DPRK LAUNCH --overflying Akita Prefecture, Japan

japanese news ^

[gaijin]

getting details, breaking hard

[hinckley buzzard]

Bosworth said that “we continue to look with great interest to resume” the six-party talks. “That remains our long-term goal and we would hope to return to that goal in as reasonable a period as possible.”

Oh just shut up, junior.

[bygolly]

"Pyongyang has announced that it will send up a communication satellite as part of a peaceful space program between April 4 and 8."

It's a communication satellite for gosh sakes...they're

"Communicating. Keeping up foreign relations. I was, uh, you know, giving him "the bird."

"Yes, I know the finger, ..."

[roses of sharon]

I read on twitter that Obama says US will call the UN meeting.

LOL, his 1st test....and he sounds like a girl.

[AmericanInTokyo]

About the same George W. Bush and Condi Rice would have done in the last three of their eight year stint with ABJECT APPEASEMENT also on full display towards North Korea out of that White House at that time, too. Obama is merely an extension (and likely worse at that) of the failed Bush Administration policies that got us to this point in the first place. I make no apology making this statement and anyone on the FR North Korea threads for the last three years knows exactly what me and so manyh others are referring to about Bush and his State Department vis a vis Chia Pet. It was disgusting at every twist and turn and we knew it would only lead to this day.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Yeah, if that screwball missile had gone off another few miles it would have dropped stage 1 or stage 2 on somebody’s house in Japan.

[ScoochDude]

I doubt it. It was cool back in the day. I never thought I would say it but, I sure miss Clinton.

[jacquej]

wow! Someone remembers me from way back then!

I often wish we were still back in those times. And, whoever thought we would think of them as the “good ol’ days”!!!!!

Now we have a total zero, instead of a little digit!

[April Lexington]

it went about 1/2 way to Hawaii: — Wow.. another couple launches and look out.

I think they are aiming for the birth certificate!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I understand the Food Channel is very popular in NK.

That, and "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous".

[roses of sharon]

We need to overthrow the MSM.

[Political Junkie Too]

Barack Obama puts romantic meal with Michelle before Czech politicians

"He requested a romantic dinner with a view of Prague, where they can eat the best Czech food,” said a Czech government source. “They have spent days trying to decide on the right restaurant."

Obama's not about to let something like this get in the way of enjoying the "best Czech food" that they spent days planning for, is he?

-PJ

[centexan]

Japan will re-arm.

I respect your opinion - is that good or bad? I'd say welcome back to the game.

[gaijin]

your first screename was super ez 2 remember

[April Lexington]

That was strange. I kind of like this new screen name though, adds a bit of mystery and intrigue!

[mamelukesabre]

Ok. So there are two of you. Any more?

[razorback-bert]

I am class of 97 too and when the forum was upgraded and we had to reregister, I forgot to capitalize bert and got a new born on date.

[Strategerist]

Depending on the parameters of the flight the missile was likely non-interceptable even if we or the Japanese had wanted to.

As people (should) know, we don’t currently have any operating weapons against boost-phase missiles. Any Aegis ships around Japan or Japanese land-based Patriots would only be useful against debris or stages landing near Japan.

The GBIs in Alaska would only be effective if the missile was actually approaching Alaska.

If the final stage was a re-entry vehicle in the middle of nowhere in the Pacific, we wouldn’t have had anything near enough for a mid-course intercept, and if it was a satellite launch, we couldn’t have intercepted it (the Lake Erie satellite shoot-down was a one-time hardware and software modification).

[HiTech RedNeck]

Miss the Clinton that gave China a dead eye on our cities? I suppose one has to pick one’s poison every now and then.

[April Lexington]

Too bad Carter got rid of those neutron bombs! Drop a few and send in Ready Cleen!

[yatros from flatwater]

Nope, not the only one.