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Author Topic: North Korean ship from Cuba detained in the Panama Canal  (Read 5493 times)

07code04stalker1776

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“undeclared weapons.”

"According to the military consulting group Jane’s, the equipment appears to be RSN-75 ‘Fan Song’ fire control radars for SA-2 surface-to-air missiles."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/07/16/the-bizarre-story-of-a-north-korean-ship-detained-in-the-panama-canal/

Echo_One

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Re: North Korean ship from Cuba detained in the Panama Canal
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2013, 2134 UTC »
Why can't people leave the North Koreans alone?

Pigmeat

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Re: North Korean ship from Cuba detained in the Panama Canal
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2013, 2143 UTC »
They're all jealous of the vast unicorn collection Great Leader inherited from his father.

Echo_One

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Re: North Korean ship from Cuba detained in the Panama Canal
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2013, 2249 UTC »
They're all jealous of the vast unicorn collection Great Leader inherited from his father.

Pigmeat... *shakes head*

So the DPRK were shipping fire control radar when they are not supposed t - big deal. How about we just let them get on with everything?

Pigmeat

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Re: North Korean ship from Cuba detained in the Panama Canal
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2013, 2333 UTC »
You mean starving and enslaving the populace of North Korea while firing ordinance at the neighbors every other month?

Al, are you sure this soccer hooligan isn't one of your spawn?

Echo_One

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Re: North Korean ship from Cuba detained in the Panama Canal
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2013, 2334 UTC »
You mean starving and enslaving the populace of North Korea while firing ordinance at the neighbors every other month?


One could argue that applies to the USA as well

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Re: North Korean ship from Cuba detained in the Panama Canal
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2013, 2344 UTC »
Not our closest neighbors. That's just rude.


We're even taking it easy on the Cubans these days.