been over the last few days and we will continue to do whatever we can," Reuters reported Blair said as he arrived at the annual conference of the Labor Party in southern England.
Ireland on Line (IOL) reported that the attention of some Labor Party delegates will be focused on the captive during the conference, as Kenneth Bigley's brother Paul is expected to take part in an unofficial meeting Sunday evening, dubbed "Iraq: War Crimes, War Criminals," organized by "Labor Against the War."
Paul Bigley has previously accused the United States of "sabotaging" his 62-year-old sibling's release, IOL reported, and has also criticized the British Prime Minister of "only going through the diplomatic instruction book" in his efforts to free his brother.
British Foreign Minister Jack Straw spoke by telephone to Bigley's Thai wife, who is in Thailand, Reuters reported. Terry Waite, the former Church of England envoy who was held hostage in Lebanon for five years, visited the Bigley family home in Liverpool.
Shortly after his visit, according to Reuters, Bigley's 86-year-old mother was taken to hospital for the second time this week, suffering from the stress of the ordeal.
"Unfortunately, the strength of spirit which she has, and shows, is not matched by her physical strength," Waite told Reuters.
The Muslim Association of Britain, an affiliate of the Muslim Council, said it appeared on Arabic TV station Al Jazeera to make a direct appeal to the kidnappers for Bigley's release.
Reuters reported the pleas came after the British government said it had distributed 50,000 leaflets in Baghdad, at the request of Bigley's family who want to exhaust all means possible to save him from Zarqawi and his militant followers.
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"Web Site Says U.K. Hostage Kenneth Bigley Dead (Saturday, 25 Sep)"
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Posted on 09/25/2004 4:04:17 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
Looks like it is!
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thats a good thought!
Exactly my thoughts, one k and then I would be safe from initial blast
IMO I believe they are just get more clever so as not to attract people like us etc.
Logging on with Dr. Strangelove (TCM)...
Iran Says It Tested 'Strategic Missile'
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=5&u=/ap/20040925/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_missile_4
Well in the one article they said they averted one attack, but they are concerned that it may mean they are still going ahead with 1-2 more, whatever that means
I cannot phantom the emotional/spiritual fatigue, you are in our thoughts
" Now just waiting."
Make yourself a "ripper" (grain alcohol and rain water)
Saudis eliminate al-Qaida at home, fund abroad
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40599
"...one of the targets may be in the Great Lakes (Lake Erie) area."
Chicago or the Twin Cities. (Wasn't Moussoui from Minneapolis?)
Site holds vote on Palestinian state
Pro-Israel campaign urges participants to reject 'road map'
A pro-Israel group is sponsoring an online referendum on Palestinian statehood through the end of this month that it hopes will result in a resounding "no" vote.
The Global Israel Alliance is asking Internet users to vote yes or no on the question:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40469
Jihad and rape go hand in hand
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40620
Terrorism solution: 1-way ticket to paradise
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40631
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