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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.
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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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To: OldDeckHand
“South Korean navy ship sinks, North link played down”
Future Washington Post headline:
Seoul destroyed by artillery fire, North link played down
To: Cheryllynn
There was a Obama sticker on the ship.....Lets ask Alec Baldwin...
22
posted on
03/26/2010 3:54:33 PM PDT
by
colonialhk
(Elect Veterans not Lawyers)
To: Longbow1969
Coming soon to a bankrupt media source near you.
23
posted on
03/26/2010 3:55:34 PM PDT
by
colonialhk
(Elect Veterans not Lawyers)
To: Longbow1969
"Seoul destroyed by artillery fire, North link played down" or
Seoul destroyed by artillery fire, Teabaggers sought for questioning
24
posted on
03/26/2010 3:57:31 PM PDT
by
OldDeckHand
(USA - b. July 4, 1776 / d. March 21, 2010)
To: OldDeckHand
Birds sunk ship.....Happens all the time!!
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:00:03 PM PDT
by
navysealdad
(http://drdavehouseoffun.com/)
To: OldDeckHand
A flock of birds could be a lame excuse for a massive screw up by the SK to put a hole in their ship
One would think the DOD has an eye on NK at all times though various means and we would for sure know they did something like this
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:00:09 PM PDT
by
Popman
(Balsa wood: Obama Presidential timber)
To: softwarecreator
I have heard that that same unidentified reason is the cause of many FReepers losing their weapons while fishing on the local lake.
27
posted on
03/26/2010 4:03:51 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: OldDeckHand
Could have hit an untethered mine..
To: Popman
"A flock of birds could be a lame excuse for a massive screw up by the SK to put a hole in their ship" They're saying that when the South Korean ship immediately fired after the initial explosion, the target that was identified by radar was actually a "flock of birds", or so they think.
Radar wouldn't be able to identify a submarine (or a mine), and neither would American satellites.
As soon as a salvage crew arrives on scene and establishes visual contact of the sunken ship, they'll know within seconds what sunk her.
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:06:57 PM PDT
by
OldDeckHand
(USA - b. July 4, 1776 / d. March 21, 2010)
To: DonaldC
An unidentified reason caused a hole in the shipA long lost WWII mine is my guess.
Things happen.
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:08:02 PM PDT
by
Glenn
(iamtheresistance.org)
To: OldDeckHand
An unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship
Frickin’ Dolphins...
They truly think we’re believing this crap??
To: OldDeckHand
The Korean Triangle strikes again.
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:10:42 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
( if you're doing an experiment, you should report everything that you think might make it invalid)
To: OldDeckHand
Thanks for your comments on Post 29 - makes sense...
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:15:57 PM PDT
by
El Cid
(Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
To: Last Dakotan
"Could have hit an untethered mine.." It certainly could have. Although, I would point out that the media reports state that the explosion happened astern. It wouldn't be impossible for a mine to strike a ship here, but it would be unlikely. Most ships are struck in the bow or amidship along the keel.
Of course, like anything, the media reports could be completely inaccurate.
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:16:33 PM PDT
by
OldDeckHand
(USA - b. July 4, 1776 / d. March 21, 2010)
To: OldDeckHand
If the north did not sink it who did the east? the west?
35
posted on
03/26/2010 4:18:05 PM PDT
by
Cheetahcat
(Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
To: Cheetahcat
36
posted on
03/26/2010 4:27:55 PM PDT
by
Fee
(Peace, prosperity, jobs and common sense)
To: DonaldC
An unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship
0bama with his trusty Black and Decker.
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:28:10 PM PDT
by
reg45
To: Flavius
The left rear screw was a Firestone.
38
posted on
03/26/2010 4:32:26 PM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(Petroleum, oil, lubricants. Add liquid oxygen. What could go wrong?)
To: OldDeckHand
North link played down...
Dwat!
To: Professional Engineer
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posted on
03/26/2010 4:45:44 PM PDT
by
Flavius
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