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2007-04-08 Africa Horn

US let Ethiopia buy secret N. Korean arms

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Posted by Steve White 2007-04-08 01:06|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This doesn't make a bit of sense, you "Punish" north Korea by giving them business?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-04-08 11:11|| 2007-04-08 11:11|| Front Page Top

#2 prob only let them buy the equipment because they where fighting the islamists, needed the shit quick and another deal couldn't be put together fast enough. and they would have too retrain the soldiers too use american arms

Posted by sinse 2007-04-08 11:25|| 2007-04-08 11:25|| Front Page Top

#3 What prevented us from sending in a squadron of AC-130 Specters to soften up things long enough for the Ethiopians to retrain on American hardware? Rewarding North Korea with anything more than a kick in the teeth is counterproductive in the very worst way.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-08 13:58|| 2007-04-08 13:58|| Front Page Top

#4 We sound a little hypocritical, we tell other nations not to sell to N. Korea and look who is. bad idea.

Posted by djohn66 2007-04-08 15:47|| 2007-04-08 15:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Lessee'...Ethiopia buys military equipment from North Korea to use against Islamist Jihadis in The Mog.

The US permits this.

I kinda' like it too. Makes for a fine sense of irony.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-04-08 19:21|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-04-08 19:21|| Front Page Top

#6 really who cares as lond as they are killing jhadist. NK are bitches and big mouths

Posted by sinse 2007-04-08 19:34|| 2007-04-08 19:34|| Front Page Top

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