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Japan warns that North Korea may fire missile at U.S. on Independence Day
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 18th June 2009 | Mail online

Posted on 06/18/2009 3:36:00 PM PDT by fontoon

North Korea may launch a long-range ballistic missile towards Hawaii on American Independence Day, according to Japanese intelligence officials.

The missile, believed to be a Taepodong-2 with a range of up to 4,000 miles, would be launched in early July from the Dongchang-ni site on the north-western coast of the secretive country.

Intelligence analysts do not believe the device would be capable of hitting Hawaii's main islands, which are 4,500 miles from North Korea.

Details of the launch came from the Japan's best-selling newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun.

Both Japanese intelligence and U.S. reconnaissance satellites have collated information pointing to the launch, according to the report.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Japan; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: actofwar; bhoasia; independenceday2009; missile; nkorea; nkoreamissle; northkorea; second100days
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To: fontoon
HawHawHaw!

Zeely Amerikans vote for even bigger Communist than me!

HawHawHaw!


41 posted on 06/18/2009 4:09:13 PM PDT by GOPGuide
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To: Cheetahcat

An old German V-2 rocket was more accurate than these pieces of crap.Hopefully it will misfire an land somewhere in China or Russia.


42 posted on 06/18/2009 4:09:18 PM PDT by Canes101
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To: ConfusedSwede

That’s ok, they’ve added four more episodes of the real housewives
of new jersey to get us through this.


43 posted on 06/18/2009 4:10:38 PM PDT by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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To: fontoon
Now if McCain would have won,

44 posted on 06/18/2009 4:11:51 PM PDT by McGruff (Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency - Obama)
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To: Canes101

For how long?


45 posted on 06/18/2009 4:11:58 PM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: GOYAKLA
Obama will want to negotiate with the missile while en route. Barring that he can sign an executive order which demands the missile land harmlessly in the ocean - away from any sea creatures, of course...
46 posted on 06/18/2009 4:15:34 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obamanation: an imploding administration headed by a clueless schmuck)
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To: Boardwalk

?


47 posted on 06/18/2009 4:15:52 PM PDT by Canes101
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To: fontoon

Well thats one way to settle the Birth Certificate problem.


48 posted on 06/18/2009 4:16:06 PM PDT by Blackhawk (God said it, I believe it, That settles it.)
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To: Cheetahcat

Hopefully it will hit a mosque...will O be visiting?


49 posted on 06/18/2009 4:16:09 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Hey hey! Ho ho! Where's your Birth Certificate/ We've a right to know!)
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To: fontoon
Guys, this could be very serious. It is rocket science, after all. The norks shoot these missles off and really don't know where they are going to land. The send them east, out over the Pacific and, chances are, they will land in the water. However, there is some chance they will land on something, and, after they clear Japan, that something is all sovereign US territory.

Think about it, every shot so far has failed, short. What if they kind of get it right, and they are bound to sooner or later. What if they set it for 4000 miles and it ends up at 4500, close to Honolulu? What would Obama do then?

50 posted on 06/18/2009 4:18:54 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
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To: Former Proud Canadian
What if they set it for 4000 miles and it ends up at 4500, close to Honolulu? What would Obama do then?

Maybe fart in their general direction? Or taunt them a second time?

51 posted on 06/18/2009 4:25:02 PM PDT by sima_yi ( Palin / Palin 2012 (either order))
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To: fontoon
Ok, 0bama, now's your chance for some live fire target practice.


52 posted on 06/18/2009 4:25:23 PM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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To: fontoon

I’m sure the liberals across the nation will jump up and down for joy when Hawaii is targeted by a missile from an enemy country. I wonder, if they do fire the missile towards Hawaii, will the USA then declare war on them and retaliate?


53 posted on 06/18/2009 4:30:39 PM PDT by pctech
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To: fontoon
Simple - but won't be used - solution:

Presidential press conference broadcast on national TV but directed to NK and her masters:

My first and most important role as President of the United States is to uphold and Protect the Constitution of the United States of America and keep her people safe from harm.

The continuing threats made the government of North Korea which include verbal and written threats, the testing of short, meduim, and intercontinental ballistic missle systems, coupled with their ongoing development of offensive nuclear weapons and associated underground testing is considered a grave threat to the United States of America.

As such, from this day forward, any missle launched by North Korea which has an initial indicated trajectory that has the potential to reach any territory of the United States of America or her allies will be deemed a first strike nuclear attack and decleration of war against the United States of America.

All countermeasures available will be used to destroy in flight any such missle.

Additionally, a retaliatory strike utilizing conventional and/or nuclear weapons will be made to eliminate the potential for future attacks against the United States of America.

This is the end of my speech.

I will not be taking any questions.

Would be the most useful 30 second press conference ever held.

54 posted on 06/18/2009 4:30:40 PM PDT by !1776!
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To: fontoon

“I think he [Obama] can be ready, but right now I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.”

-Joe Biden, August 2007


55 posted on 06/18/2009 4:31:12 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: fontoon

Japan warns that North Korea may fire missile at U.S. on Independence Day.

Obama to apologize to the Dear Leader on July 5th for past American Imperialism in the Korean Peninsula.

sarc//


56 posted on 06/18/2009 4:35:16 PM PDT by Le Chien Rouge
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To: COBOL2Java

Zounds good to me. Would not want to wissoff PETA.


57 posted on 06/18/2009 4:38:43 PM PDT by GOYAKLA
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To: ConfusedSwede

“How quick would the United States respond if North Korea attacked the United States?”

Easy.

Within minutes Reid would surrender.

Murtha would make wild a$$ allegations of our Troops killing innocents “in cold blood”.

HS Janet Napolitano would order our country’s law enforcement agencies to arrest all citizens with military background, bible packers and those that have guns.

Obama would quickly find the nearest camera and proclaim that this attack was inherited from Bush and he would apologize to anyone that would listen.

Biden would be caught making farting noises into an open mike.

Pelosi would shout about how the mean republicans never informed her that WE even had nukes, let alone NK.

The next day our entire country would go out and put flags on their cars and claim to be patriots and shout, WE WILL NEVER FORGET”.... Shortly thereafter, the flags will come down, conservatives will complain and dem’s will still suck.

So, other than the piles of broken stuff and dead body parts... not much will change.


58 posted on 06/18/2009 4:39:22 PM PDT by Gator113 (I live in "one of the largest Muslim countries in the world." Imam Obama told me so.)
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To: Canes101

it could accidentally hit a birth certificate!


59 posted on 06/18/2009 4:41:32 PM PDT by omega4179 (America is a Christian Nation.)
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To: fontoon
I would love to see the Japanese lead the way and pop that puppy out of the sky with one of their Aegis Cruisers.
60 posted on 06/18/2009 4:41:34 PM PDT by LayoutGuru2 (In the name of diversity, we are all becoming exactly the same.)
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