Will N Korea Declare War On S'pore Over Nuclear Cargo Ship?

[SNAblog]

http://www.austinnews.net/story/509889

Austin News Net, 19 Jun 2009

Singapore government threatens action against North Korean vessel

The Singapore government has warned North Korea that it will take action if one of their ships, supposedly being chased by the US Navy, is carrying nuclear weapons.

The ship had supposedly been in international waters, where it encountered the US ships.

It started to head for Singapore while trying to shake of its pursuers.

The North Korean flagged ship is called Kang Nam 1.

News reports have said the US Navy will continue to monitor the ship under new UN sanctions that seek to prevent Pyongyang from exporting weapons.

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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015537964

AHN, 18 Jun 2009

U.S. Tracking North Korean Ship, May Carry Banned Cargo

Melvin Baker - AHN Reporter

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The U.S. military is tracking a North Korean ship suspected of carrying banned weapons or technology.

U.S. military sources said the ship, the Kang Nam, left a North Korean port on Wednesday. It is currently in international waters off the coast of China and is believed to be headed to Singapore.

The ship is believed to have transported such cargo as missile parts and nuclear technology in the past. It is of interest to defence officials now because a recent United Nations resolution banned the Communist country from trading in such material and authorized naval powers to request permission to search the ship.

North Korea has warned that any attempt to stop its ships would be considered an act of war.

An alternative action, according to unnamed military sources, would be to track the ship until heads to a port to refuel, and then ask that country not to allow refueling.

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[downgrader]

wah lau, is this accurate?

austin news in texas?

how come local TV or radio didnt report the government's threat?

 

[eatshitndie]

http://www.austinnews.net/story/509889

Austin News Net, 19 Jun 2009

Singapore government threatens action against North Korean vessel

The Singapore government has warned North Korea that it will take action if one of their ships, supposedly being chased by the US Navy, is carrying nuclear weapons.

The ship had supposedly been in international waters, where it encountered the US ships.

It started to head for Singapore while trying to shake of its pursuers.

The North Korean flagged ship is called Kang Nam 1.

News reports have said the US Navy will continue to monitor the ship under new UN sanctions that seek to prevent Pyongyang from exporting weapons.

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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015537964

AHN, 18 Jun 2009

U.S. Tracking North Korean Ship, May Carry Banned Cargo

Melvin Baker - AHN Reporter

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The U.S. military is tracking a North Korean ship suspected of carrying banned weapons or technology.

U.S. military sources said the ship, the Kang Nam, left a North Korean port on Wednesday. It is currently in international waters off the coast of China and is believed to be headed to Singapore.

The ship is believed to have transported such cargo as missile parts and nuclear technology in the past. It is of interest to defence officials now because a recent United Nations resolution banned the Communist country from trading in such material and authorized naval powers to request permission to search the ship.

North Korea has warned that any attempt to stop its ships would be considered an act of war.

An alternative action, according to unnamed military sources, would be to track the ship until heads to a port to refuel, and then ask that country not to allow refueling.

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More on Singapore News Alternative:

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2. Asia's Sorry Human Rights Record
3. Nestle issues massive cookie dough recall, E.coli fears
4. Iran students in Singapore protest presidential election
5. Singapore Airlines to Cut Pilot, Management Salaries
6. Citi says not responsible for Singapore client's loss
7. NOL says Taiwan unit staff among graft indictees

Latest videos added:

1. Al Jazeera's Listening Post
2. 'Assassination plot' in N Korea power struggle
3. Peter Schiff's Vlog Report - 18 Jun 2009
4. Singapore's First Bloggers Flash Mob

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and all the while, double-face double-talk double-tongue sg has known about dprk ships using sg as a transit for illegal nuclear cargo and not doing anything about it. only when the u.s. apply pressure would sg cave in and pretend to be goodie two shoes. what a fucking hypocritical world class global hub of the illegal arms trade.

 

[Airlib]

There you go... The news over at CNA website...
But can;t find it over at CNN...

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/437196/1/.html

 

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Defector: North Korea uses insurance fraud


Published: June 19, 2009 at 1:52 AM
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WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- North Korea has turned to insurance fraud to get much-needed hard currency for its leaders, a defector says.

Kim Kwang Jin worked for Korea National Insurance Co., the state-owned institution that is North Korea's only [COLOR=#0072bc !important][COLOR=#0072bc !important]insurer[/COLOR][/COLOR], The Washington Post reported Thursday. Kim, who defected to South Korea while working in Singapore, is spending a year working for a Washington human rights group.
The United States charges North Korea with engaging in large-scale crime, including counterfeiting money, cigarettes and prescription drugs.
In 2006, three reinsurance companies disputed a claim North Korea made for a helicopter crash, filing an appeal with a British court. But they reached an out-of-court settlement for $58 million before the case was resolved.
The same year, North Korea filed large claims for two train crashes and the sinking of a ferry. The country was short of hard currency at the time because the United States had frozen accounts in response to the alleged counterfeiting.
Kim said in 2003 he and his colleagues in Singapore sent Kim Jong IL, North Korea's "Dear Leader," a special birthday present. It was $20 million, packed into two bags and shipped by way of Beijing.




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[eQuipment]

if n-korea really wanna create problem for sg, they need not send the ship into our waters. they just need to press the button when they're somewhere in the south china sea. then, this little red dot will be removed from the map.

 

[TeeKee]

so how?

what's their latest nuclear missile range?

can our missiles shoot down their missiles?