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U.S. Tracking Nork Ship | ||||
2009-06-20 | ||||
This is the first suspected "proliferator" that the U.S. and its allies have tracked from North Korea since the United Nations authorized the world's navies to enforce compliance with a variety of U.N. sanctions aimed at punishing North Korea for its recent nuclear test. The ship is currently along the coast of China and being monitored around-the-clock by air.
If there is cause to pursue the ship, sources told FOX News the U.S. military would instead likely follow the slow-moving vessel until it goes into port to refuel. At that point, sources said, the U.S. military could request that the host country not provide fuel to the ship. One U.S. official said that the U.S. military could be waiting for the ship to distance itself from China before confronting it, to avoid agitating the Chinese.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stayed mum on the suspect ship at Thursday's press briefing, commenting generally on the nature of the U.N. resolution. "There are some specific actions that have to be taken by countries who are near these ships, whose water these ships are in, ports that they might be destined for that are all part of this process," Gibbs said. "The White House feels comfortable and confident that we have an understanding of what this resolution does." | ||||
Posted by:Steve White |
#1 One round into the wheelhouse, another into the engine room, a third into the radio room. Follow up with a dozen well-placed rounds at the water line. No more worries about "proliferation". "President" "we won" doesn't have the courage to do anything like that. North Korea is going to rub our noses into the dirt until we stand up to them, then they'll piss and moan about "US aggression". It's a good thing I'm not president, or half the world would be glowing. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-06-20 23:31 |