U.S. ordnance team on ship off Yemen after suspected missile parts discovered in cargo

CNN ^ | 12/10/02

[Brian Mosely]

BREAKING NEWS U.S. ordnance team on ship off Yemen after suspected missile parts discovered in cargo -- vessel was coming from North Korea. Details soon.

[finnman69]

Did Saddam order Korean takeout?

[RightWhale]

The shipment was no doubt being tracked. N Kor working hard to keep their place in line on the Axis of Evil list.

[Dog]

Where was this ship going.....Iraq or Iran??

[Dog]

You all might want to look at this..

[Pyro7480]

It's time to to mine some North Korean ports and say ALL of them are mined, and they won't be removed until North Korea stops aiding terrorists. Even better, it's time for the bombs to drop on their weapons facilities.

"At my signal .. Unleash hell."

[Dog]

CNN.....the cargo is 12 SCUD Missiles.

[Dog]

Looks like the cargo was headed to the Horn of Africa.

[hchutch]

Hmm.. go in, see if the parts are there - get it on tape (or more liekly, digital camera).

Then, we take that freighter to deep water, take the crew off, and send the freighter and the verboten missile cargo off to Davy Jones' locker. The only question is, who does it? The SEALs or do you let a surface vessel do the deed?

[Catspaw]

Well, well, well. Twelve SCUDS, huh? If they were headed for Iraq, the jig may be up for Saddam. If it's Iran, they could end up with Hezbollah, aimed at Israel.

[hchutch]

Horn of Africa - perhaps some Somalian warlord linked with al-Qaida and wanting to use them on the new base we're building in Djibouti?

[Dog]

It seems there is something going on with the cargo.......we are trying to stabilize the missiles.

It begs the question what is in those missiles??

[Eva]

Aw-oh, maybe those missiles should be returned to their place of origin, airmail.

[blam]

Intercepted by Spanish warship. Ship was headed for the Arabian sea...CNN

[RightWhale]

headed to the Horn of Africa

Does that make any sense? What use would anybody in Africa have for Scuds?

[AmericanInTokyo]

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME.

Governor Shintaro Ishihara on Japanese national TV three weeks ago (a Sunday talk show) said he had intelligence that the US Navy has indeed halted shipments on one or several occasions between North Korea and the Middle East comprised of sensitive material and equipment pertaining to missile/nuke development technology.

Governor Ishihara said "everybody knows it." ("shitteruyo. minna shitteru, sono koto") The show's host, Mr. Soichiro Tahara, was incredulous at this claim.

My impression at the time of seeing this on Japanese TV, was that he was given classified info. from the Japanese security agencies, who had received it from their US counterparts.

[Dog]

Here is a wild card for you ...these were headed for Somialia(sp). Wonder what the range is on these missiles.....hmmmm.

[DoctorMichael]

.........send the freighter and the verboten missile cargo off to Davy Jones' locker.........

No.

You need the hard evidence. This is important due to the idiots in the Hague, the World Court, and the despots that inhabit the UN. The way things usually go is that WE could get charged with 'piracy on the high seas'.

Let me repeat: Hard evidence to shove in their face!

[hchutch]

Good question.

I think I might not WANT to know...

[MindBender26]

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