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2013-07-17 Caribbean-Latin America

Cuba: 'Obsolete' weapons on ship going to North Korea for repair

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Posted by Steve White 2013-07-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 I thought "obsolete" stuff generally got "retired", not "repaired".

Unless you're the Mad Mullahs, in which case, you'd love to have your obsolete F-14's repaired.

Posted by Bobby 2013-07-17 05:49|| 2013-07-17 05:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Buried in sugar and missing from the manifest?

Tell me another one.

Posted by Muggsey Mussolini 2013-07-17 10:59|| 2013-07-17 10:59|| Front Page Top

"They do not want anybody on their ships," he said. "Whether it's carrying melons or nuclear technology, the North Koreans would act pretty much the same way."

Because they're usually carrying drugs, counterfeit money, and slaves.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2013-07-17 12:29|| 2013-07-17 12:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Weren't the missiles suppose to have been removed after the Cuban Missile Crisis? Just asking.

Posted by P2Kontheroad 2013-07-17 18:03|| 2013-07-17 18:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Uh, uh, BUY CUBAN SUGAR, NOW WID FDA-APPROVED "ATOLL" AIR-TO-AIR MISSLES!

gut nuthin.

Serusly, gut nuthin.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-07-17 19:27|| 2013-07-17 19:27|| Front Page Top

#6 #3

heheheheheh... I'm dyin' here.

Posted by Cheager Angoluque6848 2013-07-17 20:45|| 2013-07-17 20:45|| Front Page Top

#7 "240 metric tons of obsolete defensive weapons" sent to North Korea for repair, Cuba's Foreign Ministry said

Didn't the Grinch try the same thing with the Who's Christmas tree and his "light burned out on one side" statement?

Posted by Pappy 2013-07-17 20:53|| 2013-07-17 20:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Pappy wins. It's been a while since Dr. Seuss got a mention on these pages. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2013-07-17 21:38|| 2013-07-17 21:38|| Front Page Top

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