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South Korean navy ship sinks, North link played down
Washington Post ^ | 03/26/10 | Cho Mee-young

Posted on 03/26/2010 3:36:15 PM PDT by OldDeckHand

Edited on 03/26/2010 3:53:53 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean naval ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea, killing some of the more than 100 crew on board, but officials played down suggestions that it may have been attacked by the North.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asia; korea; northkorea; submarine
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I see the White House talking points have been delivered and understood by their media accomplices.
1 posted on 03/26/2010 3:36:15 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: OldDeckHand

“An unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship”

I hate it when that happens...


2 posted on 03/26/2010 3:37:43 PM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: OldDeckHand

A torpedo isn’t the right weapon for a flock of birds.....


3 posted on 03/26/2010 3:38:11 PM PDT by aviator (Armored Pest Control)
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To: OldDeckHand

Where’s the part that says, “There is no reason to suspect terrorism”? That’s in the standard press release.


4 posted on 03/26/2010 3:38:13 PM PDT by Bernard (One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Three if by Government)
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To: DonaldC

Good Lord. No they didn’t say that...Here comes the BS..


5 posted on 03/26/2010 3:39:23 PM PDT by hstacey
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To: hstacey

it was the 5th column


6 posted on 03/26/2010 3:42:16 PM PDT by And2TheRepublic
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To: OldDeckHand
... the impoverished North has become increasingly frustrated by its wealthy neighbor, which has given the cold-shoulder to recent attempts to reopen a lucrative tourist business on the northern side of the Cold War's last frontier.

Yeah, the world would be hunky dorey if only the South Koreans would cooperate.....

7 posted on 03/26/2010 3:44:05 PM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: DonaldC

The answer for those pesky “unidentified reasons”...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkx68UdcPA0&feature=related


8 posted on 03/26/2010 3:44:19 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus sayin')
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To: And2TheRepublic

I read it...I just can’t believe anyone would be stupid enough to actually say it...LOL


9 posted on 03/26/2010 3:45:25 PM PDT by hstacey
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To: aviator

It was later found to have been a “random” torpedo.
Nothing to see here, move along.


10 posted on 03/26/2010 3:45:45 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: mlocher

South Korea has to cooperate with the trend of the new world order and redistribute it’s wealth!

It’s the Obama way! s/


11 posted on 03/26/2010 3:46:35 PM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (Markets and Marxists Don't Mix! Audit the FED NOW!)
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To: hstacey

LOL! Welcome to the New Democratic Party!


12 posted on 03/26/2010 3:47:18 PM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (Markets and Marxists Don't Mix! Audit the FED NOW!)
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To: OldDeckHand

but, but, but, are the birds o.k.?


13 posted on 03/26/2010 3:48:12 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Greetings, and how are you today, comrade?)
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An unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship

Man, they just don't build ships like they used to.

14 posted on 03/26/2010 3:50:18 PM PDT by softwarecreator (No more excuses ... we need to take our country back. Now.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Have all the suv’s been accounted for


15 posted on 03/26/2010 3:51:23 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: aviator

Big Birds....Propaganda Pigeons me thinks...did’nt they attack the Liberty and the Pueblo as well?

All a big mistake


16 posted on 03/26/2010 3:52:18 PM PDT by colonialhk (Elect Veterans not Lawyers)
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To: OldDeckHand

They’ll TWA800 this whole thang —just wait. CHEAPER to do it THIS way..!!


17 posted on 03/26/2010 3:52:41 PM PDT by TokuMei
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To: OldDeckHand

Was it the central fuel tank


18 posted on 03/26/2010 3:52:42 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: DonaldC
“An unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship”

We're all stupid don't you know? We're supposed to accept that explanation because the media said so. This little game the media is playing for their butt boy is starting to get dangerous.

19 posted on 03/26/2010 3:52:55 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: colonialhk

Obie gonna blame Bush?


20 posted on 03/26/2010 3:52:57 PM PDT by Cheryllynn
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