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Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo? (Syria, WMD Connection)
www.independent.co.kr ^ | 05/07/04 | Yoo Hae-sung

Posted on 05/07/2004 7:15:07 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

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Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo?

Sankei Shimbun, a Japanese Daily, reported on 7th (of May, 2004), "In Ryongchon Blast, Syrian engineers were killed and wounded. A wagon carrying a large cargo had a particularly heavy damage, revealed on 6th (of May, 2004) by a military news source who has great expertise on Korean matters." According to the source, "the content of the cargo is unknown. However, after the accident, N. Korean military personnels in protective suits arrived at the scene, and recovered the remains of the destroyed wagon. We strongly suspect that the accident occurred while transporting a top-secret cargo between N. Korea and Syria."

The paper went on to say, citing the source, "Passengers in the wagon were engineers dispatched from Syria's Scientific Investigation and Research Center(CERS). CERS's goal is promoting science and technology. It is also suspected of a major involvement in the Syria's development of WMD's."

It also reported, "Engineers were in a separate compartment in a wagon from the cargo compartment. It is not clear whether the cargo was the primary source of the explosion or the secondary source after explosion from other wagons. However, it is true that this wagon had the most extensive damage. Close to 10 personnels of both Syrians and N. Koreans were either killed or wounded."

Syrian casualties went home via a Syrian transport plane on May 1st, which was there to pick up the cargo. All personnels involved in the transport (of Syrians), both Syrians and N. Koreans, were again wearing protective suits.

The paper further added, "The behaviors of N. Korea and Syria showed that this cargo is of utmost secret nature, which they never want to disclose. Countries like America suspect that N. Korea and Syria are cooperating the development of Syrian Scud D missiles or chemical weapons."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: explosion; militarycargo; nkorea; nktrainwreck; northkorea; ryongchon; syria; wmd
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To: nevergiveup
Re #40

My guess would be that it is in Pyongyang.

41 posted on 05/07/2004 8:12:29 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Well, if the WMD thing is true, then just just blew up and burned all the evidence!
42 posted on 05/07/2004 8:15:31 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American Way! Toby Keith)
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To: RetiredArmy
"They All Blowed Up!!"
43 posted on 05/07/2004 8:24:01 AM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (Pat Tillman took a bullet for me and mine. RIP Ranger Tillman.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Let's not forget who the Syrians' best friend is......Iran.
And the Iranian regime has been talking with N.Korea about continuing their uranium enrichment project in N.Korea. A friendly joint effort.
44 posted on 05/07/2004 8:34:17 AM PDT by nuconvert ("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ...( Azadi baraye Iran)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Our President strikes again. I have no doubt that one of our Sneaky Petes made this happen.
45 posted on 05/07/2004 8:53:06 AM PDT by Flint
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Interesting question. Nothing out yet in Sankei, however there was THIS from Xinhua Net, China. Pay close attention to the bold faced part:

"PYONGYANG, May 1 (Xinhuanet) -- The last batch of assistance gratis goods provided by the Chinese government arrived late on Friday in Sinuiju, a border city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The relief goods included gasoline and diesel oil, glass and materials for plastic-steel windows as well as food. All the relief goods were transported to Ryongchon overnight, where a massive train explosion on April 22 killed at least 154 people and injured 1,300 others. Over 8,000 houses were damaged orruined to varying extent. China has so far provided the DPRK with 2,000 woolen carpets, 300 tents, as well as food, medicine, medical apparatuses and equipment, building materials and other relief goods. Two days after the train blast, the Chinese government promisedto provide relief goods worth 10 million yuan (about 1.2 million US dollars) to the DPRK. China stands as the first country to provide relief goods to the DPRK followed by South Korea, Russia and Syria. By the end of April, the DPRK has received over 18 million dollars worth of relief goods from around the world."

46 posted on 05/07/2004 8:55:35 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (As an overseas Yank, in all my years, I've NEVER seen such disdain toward Americans & the USA.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
You've got Freepmail coming to you shortly. Standby.
47 posted on 05/07/2004 9:01:03 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (As an overseas Yank, in all my years, I've NEVER seen such disdain toward Americans & the USA.)
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To: eastforker
My thinking was Israel or China. We probably had an intellignence hand in it. Intriguing in any event.
48 posted on 05/07/2004 9:03:57 AM PDT by B.Bumbleberry
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Re #46

Syria is one of the first countries helping out with relief efforts? That is interesting!

49 posted on 05/07/2004 9:05:26 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: nuconvert
Re #44

Yup. They are all in the same boat.

50 posted on 05/07/2004 9:10:05 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Shi'ite happened?
51 posted on 05/07/2004 9:19:32 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: dufekin
Kim chee and matches can prove deadly within 10 minutes of the ingestion of the kim chee!
52 posted on 05/07/2004 9:20:58 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: TigerLikesRooster; blam; Grampa Dave
Yes, very interesting!
53 posted on 05/07/2004 9:32:15 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
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To: sheik yerbouty
Kim chee can be habit forming but usauly not dangerous till the next morning if it was consumed with massive amount of mockely.
54 posted on 05/07/2004 9:34:37 AM PDT by eastforker (The color of justice is green,just ask Johny Cochran!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
I screamed up and down this was sabotage...sheesh
55 posted on 05/07/2004 9:34:55 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Another great find by you.
56 posted on 05/07/2004 9:37:28 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (FReep eye for the liberal lie or what left wing lies of the media will we expose today?)
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To: eastforker
If anyone has ever had to stand at attention during morning formation next to a KATUSA after a night at the korean cantina will know what I mean.
57 posted on 05/07/2004 9:37:29 AM PDT by eastforker (The color of justice is green,just ask Johny Cochran!)
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To: BurbankKarl
Not sabotage, a hit if you will. I said the same thing. That explosion was horrendous.
58 posted on 05/07/2004 9:39:54 AM PDT by eastforker (The color of justice is green,just ask Johny Cochran!)
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To: eastforker
bump for later
59 posted on 05/07/2004 10:10:57 AM PDT by cajungirl (<i>swing low, sweet limousine, comin' fer to Kerry me hoooommmee</i>)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Syria is one of the first countries helping out with relief efforts? That is interesting!

Interesting, indeed!

On the other hand, friends help their friends, and since Syria is their friend, it makes sense that Syria would offer to help the DPRK, even if it were a natural disaster.

Also, dictatorships often accept aid in a particular order, preferring not to accept aid from enemy countries unless absolutely necessary. So, they would accept aid from China and Syria before accepting aid from the US.

After the earthquake in Bam, Iran, (sometime around the San Simeon earthquake in CA, which occurred a few days before Christmas in 2003), Iran accepted aid from everyone -- even the US -- except Israel.

60 posted on 05/07/2004 10:18:37 AM PDT by heleny
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