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| Rumsfeld hollers at NKor, Yemen bitches... |
| 2002-12-11 |
| US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has condemned North Korea over its apparent attempt to deliver a shipment of Scud missiles to Yemen. Acting on American intelligence, the Spanish Navy intercepted and boarded the freighter So San in the Arabian Sea on Monday. US naval forces then conducted a search of the vessel and discovered 15 Scud missiles and warheads hidden under a cargo of cement, along with a quantity of chemicals. Yemen has now confirmed that it ordered the missiles, and has protested to the US and Spain over the ships's seizure. While the Yemeni Government is not regarded as an enemy by the US, there are fears that such military hardware could fall into the hands of radical Islamic groups operating in the country. North Korea has sent missiles to Yemen before. Mr Rumsfeld said: "North Korea doesn't like to hear me say it, but they continue to be the largest proliferator of missiles and ballistic missile technology on the face of the Earth. "They are putting in the hands of many countries technology and capabilities which have the potential for destroying hundreds of thousands of people." Never know when you're gonna need a No Dong. Yemen could be attacked by one of its neighbors, like Soddy Arabia, at any time. And there's aways the great danger that the |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #7 This somewhat makes up for the "secret" cooperation our administration promptly leaked to the media. |
| Posted by: PJ 2002-12-11 16:06:14 |
| #6 Cement? you mean packing material. We dont get alot of those styrofoam peanuts up here in North Korea. Gotta lot of cement laying around though. Tastes good too, if you add a little lemon juice to it, it tastes just like chicken. |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2002-12-11 13:19:01 |
| #5 I wonder what the Yemenis had to say about the missiles being hidden under all that cement? |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-12-11 13:10:24 |
| #4 The United States has allowed a ship carrying 15 Scud missiles and warheads to Yemen to proceed on its way after the vessel and its crew were detained for two days. The move came after Yemen lodged formal protests with the US and Spain after both nations' armed forces had seized and boarded the ship. A White House spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said the unflagged freighter So San was released after high-level discussions between US Secretary of State Colin Powell and senior Yemeni Government figures. |
| Posted by: Steve 2002-12-11 13:00:31 |
| #3 Sorry mr. Yemeni Ambassador, While we inspecting the Scuds, our Black and Decker 3/8 inch Missle Inspector slipped a few times, so I hope those little teeny holes we drilled in all the fuel lines dont leak too badly. |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2002-12-11 12:35:10 |
| #2 with winter coming on and N.Korea actively supplying wpns, maybe a blocking shipping would speed the situation up there? |
| Posted by: flash91 2002-12-11 10:22:43 |
| #1 Go get them, Don! Can you just see the tribal chiefs meeting? "Hey, I have No Dong!" "I have No Dong, too!" "I want No Dong!" |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-12-11 08:46:12 |