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US/S.KOREA has joint commando rescue plan for S. Korea workers stuck on N. Korean side at Kaesong
Sankei Shimbun in Japan (synopsis translation to English by Freeper) ^
| 29 May 2010
| AmericanInTokyo
Posted on 05/29/2010 10:26:04 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
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(FROM ORIGINAL JAPANESE)
South Korean military has confirmed that the South Korean military is in discussions with US Forces in Korea on the situation and that these South Koreans may end up in a hostage situation, and what to jointly do about it.
A plan is being readied, a rather bold plan for both countries forces to jointly enter North Korean territory and extract the South Korean workers. American Apache helicopers and F-16 aircraft will be brought in for such a swift rescue operation, to control the North Korean skies immediately around this industrial area.
Following that, joint crack US and South Korean special forces will infiltrate, taking immediate protection and extractive actions. This scenario was already practiced in August when a situation flared up that showed such a situation might develop. Final details on this plan were worked out during joing ROK-USA "Ulchi Freedom Guardian" exercises in the summer, for this contingency. Also, the South Korean General Command stated today that if North Korea takes any such action such as provocations along the lines (hostage taking, etc), ROK will go on a War Footing. They are already placing loudspeakers for a propaganda broadcast offensive to commence soon.
Kaesong industrial complex (run mostly by the corporation Hyundai (Asan) from South Korea):
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:26:48 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(If war comes, it will be because Obama was perceived, and rightly so, by our deadly enemies, as WEAK)
To: AmericanInTokyo
WTH did they not get civilians out of there long before this? Even armchair strategery freepers predicted this.
To: AmericanInTokyo
Thanks for all the work and info., AmericanInTokyo.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:29:54 AM PDT
by
unkus
To: AmericanInTokyo
I sure hope nobody in N Korea’s military has internet service. lol.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:30:45 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: AmericanInTokyo
Really, really bad planning on the South Koreans’ part.
The leadership of the South seems extremely incompetent.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:31:37 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
("Subtlety is not going to win this fight": NJ Governor Chris Christie)
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:31:44 AM PDT
by
AuntB
(Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
To: silverleaf
This all happened rather rapidly. But yes, good points. One wonders why medical students did not get the hell out of Georgetown in Grenada when Maurice Bishop's New Jewel Movement took over and started showing its Marxist-Leninist face. Nope. They had to stay at their medical studies at the college and then later got stuck and had to be rescued by most benevolent, kick-ass US Marines. Things move quickly, what can I tell you.
There may also be American tourists at this moment in Pyongyang of all places--believe it or not--having gone there on British and Australian arranged tour programs. What a mess. They will have no diplomatic assistance (save for the Swedes) whatsoever...if this breaks down into shooting. You would have to be an idiot to go up there anyways, outside of being a journalist if you ask me, and even THAT would be risky. Like walking into the belly of a hungry tiger.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:35:03 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(If war comes, it will be because Obama was perceived, and rightly so, by our deadly enemies, as WEAK)
To: AmericanInTokyo
I do not want to imagine urban warfare in THAT setting.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:39:27 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: GeronL
It's all open source material. They know this already. They bitched about this joint USFK-ROK special forces training way back in August. I am always prudent in what I post. I know for certain that DPRK actually do read Free Republic. They are probably doing it on Michael's DELLS for that matter.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:40:21 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(If war comes, it will be because Obama was perceived, and rightly so, by our deadly enemies, as WEAK)
To: FormerACLUmember
The leadership of the South seems extremely incompetentAmerica's CIC doesn't exude much competence either. heh
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:40:22 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: FormerACLUmember
incompetent...
just taking their lead....
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:41:02 AM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(If I've said it once, I've said it a million times...)
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:41:58 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: GeronL
My thoughts exactly! Typical of media to run a story regardless of whether it serves the best interest of a nation, although in the West helping the enemy is seen as being best for the nation.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:44:52 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
("Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out " (Acts 3:19))
To: GeronL
Stalingrad comes to mind.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:47:02 AM PDT
by
unkus
To: daniel1212
Whoever told needs to be tried. That’s ridiculous.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:48:24 AM PDT
by
Blogger
To: AmericanInTokyo
They say N Korea has a million troops but what quality of troops? I imagine most are just conscript-type soldiers, fodder.
What type of equipment do they have, how much? Besides all of the surface to surface rockets we have heard about?
Assuming the US and ROK forces aren’t crippled in the opening barrage and nobody uses nukes can North Korea actual field a real modern fighting army?
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:48:51 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: daniel1212; Blogger
Apparently its no secret at all. lol.
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:49:37 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: unkus
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:51:52 AM PDT
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GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
05/29/2010 10:51:55 AM PDT
by
rdl6989
(January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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