US Military sends Navy Destroyer to Intercept North Korean Ship

by Infidelesto on June 19, 2009 · Comments

I will be shocked if Obama allows the Navy to actually stop, block or boards the ship.  That , of course, would be considered an “act of war” by the Norks and I doubt Obama would have the guts to do anything.  This looks more like a recon mission to keep tabs on the ship which may be carrying nuclear material.

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The U.S. military is planning to intercept a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned.

The USS John McCain, a navy destroyer, will intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The order to inderdict has not been given yet, but the ship is getting into position.

The ship left a port in North Korea Wednesday and appears to be heading toward Singapore, according to a senior U.S. military source. The vessel, which the military has been tracking since its departure, could be carrying weaponry, missile parts or nuclear materials, a violation of U.N. Resolution 1874, which put sanctions in place against Pyongyang.

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  • JEWHAWK
    I'd send a couple of Navy Seals frogmen to destroy the ship's rudder.It
    will be enough for the time being;
    Israel has had a similar problem with the "SANTORINI" and the"KARINE A" ships that were captured with a considerable cache of weaponry and ordnance.

    http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Pea...
  • I think he is sending them to shake hands and tell them we are "friends." Isn't that his stated foreign policy?
  • funkybarfly
    North Korea is not Islasmic and therefore Obama cannot allow it to procure nuclear weapons.
  • SirWilhelm
    Sorry funky, I have to point out BHO's socialist leanings which seem to lean towards communism. Communism, unlike Democracy, is not necessarily incompatible with Islam, although communists are supposed to be atheists. Islamist theocracies do have socialist elements. The bottom line is, I don't trust BHO, I still think he's hiding big secrets behind his smooth, arrogant facade.
  • funkybarfly
    Fair call.BHO is becoming more arrogant by the day though isn't he.Won't be long before he is comfortable enough to tear off his halloween mask and reveal himself.
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