Posted on 12/15/2009 9:54:27 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo
Thanks for the ping; GRRRREAT post/thread. BTTT!
Thanks - it’s predictable - the Iranians are playing for time... us for fools.
Why would a Ukrainian plane be hauling goods for the US military?
It was clearly handrwitten in English on the sheet "MEHRABAD AIRPORT" (Teheran),فرودگاه مهرآباد (IATA Code: THR) is an airport that serves Teheran, Iran. This airport is close to the city center of Teheran and is not used widely for commercial international arrivals and departures, and is also shared by the Iranian military.
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The Norks get busted carrying Iranian weapons agains. The got caught doing this off the coast of the UAE a few months ago.
Under contract, to make money, just like they do for anyone else, the dirty capitalist pigs.
Like I said, not only did I read about them doing that, I saw one on a the ramp at a US Military base.
We also learn that the aircraft was leased by Auckland, New Zealand-based SP Trading Company, and that the lease agreement lists one Lu Zhang as its Director. The WSJ couldnt track down anyone from SP Trading to get their side of it, and reporters couldnt get access to the floor of the building where its New Zealand office is supposed to exist. SP Trading has one New Zealand shareholder and its company offices (or, according to this report, its parent companys offices) are located in Vanuatu. If the plane was indeed carrying ballistic missile parts, it would violate all three U.N. Security Council Resolutions sanctioning North Koreas arms trade: 1695, 1718, and 1874 (see sidebar for the texts). From the Washington Times, we also learn that the Chinese their promises to cooperate with international sanctions notwithstanding allowed the aircraft to pass through their airspace: Larry A. Niksch, a specialist in Asian affairs at the Congressional Research Service who monitors North Koreas proliferation activities, said the Bangkok seizure raises serious questions about Chinas role. Two-thirds of the flight path of that plane was over Chinese territory, he said. It should have raised Chinese suspicions. The Obama administration brought up concerns about North Korean use of Chinese airspace for arms exports this summer - shortly after the adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution banning such transfers - but has yet to receive a meaningful response, U.S. officials said. North Korean proliferation by air is an important matter for us, and [Philip] Goldberg brought it up during his meetings in July, said one official, referring to an Asia trip by the State Department envoy for the implementation of Resolution 1874. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was discussing private diplomatic communications. The resolution, which China supported, lists detailed procedures on how to deal with suspicious vessels and illegal cargo on the high seas, but it is somewhat vague when it comes to air cargo. In most cases, regardless of the destination of a flight originating in North Korea, it would have to refuel in China or at least fly over its territory, Mr. Niksch said. Chinas state-run Xinhua News Agency quoted officials in Beijing in July as saying that inspections of air cargo should be carried out only if there is specific evidence of wrongdoing. China has been faithfully implementing relevant U.N. resolutions, Wang Baodong, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said Wednesday. As to whether the North Korean plane violated U.N. resolutions, its up to the U.N. Security Council to make a judgment. [Washington Times, Nicholas Kralev]
They want to screw both U.S. and N. Korea against each other, while they are netting gains. I think they are believing their ability too much.
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